Z-series trains () are a

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service offered by China National Railway. Z stands for ''Zhida Tekuai'' ("non-stop express"). 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 , and top speed up to . The majority have both

soft sleeper The soft sleeper (), abbreviated RW or WR (CRH), 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 ...

s and

hard sleeper The Hard sleeper (, abbreviated YW), is a passenger railway compartment class in the People's Republic of China. Hard sleeper is a class on most Z-series, T-series express trains and K-series rapid trains. They are the cheapest type of 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

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, Beijing West and

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or Shanghai South.

List of Z-series trains (as of August 28, 2015)

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* Z1: Beijing West-Changsha * Z2: Changsha-Beijing West *Z3: Beijing West - Chongqing North *Z4: Chongqing North - Beijing West * Z5: Beijing West - Nanning * Z6: Nanning - Beijing West * Z7: Beijing - Qingdao North * Z8: Qingdao North - Beijing * Z9: Beijing - Hangzhou *Z10: Hangzhou - Beijing *Z14/11: Guangzhou East - Shenyang North *Z12/13: Shenyang North - Guangzhou East * Z15: Beijing - Harbin * Z16: Harbin - Beijing * Z17: Beijing - Harbin * Z18: Harbin - Beijing *Z19: Beijing West - Xi'an *Z20: Xi'an - Beijing West *Z21: Beijing West - Lhasa *Z22: Lhasa - Beijing West *Z23: Wuchang - Shenzhen *Z24: Shenzhen - Wuchang *Z25/28: Wuchang - Shanghai South *Z27/26: Shanghai South - Wuchang *Z29: Beijing - Yangzhou *Z30: Yangzhou - Beijing *Z31/34: Wuchang - Ningbo *Z32/33: Ningbo - Wuchang *Z35: Beijing West - Guangzhou *Z36: Guangzhou - Beijing West *Z37: Beijing West - Wuchang *Z38: Wuchang - Beijing West *Z42/39: Ürümqi - Shanghai *Z40/41: Shanghai - Ürümqi *Z43: Beijing West - Xi'an *Z44: Xi'an - Beijing West *Z45/48: Wuchang - Hangzhou *Z46/47: Hangzhou - Wuchang *Z49: Beijing West - Chengdu *Z50: Chengdu - Beijing West *Z51: Beijing - Nantong *Z52: Nantong - Beijing *Z53: Beijing West - Kunming *Z54: Kunming - Beijing West *Z55: Beijing West - Lanzhou *Z56: Lanzhou - Beijing West *Z59: Beijing West - Fuzhou *Z60: Fuzhou - Beijing West * Z61: Beijing - Changchun * Z62: Changchun - Beijing * Z63: Beijing - Changchun * Z64: Changchun - Beijing *Z65: Beijing West - Nanchang *Z66: Nanchang - Beijing West *Z67: Beijing West - Nanchang *Z68: Nanchang - Beijing West *Z69: Beijing West - Ürümqi *Z70: Ürümqi - Beijing West *Z71: Beijing - Sanming North *Z72: Sanming North - Beijing *Z75: Beijing West - Lanzhou *Z76: Lanzhou - Beijing West *Z77: Beijing West - Guiyang *Z78: Guiyang - Beijing West *Z79/82: Beijing - Dalian *Z80/81: Dalian - Beijing *Z88/85: Xi'an - Hangzhou *Z86/87: Hangzhou - Xi'an *Z89: Shijiazhuang - Guangzhou *Z90: Guangzhou - Shijiazhuang *Z94/91: Xi'an - Shanghai *Z92/93: Shanghai - Xi'an *Z95: Beijing West - Chongqing North *Z96: Chongqing North - Beijing West * Z97: Beijing West - Hung Hom * Z98: Hung Hom - Beijing West * Z99: Shanghai - Hung Hom * Z100: Hung