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[quote=APAULT,299861]Rememeber that 'hard' does not mean hard, but second class.  The conditions are generally quite good.  The journey is only 12 hours so a hard sleeper is fine.  I would choose that rather than a soft seat.  I think you could have trouble getting a ticket with only 3 days notice, but ask the travele agaent or hotel/hostel as soon as you arrive.  Hard seats are definitely not much fun - again they are not hard but crowded... five across (3+2) but there might be another hundred standing in the same carriage.  For seats, make sure you have a seat number on the ticket, no number means you are standing!

If you cannot get a train ticket ask about overnight buses - they too have bunks, a little cramped but they are acceptable.  I would guess it will take a little longer than the train, but probably not a lot more. Tickets are usuaaly available much closer to departure than trains. My research suggests that buses go from Lianhuachi Long Distance Bus Station, Address: No. 35, Guangan Road, Fengtai district.  Get a local to do it for you as you would waste a lot of time doing it yourself.

As a sightseeing trip, the first half has little to offer, you need to get some distance beyond Taiyuan for anything worthwhile.[/quote]

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