When will the Hainan Eastern Ring Railway open?

When will the Hainan Eastern Ring Railway open?
Aug 25, 2010 00:35
TEXAS80 Points: Join Date: Jun 13, 2010 Status: offline	Doing some research on Wikipedia about Hainan island it was mentioned that there is a Hainan Eastern Ring Railway that is to be completed this year (2010). I can't find any more information on it and it looks like a much faster alternative to taking the bus when I need to go from Sanya to Haikou Airport in late September. Does anyone know when the line will open? It would be nice to take this train since time between Sanya and Haikou is supposed to be 80 minutes vs. the 3-4 hours it will take for the bus. :) Wikipedia link for reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_East_Ring_Intercity_Rail

Aug 25, 2010 00:35

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Doing some research on Wikipedia about Hainan island it was mentioned that there is a Hainan Eastern Ring Railway that is to be completed this year (2010). I can't find any more information on it and it looks like a much faster alternative to taking the bus when I need to go from Sanya to Haikou Airport in late September. Does anyone know when the line will open? It would be nice to take this train since time between Sanya and Haikou is supposed to be 80 minutes vs. the 3-4 hours it will take for the bus. :)

Wikipedia link for reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_East_Ring_Intercity_Rail

Aug 25, 2010 01:02	#1
CHERRY07 Points: Join Date: Mar 23, 2008 Status: Offline	It is said that the Eastern Ring Railway will be put into use in November. You have to wait more than two months.

Aug 25, 2010 18:21	#2
TEXAS80 Points: Join Date: Jun 13, 2010 Status: Offline	Looks like I'll be taking the bus! :)

Aug 25, 2010 20:14	#3
CHERRY07 Points: Join Date: Mar 23, 2008 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by TEXAS80 Looks like I'll be taking the bus! :) Haha, enjoy your bus trip, Texas80. Next time you go to Hainan, you can try the Eastern Ring Railway.

Dec 16, 2010 21:46	#4
GUESTSHAR7	My husband and I will be traveling from {Haikou,http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/hainan/haikou/} to {Sanya,http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/hainan/sanya/} in January. I have found one site that said they started up this October. Any idea if this is correct and the price to travel?

Dec 17, 2010 00:27	#5
BAKUI Points: Join Date: Jun 10, 2010 Status: Offline	The Hainan Eastern Railway line will be put into use in the March of 2011. But there are still trains from Haikou to Sanya now, you may see the detailed info at [tcgurl=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-trains/]China Trains[/tcgurl], a hard seat ticket is rmb54 and a soft seat ticket is rmb84. If you like to see the scenery alone the railway line, then you may take it also. However, both the Haikou Railway station and Sanya railway station are not in the downtown area. In this case, if you want to make an easy trip, bus will be a better choice. And there are more buses traveling between the two cities than trains.
BAKUI Points: Join Date: Jun 10, 2010 Status: Offline	Last edited by BAKUI: Dec 17, 2010 00:29

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