Z-series trains

Z-series trains are a train service offered by China National Railway. Z stands for Zhida Tekuai (lit. 'Direct Express'). Most Z-series trains do not have any intermediary stops, not even technical stops for changing locomotives or drivers. However, some of these trains later had a few stops added to their schedule to boost the number of passengers.

Generally, Z-series trains are overnight, all-sleeper trains that have travel time of around 10–14 hours, with an average speed of around 120 km/h, and top speed up to 162 km/h. The majority have both soft sleepers and hard sleepers, while some Z trains have only soft sleepers, few of them also have soft seat. Most of the Z-series trains stop at either Beijing, Beijing West and Shanghai railway station or Shanghai South.

List of Z-series trains (as of August 28, 2015)

 * Z1: Beijing West-Changsha
 * Z2: Changsha-Beijing West
 * Z3: Beijing West - Chongqing North
 * Z4: Chongqing North - Beijing West
 * Z5: Beijing West - Nanning
 * Z6: Nanning - Beijing West
 * Z7: Beijing - Qingdao North
 * Z8: Qingdao North - Beijing
 * Z9: Beijing - Hangzhou
 * Z10: Hangzhou - Beijing
 * Z14/11: Guangzhou East - Shenyang North
 * Z12/13: Shenyang North - Guangzhou East
 * Z15: Beijing - Harbin
 * Z16: Harbin - Beijing
 * Z17: Beijing - Harbin
 * Z18: Harbin - Beijing
 * Z19: Beijing West - Xi'an
 * Z20: Xi'an - Beijing West
 * Z21: Beijing West - Lhasa
 * Z22: Lhasa - Beijing West
 * Z23: Wuchang - Shenzhen (now replaced with D23)
 * Z24: Shenzhen - Wuchang (now replaced with D24, which is a 'high speed' sleeper train)
 * Z25/28: Wuchang - Shanghai South
 * Z27/26: Shanghai South - Wuchang
 * Z29: Beijing - Yangzhou
 * Z30: Yangzhou - Beijing
 * Z31/34: Wuchang - Ningbo
 * Z32/33: Ningbo - Wuchang
 * Z35: Beijing West - Guangzhou
 * Z36: Guangzhou - Beijing West
 * Z37: Beijing West - Wuchang
 * Z38: Wuchang - Beijing West
 * Z42/39: Ürümqi - Shanghai
 * Z40/41: Shanghai - Ürümqi
 * Z43: Beijing West - Xi'an
 * Z44: Xi'an - Beijing West
 * Z45/48: Wuchang - Hangzhou
 * Z46/47: Hangzhou - Wuchang
 * Z49: Beijing West - Chengdu
 * Z50: Chengdu - Beijing West
 * Z51: Beijing - Nantong
 * Z52: Nantong - Beijing
 * Z53: Beijing West - Kunming
 * Z54: Kunming - Beijing West
 * Z55: Beijing West - Lanzhou
 * Z56: Lanzhou - Beijing West
 * Z59: Beijing West - Fuzhou
 * Z60: Fuzhou - Beijing West
 * Z61: Beijing - Changchun
 * Z62: Changchun - Beijing
 * Z63: Beijing - Changchun
 * Z64: Changchun - Beijing
 * Z65: Beijing West - Nanchang
 * Z66: Nanchang - Beijing West
 * Z67: Beijing West - Nanchang
 * Z68: Nanchang - Beijing West
 * Z69: Beijing West - Ürümqi
 * Z70: Ürümqi - Beijing West
 * Z71: Beijing - Sanming North
 * Z72: Sanming North - Beijing
 * Z75: Beijing West - Lanzhou
 * Z76: Lanzhou - Beijing West
 * Z77: Beijing West - Guiyang
 * Z78: Guiyang - Beijing West
 * Z79/82: Beijing - Dalian
 * Z80/81: Dalian - Beijing
 * Z88/85: Xi'an - Hangzhou
 * Z86/87: Hangzhou - Xi'an
 * Z89: Shijiazhuang - Guangzhou
 * Z90: Guangzhou - Shijiazhuang
 * Z94/91: Xi'an - Shanghai
 * Z92/93: Shanghai - Xi'an
 * Z95: Beijing West - Chongqing North
 * Z96: Chongqing North - Beijing West
 * Z97: Beijing West - Hung Hom
 * Z98: Hung Hom - Beijing West
 * Z99: Shanghai - Hung Hom
 * Z100: Hung Hom - Shanghai
