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Updated: 14 May 2012  -  Items marked  [NEW]/[AMENDED]  are new/amended since the previous update.  Please contact me if you have any website related enquiry.

If you are looking for English language timetable information for railways in China you have come to the right place! - click for details.

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[AMENDED] The new high speed line from Guangzhou Nan to Shenzhen Bei (with connections to/from Hong Kong) is now open. I have updated Table H20(S) to include this line, and to show the many new through trains between Wuhan/Changsha Nan and Shenzhen Bei - this can be downloaded from Latest available Full Timetable information and 'Stop Press'.

[AMENDED]  I am now travelling in China (see 'Where am I?' below) and on my return will publish an update based on what I find (plus information from contributors).

General Information

I have decided to make the Full Timetable freely available for non-commercial purposes - the new edition is available in pdf form as a link from my website.  Whilst I am grateful to the purchasers of previous editions I am conscious that circulation is not what I would like it to be, and I think that for many people the cost of the timetable may be off-putting for what is perhaps an unknown quantity.

My motivation is not entirely altruistic; I am hoping that by making the timetable freely available more people will be able to recognise the value of it and may be inclined to make a donation to support the effort that has gone into it.  This is an experiment, and I will watch with interest to see what happens!

I have now updated the Online Payment page to reflect the revised arrangements and to enable online donation - have a look here.

A consequence of the revised arrangements is that I will no longer be offering the Quick Reference timetable or the printed version of the full timetable.  Production and distribution of the printed edition has been even more of a labour of love than the compilation process is already, and there is a limit to how far I can resist the general trend away from printed timetables of all forms.  Having made the timetable freely available I hope that people who might otherwise have purchased the printed version may make their own printing arrangements; for most people printing parts of the timetable will be sufficient.

Another advantage of the changed arrangements is that it will make more frequent updating a practical proposition.

Please click on Full Timetable for further information and to download the timetable.

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The new (3rd) edition of the Quail China Railway Atlas is now available and I have copies in stock.  For price and ordering information please click here.

[AMENDED]  Where am I?  -   At long last (I haven't been since 2007!) I am currently travelling in China (Xi'an right now) until 19 May, then via Hong Kong and Thailand to Watford (UK) where I will be based for a while.  From 26 to 29 May I am travelling in Switzerland; from 12 to 26 June I am travelling in the USA (starting and finishing in Denver) and from 13 to 31 July I am travelling all over Europe.  Please contact me if I am in your part of the world and you would be interested in meeting.

My current email access?  -  Generally you can expect a response within 48 hours, however occasionally this may not be possible.  Please be patient; all emails will be dealt with as soon as possible.  If you have any communication difficulties please see contact information.

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