Hom - Shanghai *Z104/101: Xiamen - Changchun *Z102/103: Changchun - Xiamen *Z105: Ji'nan - Ürümqi *Z106: Ürümqi - Ji'nan *Z107: Beijing West - Shenzhen *Z108: Shenzhen - Beijing West *Z114/111: Harbin - Haikou *Z112/113: Haikou - Harbin * Z117: Beijing - Jilin * Z118: Jilin - Beijing *Z121/124: Chengdu - Guangzhou *Z122/123: Guangzhou - Chengdu *Z128/125: Lanzhou - Xiamen *Z126/127: Xiamen - Lanzhou *Z133: Beijing West - Jinggangshan *Z134: Jinggangshan - Beijing West *Z138/135: Guangzhou - Ürümqi *Z136/137: Ürümqi - Guangzhou *Z139: Beijing - Nantong *Z140: Nantong - Beijing *Z148/145: Shenzhen East - Zhengzhou *Z146/147: Zhengzhou - Shenzhen East *Z149: Beijing West - Guiyang *Z150: Guiyang - Beijing West *Z151: Beijing West - Xining *Z152: Xining - Beijing West *Z158/155: Harbin - Taizhou *Z157/156: Taizhou - Harbin *Z161: Beijing West - Kunming *Z162: Kunming - Beijing West *Z166/163: Lhasa - Shanghai *Z164/165: Shanghai - Lhasa *Z170/167: Qingdao - Guangzhou East *Z168/169: Guangzhou East - Qingdao *Z174/171: Harbin - Shanghai *Z172/173: Shanghai - Harbin *Z178/175: Harbin - Hangzhou *Z176/177: Hangzhou - Harbin *Z179: Beijing - Ürümqi *Z180: Ürümqi - Beijing *Z184/181: Baotou - Shenzhen East *Z182/183: Shenzhen East - Baotou *Z188/185: Shenyang North - Shenzhen *Z186/187: Shenzhen - Shenyang North *Z189: Zhengzhou - Guangzhou *Z190: Guangzhou - Zhengzhou *Z194/191: Shenyang North - Taiyuan *Z192/193: Taiyuan - Shenyang North *Z198/195: Taiyuan - Shanghai *Z196/197: Shanghai - Taiyuan *Z201: Beijing West - Sanya *Z202: Sanya - Beijing West * Z203: Beijing - Harbin * Z204: Harbin - Beijing *Z208/205: Changsha - Tianjin *Z206/207: Tianjin - Changsha *Z211/214: Guangzhou - Kunming *Z212/213: Kunming - Guangzhou *Z218/215: Lanzhou - Shanghai *Z216/217: Shanghai - Lanzhou *Z222/223: Chongqing North - Lhasa *Z224/221: Lhasa - Chongqing North *Z225/228: Beijing - Hefei *Z227/226: Hefei - Beijing *Z238/235: Harbin - Guangzhou East *Z236/237: Guangzhou East - Harbin *Z245/248: Changsha - Shanghai South *Z247/246: Shanghai South - Changsha *Z254/251: Xi'an - Shanghai *Z252/253: Shanghai - Xi'an *Z266/263: Lhasa - Guangzhou *Z264/265: Guangzhou - Lhasa *Z267/270: Hohhot East - Shanghai *Z268/269: Shanghai - Hohhot East *Z274/271: Xining - Qingdao *Z272/273: Qingdao - Xining *Z275/278: Yinchuan - Beijing West *Z277/276: Beijing West - Yinchuan *Z284/281: Baotou - Hangzhou *Z282/283: Hangzhou - Baotou *Z285: Beijing West - Nanning *Z286: Nanning - Beijing West *Z288/289: Kunming - Ningbo *Z290/287: Ningbo - Kunming *Z298/295: Baotou - Xiamen *Z296/297: Xiamen - Baotou *Z315: Beijing West - Hohhot *Z316: Hohhot - Beijing West *Z317: Beijing - Baotou *Z318: Baotou - Beijing *Z319: Datong - Baotou *Z320: Baotou - Datong *Z324/321: Lhasa - Chengdu *Z322/323: Chengdu - Lhasa *Z338/335: Baotou - Nanning *Z336/337: Nanning - Baotou *Z386/383: Sanya - Changchun *Z384/385: Changchun - Sanya *Z621: Beijing West - Shenyang North *Z622: Shenyang North - Beijing West *Z721: Beijing West - Changchun *Z722: Changchun - Beijing West *Z917: Lanzhou - Lhasa *Z918: Lhasa - Lanzhou {{China Railway travel classes Passenger rail transport in China