Overnight express trains in China
Z-series trains (Chinese :直达特快列车 ) are asleeper train service offered byChina Railway . Z stands forZhida Tekuai (lit. ' Direct Express ' ). Most Z-series trains used to not have any intermediary stops, not even technical stops for changing locomotives or drivers. However, most of these trains later had a few stops added to their schedule to boost the number of passengers.
Generally, Z-series trains are overnight, all-sleeper trains that have travel time of around 10–14 hours, with an average speed of around 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), and top speed up to 162 kilometres per hour (101 mph). The majority have bothsoft sleepers andhard sleepers , while some Z trains have only soft sleepers, few of them also have soft seat. Most of the Z-series trains stop at eitherBeijing ,Beijing Fengtai andShanghai railway station orShanghai Songjiang .[ 1]
List of Z-series trains (as of September 1, 2025)[ edit ] Z11 departingBeijing forShenyang . Z5/6: Beijing West–Nanning Z12/13: Guangzhou Baiyun–Shenyang North Z14/11: Guangzhou Baiyun–Shenyang North Z15/16: Beijing–Harbin Z17/18: Beijing–Qiqihar Z21/22: Beijing West–Lhasa Z25/28: Wuchang–Shanghai Songjiang Z27/26: Wuchang–Shanghai Songjiang Z29/30: Beijing Fengtai–Qidong Z31/34: Wuchang–Ningbo Z32/33: Wuchang–Ningbo Z40/41: Shanghai–Urumqi Z42/39: Shanghai–Urumqi Z45/48: Wuchang–Hangzhou Z47/46: Wuchang–Hangzhou Z51/52: Beijing–Qidong Z53/54: Beijing West–Kunming Z55/56: Beijing West–Lanzhou Z61/62: Beijing West–Changchun Z69/70: Beijing West–Urumqi Z77/78: Beijing West–Guiyang Z83/84: Beijing–Qiqihar Z99/100: Shanghai–Guangzhou Baiyun Z102/103: Changchun–Xiamen North Z104/101: Changchun–Xiamen North Z105/106: Jinan–Urumqi Z112/113: Harbin West–Haikou Z114/111: Harbin West–Haikou Z117/118: Beijing–Jilin Z126/127: Xiamen North–Lanzhou Z128/125: Xiamen North–Lanzhou Z136/137: Guangzhou Baiyun–Urumqi Z138/135: Guangzhou Baiyun–Urumqi Z149/150: Beijing West–Guiyang Z151/152: Beijing West–Xining Z156/157: Harbin West–Taizhou Z158/155: Harbin West–Taizhou Z159/160: Beijing–Rizhao West Z161/162: Beijing West–Kunming Z164/165: Shanghai–Lhasa Z166/163: Shanghai–Lhasa Z170/167: Qingdao North–Guangzhou Z168/169: Qingdao North–Guangzhou Z172/173: Harbin West–Shanghai Z174/171: Harbin West–Shanghai Z176/177: Harbin West–Hangzhou Z178/175: Harbin West–Hangzhou Z179/180: Beijing West–Urumqi Z182/183: Shenzhen East–Baotou/Bayannur Z184/181: Shenzhen East–Baotou/Bayannur Z186/187: Shenyang North–Shenzhen Z188/185: Shenyang North–Shenzhen Z198/195: Taiyuan–Shanghai Z196/197: Taiyuan–Shanghai Z206/207: Tianjin–Changsha Z208/205: Tianjin–Changsha Z211/212: Beijing–Changchun Z223/224: Chongqing West–Lhasa Z225/228: Beijing Fengtai–Hefei Z227/226: Beijing Fengtai–Hefei Z230/231: Shenzhen East–Xining Z232/229: Shenzhen East–Xining Z236/237: Harbin West–Guangzhou Z238/235: Harbin West–Guangzhou Z245/248: Changsha–Shanghai South Z247/246: Changsha–Shanghai South Z256/257: Shanghai South–Chongqing North Z258/255: Shanghai South–Chongqing North Z264/265: Guangzhou–Lhasa Z266/263: Guangzhou–Lhasa Z267/270: Hohhot–Shanghai Z268/269: Hohhot–Shanghai Z272/273: Qingdao–Xining Z274/271: Qingdao–Xining Z282/283: Baotou–Hangzhou Z284/281: Baotou–Hangzhou Z285/286: Beijing West–Nanning Z288/289: Kunming–Ningbo Z290/287: Kunming–Ningbo Z294/291: Urumqi–Wuchang Z292/293: Urumqi–Wuchang Z297/296: Beijing West–Zhangjiajie West Z295/298: Beijing West–Zhangjiajie West Z306/303: Urumqi–Shanghai Z304/305: Urumqi–Shanghai Z308/309: Qiqihar–Shenzhen East Z310/307: Qiqihar–Shenzhen East Z318/315: Qingdao North–Chengdu West Z316/317: Qingdao North–Chengdu West Z322/323: Chengdu–Lhasa Z324/321: Chengdu–Lhasa Z328/325: Changchun–Kunming Z326/327: Changchun–Kunming Z332/333: Shenzhen East–Chengdu East Z334/331: Shenzhen East–Chengdu East Z336/337: Baotou–Nanning Z338/335: Baotou–Nanning Z342/343: *Zhengzhou–Xiamen North Z344/341: *Zhengzhou–Xiamen North Z350/351: Baotou–Qingdao North Z352/349: Baotou–Qingdao North Z356/357: Jinan–Urumqi Z358/355: Jinan–Urumqi Z362/363: Nantong–Urumqi Z364/361: Nantong–Urumqi Z368/365: Harbin West–Nanjing Z366/367: Harbin West–Nanjing Z372/373: Urumqi–Kunming Z374/371: Urumqi–Kunming Z376/377: Xining–Shanghai Z378/375: Xining–Shanghai Z384/385: Changchun–Sanya Z386/383: Changchun–Sanya Z390/391: Fuzhou–Chengdu Z392/389: Fuzhou–Chengdu Z398/395: Changchun–Nanning Z396/397: Changchun–Nanning Z501/504: Sanya–Beijing West Z502/503: Sanya–Beijing West Z508/509: Chengdu West–Urumqi Z510/507: Chengdu West–Urumqi Z516/517: Shanghai–Jilin Z518/515: Shanghai–Jilin Z586/587: Chengdu West–Shenzhen East Z588/585: Chengdu West–Shenzhen East Z594/595: Hangzhou–Urumqi Z596/593: Hangzhou–Urumqi Z917/918: Xi'an–Lhasa Z6205/6206: Lanzhou–Jiayuguan Z6516/6517: Urumqi–Kashgar Z6518/6515: Urumqi–Kashgar Z6541: Baotou–Linhe Z6543/6544: Hohhot–Ordos Z6801/6802: Xining–Lhasa Z8801/8802: Lhasa–Shigatse
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