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[quote=GUESTALEXDEWAR,62131]Hi,

I would like to get the overnight D train from Shanghai to Beijing, soft sleeper, on 15 March. I am just wondering how to buy the ticket. I gather that tickets are released 10 days in advance.

Here are my 3 options:

1: Use chinatripadvisor.com. They seem to charge exactly double the standard fare for the convenience. The advantage is that you just fill in the form, and they do all the work.

2: Get my hotel to do it. On their webpage they say they do it. I don't know if they charge for this. My only slight concern is that I arrive in Shanghai 3 days before. Some sites say there is no problems about tickets selling out, could anyone confirm this?

3: Go to the train station. Obviously the most official and risk free option. Only concern is I can't speak Chinese. I could get all the details written down on paper which should work. Does Shanghai have machines?

Any advice would be much appreciated. My gut feeling would be go with the latter two, so long as it won't sell out.

Thanks for your help!

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