From the Changsha Railway Station, visitors can reach destinations across China and it is also a stopping point on the major Beijing-Guangzhou railway line. Travel to Beijing and Shanghai takes between 13 and 9.5 hours, while Guangzhou and Shenzhen can be reached in 3.8 and 3.5 hours. Traveling locally by train is also viable, with destinations around the city that can be reached by rail including Zhangjiajie, Hengyang Mountain, Yueyang and Jishou (Phoenix City). 

Changsha South Railway Station is Changsha’s newest railway station and is now also known as the “South Station of the Highspeed Rail”, as most trains at this station are high-speed trains heading for Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Wuhan.

There are three different ways to book a train ticket in Changsha: over the phone, online and at the ticket window. Tickets can be purchased over the telephone (9510 5105) 4-12 days (tickets during Spring Festival travel rush are available 20 days in advance since January 2013, but this is subject to change). According to new rules introduced on Jan 1, 2013, all train tickets must be collected within 24 hours of purchase. Tickets are non transferable and are void if not used on the correct day.

To book tickets online, use the site www.12306.cn. Tickets can be reserved daily from 7:00-23:00 from 12-20 days in advance (subject to change; pre-sale booking periods often change during the Spring Festival and other important National Holidays). You can buy rail tickets at the sales window up to 10-20 days in advance (also subject to change).

 Changsha Railway Station (Changsha Huoche Zhan)
Add: Chezhan Beilu, Furong District, Changsha
Train info:  0731 8263 7122 (operator)
Automated:  0731 8263 4567
Ticket booking: 0731 9510 5105
Bus routes:  1, 7, 9, 101, 104, 107, 108, 110, 112, 114, 117, 118, 121, 127, 136, 139, 168, 202, 312, 401, 602, 805

Changsha South Railway Station (Changsha Nanzhan)
Add: 577 Nanhu lu Changsha
Tel: 0731 8280 5051
Bus routes: 16, 63, 66, 124, 135, 148, 159, 160, 348, 503

China Youth Travel Agency
Add: 46 Zhanlanguan Lu (Central area), Changsha
Tel: 0731 8223 2215

South Railway Station Agency
Add: 2 Shuyuan Lu (Central area), Changsha
Tel: 0731 8582 5507

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