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Train Guangzhou-Hong Kong with free Wi-Fi service for the first time in China

Pelham Guangzhou-Hong Kong now have free access to the Internet.

Train №T809, departing from the city of Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, was equipped with the service Wi-Fi, thus allowing passengers to use the Internet to buy tickets, chat and work online, said San Changsong, general manager of the corporation Railway Group Cultural Advertising Corporation.

Other 23 trains between Guangzhou and Hong Kong will soon have the same service but with a probation period of three months.

San Changsong also noted that passengers often can not make a phone call, send a message or use the internet because of the very weak mobile communication on high-speed trains. So, start Wi-Fi service in railway transport - it is a necessity in an era of smartphones.

The equipment for this service, designed by the corporation in cooperation FeiTian-Tech Corporation and the University of Southwest Jiaotong, provides Wi-Fi service about 1,000 passengers at a time, although it is not known whether this service all as free after its official launch.
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Launched a 7-hour high-speed train Shanghai-Guangzhou
Today, December 10, China has launched 32 new high-speed train route, according to Shanghai Daily. All routes begin their journey to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station (Hongqiao). One of the new lines will connect Shanghai and Guangzhou, the largest city in southern China. Travel time will be 6:00 51 minutes instead of the previous 16 hours. Now also from Shanghai to the famous tourist city of Guilin can be reached in 9 hours. Previously, it took 19 hours. Price train ticket Shanghai-Guangzhou in the second grade of 800 yuan ($ 130), the first - 1,300 yuan, business class - 2,500 yuan. In addition, today there direct routes conventional high-speed trains to Harbin, Shenzhen and Lhasa.
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