Z-series is a train

Train

A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...

 service offered by China National Railway.Z stands for Zhida ("non-stop"). Most Z-series trains do not have any intermediary stops, not even technical stops for changing locomotives or drivers. However, some 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 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). The majority have both soft sleeper

Soft sleeper

The Soft Sleeper , abbreviated RW or WR , is a passenger railway compartment class in the People's Republic of China. Soft sleeper is the main class on most Z-series express trains, and are grouped in several carriages as part of slower trains...

s and hard sleeper

Hard sleeper

The hard sleeper , is a passenger railway compartment class in the People's Republic of China. Hard sleeper is a class on most Z-series express trains. They are less expensive than soft sleepers....

s, while some Z trains have only soft sleepers, few of them also have soft seat. Most of the Z-series trains stop at either Beijing

Beijing railway station

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, Beijing West

Beijing west railway station

Beijing West Railway Station, also known as Beijing West or West Passenger Station is located in western Beijing's Fengtai District. Opened in early 1996 after three years of construction, it was the largest railway station in Asia with 510,000m². The station serves in average 150,000–180,000...

 and Shanghai Railway Station

Shanghai railway station

Shanghai Railway Station is one of the four major railway stations in Shanghai, China, the others being Shanghai South Railway Station, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Shanghai West Railway Station....

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List of Z-series trains (as of April 1, 2009)

• Z3: Beijing West - Hankou
• Z4: Hankou - Beijing West
• Z9: Beijing - Ningbo
• Z10: Ningbo - Beijing
• Z11: Beijing West - Wuchang
• Z12: Wuchang - Beijing West
• Z15: Beijing - Haerbin
• Z16: Haerbin - Beijing
• Z17: Beijing West - Changsha
• Z18: Changsha - Beijing West
• Z19: Beijing West - Xi'an
• Z20: Xi'an - Beijing West
• Z21: Beijing - Shanghai
• Z22: Shanghai - Beijing
• Z25/28: Wuchang - Shanghai South
• Z27/26: Shanghai South - Wuchang
• Z29: Beijing - Yangzhou
• Z30: Yangzhou - Beijing
• Z31/34: Wuchang - Ningbo
• Z32/33: Ningbo - Wuchang
• Z37: Beijing - Wuchang
• Z38: Wuchang - Beijing
• Z41: Tianjin - Shanghai
• Z42: Shanghai - Tianjin
• Z45/48: Wuchang - Hangzhou
• Z46/47: Hangzhou - Wuchang
• Z49: Beijing - Nanjing
• Z50: Nanjing - Beijing
• Z51: Beijing - Nantong
• Z52: Nantong - Beijing
• Z57/60: Fuzhou - Beijing West
• Z58/59: Beijing West - Fuzhou
• Z61: Beijing - Changchun
• Z62: Changchun - Beijing
• Z65: Beijing West - Nanchang
• Z66: Nanchang - Beijing West
• Z67: Beijing West - Nanchang
• Z68: Nanchang - Beijing West
• Z73: Beijing - Hefei
• Z74: Hefei - Beijing
• Z77: Beijing - Hankou
• Z78: Hankou - Beijing
• Z82/83: Guangzhou East - Shanghai South
• Z81/84: Shanghai South - Guangzhou East
• Z85: Beijing - Suzhou
• Z86: Suzhou - Beijing
• Z91/94: Xi'an - Shanghai
• Z92/93: Shanghai - Xi'an