This railway is between Haikou City to south China's Guangzhou City, which crosses Qiongzhou Channel, will officially open on December 5.

The train has nine stations and the whole trip takes about 12 hours, including a fifty-five minute ferry trip. The train departs at night and arrives the next morning.

This train can carry 630 people include 42 crew.

When this route opens, it will have lead to routes to other mainland cities.

(CRIENGLISH.com December 1, 2004)