Shanghai-Hangzhou In Less Than 40 Minutes

With Shanghai costing ridiculous amounts of money, many choose to commute in the the metropolis from outside the urban sprawl where prices are more realistic. From October however even residence of nearby can realistically consider commuting to and from Shanghai on a daily bases. The express will commence testing in 2 months and will the 160km worth of track in less than 40 minutes at speeds of up to 350Km/h!

By 2012, China will have a railway network of 110,000 km and 13,000 km of that will consist of high-speed rail systems, according to the Ministry of Railway.