What is the Z type train in China?

Z-Train—Direct Express Z-Trains are also known as Zhida trains, and are the most popular among the three. They are all non-stop trains and most are overnight and equipped with sleepers (hard/soft/deluxe). Soft seats are provided in certain T-Trains. Z-Trains run at a maximum speed of 160 km/h.



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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).

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The Shanghai maglev train, at top speed of 431 km/h (268 mph), is the fastest train in China. The maglev train has remained confined its original 30 km (19 mi) track as state planners chosen high-speed trains that run on conventional track for the national HSR network.

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The “Z” train is a rush hours only variation of the J-train, it is “not really” a separate subway line, but simply a way to distinguish which trains stop at or skip certain stops durign the rush hours.

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In 2004, the Shanghai Maglev Train became the world's first commercially operated high-speed maglev. As of 2023, it remains the fastest commercial train in the world with peak speeds of 431 km/h (268 mph) and makes the 30.5 km (19.0 mi) trip in less than 7.5 minutes.

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China has a magnificent High Speed Rail (HSR) network which is bigger than the entire world put together. Some of their Maglev trains are completely indigenously built and run at 430 kmph.

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While some of us may head to the train station as part of our morning commute, in Chongqing, southeast China, things are done very differently. A railway actually passes through a hole in a 19-storey block of flats, which proves to be extremely convenient for its residents because there's a transit stop inside.

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