They will not catch up

Yesterday speed rail line between Shanghai and Hangzhou officially opened to commercial traffic. At 9:00 am from the railway stations in both cities simultaneously hit the road two train CRH-380A. The question is - at what point did they meet?

Train CRH-380A series can reach speeds above 350 km / h, so the travel time between the two cities will be reduced from 78 minutes to 45. During the test track CRH-380A train passed through it at a speed of 416.6 km / h.

Fares - 156 yuan (US $ 23.4) for a first class ticket and 98 yuan (US $ 14.7) - for a place in the second grade.

The line between Shanghai and Hangzhou length of 202 km was built in just 20 months and is now a network of expressways in China has increased to 7431 km. Next in line - 1318 km line Beijing - Shanghai, which should be completed in 2012. The Chinese are going to build at the world's longest high-speed railway system.

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