Xian Huashan High Speed Train

In Xian, there are several railway stations, but Xian North Railway Station is the main high speed railway station in Xian City. All high speed trains between Xian and Huashan stop in Xian North Railway Station.

Xian North Railway Station (西安北站)

Address: Yuansuo Road, Weiyang District, Xian City (陕西省西安市未央区元朔路)

Xian North Railway Station is about 20km (about 50 minutes’ driving) to the city center, 50km (about 1 hour’s driving) to Terracotta Warriors and Horses and 30km (about 40 minutes’ driving) to Xian Xianyang International Airport. You can take metro Line 2 from Xian North Railway Station to the downtown area within 40 minutes directly. There are airport shuttle buses available running between Xian North Railway Station and Xian Xianyang Airport.

Xian North Railway Station

Huashan North Railway Station is the only high speed railway station in Huayin City.

Huashan North Railway Station (华山北站)

Address: North side of Huayue Avenue, Huayin City, Shaanxi Province (陕西省华阴市华岳大道北端).

Although, it is a small station, there are more than 80 high speed trains will pass through Huashan North Railway Station. With a good location, it is only about 3km to the city center of Huayin and about 5km to Mount Hua Scenic Area. There are buses from Huashan North Railway Station to Mount Hua Directly and you can also call a taxi.

Huashan North Railway Station

As an ancient city with a history of over 3,000 years, Xian has been listed as the World Historical and Cultural City by UNESCO. Rich history endows Xian with unique charms as a tourist destination. Visiting Xian, Terracotta Warriors and Horses is a must. It is the funerary object of Qinshihuang - the first emperor of China. The Ancient City Wall, the largest and best preserved existing ancient city wall in China, is also the highlight of Xian, Walking or biking on the wall allows you to enjoy different views of this old city. If you want to learn more about he history of Xian, informative Shaanxi History Museum is strongly recommended. From the various exhibitions displayed in the museum, you can get a better understanding of China’s profound civilization. Muslim Quarter is a good place for a leisurely walk and some nice snacks. Here you can also visit the Grand Mosque which is the most important example of the Hui nationality’s mosque in China. Of course, you can also climb to Giant Wild Goose Pagoda which is the most famous architecture in Grand Mosque.

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Mount Huashan is one of the “Five Greatest Mountains” and famed for its dangerous hiking routes. Passing through the extremely narrow wooden platforms, you will be called “winner” by others. A Huashan hiking usually takes 1 day. In the earily morning, you are suggested to take the cableway from East Gate to the North Peak. In the cableway, you can watch the beautiful scenery far away. Then, you can climb to East Peak where you can admire the spectacular scenery. After that, turn to South Peak via Nantian Gate and Plankroad. If you want something more exciting, you can try the fearsome path – 4-meter long and 0.3-meter wide plank road. After the South Peak, you will take the last hiking to West Peak which is also known as Lotus Peak because of its Lotuslike shape.

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Landacape of Mount Huashan

Taking only 30 ~ 100 minutes, maybe Xian Huashan is too short to feel the charm and high speed trains and enjoy the outside scenery. After your Xian Huashan High Speed Train Journey, you are suggested to extend your tour to Chengdu or Beijing.

Xian - Chengdu: Chengdu is the famed City of Abundance and Hometown to Pandas. You can take a close sight adorable giant pandas and feel the “slow life” in this city. There are about 40 pairs of daily high speed trains running between Xian and Chengdu, which take about 3 ~ 4.5 hours. You will have a good time in the two cities as well as a comfortable journey on the train.

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Xian - Beijing: Beijing is another must for a China tour. A high speed train journey form one ancient capital city to another ancient capital city will be interesting. In fact, Beijing Xian High Speed Train is one of the most popular high speed train routes in China. There are over 25 high speed trains transferring from Xian North Railway Station to Beijing West Railway Station. The whole trip from Beijing to Xian takes 4.5 ~ 6 hours.

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1. Seats choosing & price comparing

On Xian Huashan high speed trains, there are three types of seats: the “Business Class Seats” like the first class seat in an aircraft and the most comfortable and expensive, with the price of 175.5RMB per person, the “First Class Seats” of the middle class of 89.5RMB per person and the “Second Class Seats” of the most economical class of 54.5RMB per person.

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