Zhengzhou–Shenzhen high-speed train explained

The Zhengzhou–Shenzhen high-speed train (Chinese: 郑深高速动车组列车) are high-speed train services between Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province, and Shenzhen, a major city in Guangdong Province.

History

The service commenced operations on 28 September 2012, when the Zhengzhou–Wuhan section of the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong HSR was put into operation.

Operations

The services are operated on the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong HSR and Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo ICR (G75 only).

The G73 train departs from instead of, but it still takes Zhengzhou East as an intermediate stop, while G75 takes its intermediate stop at Zhengzhou railway station and doesn't go past Zhengzhou East. These trainsets go back to Zhengzhou East respectively as G76 and G74.

G73[1]	G75[2]	Stops	G74[3]	G76[4]
●	—		—	—
—	●		—	—
—	●		—	—
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↓	●		●	↑
↓	●		↑	↑
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↓	↓		●	↑
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↓	●		↑	↑
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↓	↓		↑	●
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Note:

• ●: stop at the station
• ↓ or ↑: pass the station
• —: out of service range

Rolling stocks

The services are operated by CRH380AL trainsets.

CRH380AL

The G75/G74 service is operated by 16-car CRH380AL trainsets of CR Zhengzhou while the G76/G73 service uses the same type of trainsets of CR Guangzhou. The front and rear cars (Car 1 and 16) are for business seats together with 2+2 first class seats. Car 2-3 are first class car with 2+2 seating. Car 4-8 and 10-15 are for second class seats with 3+2 seating. Car 9 is the dining car.^[5]

Previously rolling stocks used by G76/G73 (in chronological order)

• CRH3C
• CRH380B
• CRH380A

Other services

The services between Shenzhen and Beijing (G71/72), Shijiazhuang (G531/532), Jinan (G279/280) and Xi'an (G817/818/821/822/825/826/839/840), and between Beijing and Hong Kong (G79/80), also provide services between Zhengzhou and Shenzhen.

Notes and References

1. Web site: G73时刻表. 2018-09-29. zh-cn.
2. Web site: G75时刻表. 2018-09-29. zh-cn.
3. Web site: G74时刻表. 2018-09-29. zh-cn.
4. Web site: G76时刻表. 2018-09-29. zh-cn.
5. Web site: CRH380AL动车组. 2018-09-27. www.china-emu.cn. zh-cn.