Beijing Shanghai High Speed Railway will start the service on June 30. 2011

The Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway is scheduled to launch the commercial service on June 30, 2011. This rail line is the world's longest high-speed line ever constructed in a single phase: 1,318 kilos (819 miles) – With 380 KM per hour, the fastest nonstop service gets you from Beijing to Shanghai within 4 hours and 48 minutes (there are other slower options while this will be the real speedy train)! Comparing to flight, which takes 2 hours and 40 minutes, although 1 hour longer, it departs from [...]