 * Z104/101: Xiamen - Changchun
 * Z102/103: Changchun - Xiamen
 * Z105: Ji'nan - Ürümqi
 * Z106: Ürümqi - Ji'nan
 * Z107: Beijing West - Shenzhen
 * Z108: Shenzhen - Beijing West
 * Z114/111: Harbin - Haikou
 * Z112/113: Haikou - Harbin
 * Z117: Beijing - Jilin
 * Z118: Jilin - Beijing
 * Z121/124: Chengdu - Guangzhou
 * Z122/123: Guangzhou - Chengdu
 * Z128/125: Lanzhou - Xiamen
 * Z126/127: Xiamen - Lanzhou
 * Z133: Beijing West - Jinggangshan
 * Z134: Jinggangshan - Beijing West
 * Z138/135: Guangzhou - Ürümqi
 * Z136/137: Ürümqi - Guangzhou
 * Z139: Beijing - Nantong
 * Z140: Nantong - Beijing
 * Z148/145: Shenzhen East - Zhengzhou
 * Z146/147: Zhengzhou - Shenzhen East
 * Z149: Beijing West - Guiyang
 * Z150: Guiyang - Beijing West
 * Z151: Beijing West - Xining
 * Z152: Xining - Beijing West
 * Z158/155: Harbin - Taizhou
 * Z157/156: Taizhou - Harbin
 * Z161: Beijing West - Kunming
 * Z162: Kunming - Beijing West
 * Z166/163: Lhasa - Shanghai
 * Z164/165: Shanghai - Lhasa
 * Z170/167: Qingdao - Guangzhou East
 * Z168/169: Guangzhou East - Qingdao
 * Z174/171: Harbin - Shanghai
 * Z172/173: Shanghai - Harbin
 * Z178/175: Harbin - Hangzhou
 * Z176/177: Hangzhou - Harbin
 * Z179: Beijing - Ürümqi
 * Z180: Ürümqi - Beijing
 * Z184/181: Baotou - Shenzhen East
 * Z182/183: Shenzhen East - Baotou
 * Z188/185: Shenyang North - Shenzhen
 * Z186/187: Shenzhen - Shenyang North
 * Z189: Zhengzhou - Guangzhou
 * Z190: Guangzhou - Zhengzhou
 * Z194/191: Shenyang North - Taiyuan
 * Z192/193: Taiyuan - Shenyang North
 * Z198/195: Taiyuan - Shanghai
 * Z196/197: Shanghai - Taiyuan
 * Z201: Beijing West - Sanya
 * Z202: Sanya - Beijing West
 * Z203: Beijing - Harbin
 * Z204: Harbin - Beijing
 * Z208/205: Changsha - Tianjin
 * Z206/207: Tianjin - Changsha
 * Z211/214: Guangzhou - Kunming
 * Z212/213: Kunming - Guangzhou
 * Z218/215: Lanzhou - Shanghai
 * Z216/217: Shanghai - Lanzhou
 * Z222/223: Chongqing North - Lhasa
 * Z224/221: Lhasa - Chongqing North
 * Z225/228: Beijing - Hefei
 * Z227/226: Hefei - Beijing
 * Z238/235: Harbin - Guangzhou East
 * Z236/237: Guangzhou East - Harbin
 * Z245/248: Changsha - Shanghai South
 * Z247/246: Shanghai South - Changsha
 * Z254/251: Xi'an - Shanghai
 * Z252/253: Shanghai - Xi'an
 * Z266/263: Lhasa - Guangzhou
 * Z264/265: Guangzhou - Lhasa
 * Z267/270: Hohhot East - Shanghai
 * Z268/269: Shanghai - Hohhot East
 * Z274/271: Xining - Qingdao
 * Z272/273: Qingdao - Xining
 * Z275/278: Yinchuan - Beijing West
 * Z277/276: Beijing West - Yinchuan
 * Z284/281: Baotou - Hangzhou
 * Z282/283: Hangzhou - Baotou
 * Z285: Beijing West - Nanning
 * Z286: Nanning - Beijing West
 * Z288/289: Kunming - Ningbo
 * Z290/287: Ningbo - Kunming
 * Z298/295: Baotou - Xiamen
 * Z296/297: Xiamen - Baotou
 * Z315: Beijing West - Hohhot
 * Z316: Hohhot - Beijing West
 * Z317: Beijing - Baotou
 * Z318: Baotou - Beijing
 * Z319: Datong - Baotou
 * Z320: Baotou - Datong
 * Z324/321: Lhasa - Chengdu
 * Z322/323: Chengdu - Lhasa
 * Z338/335: Baotou - Nanning
 * Z336/337: Nanning - Baotou
 * Z386/383: Sanya - Changchun
 * Z384/385: Changchun - Sanya
 * Z621: Beijing West - Shenyang North
 * Z622: Shenyang North - Beijing West
 * Z721: Beijing West - Changchun
 * Z722: Changchun - Beijing West
 * Z917: Lanzhou - Lhasa
 * Z918: Lhasa - Lanzhou