June 2011 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in June 2011.

June 26 – June 30

June 30

– The first regular revenue trains are operated on the newly constructed Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway in China. The new line, which opened a year ahead of schedule, reduces travel time over the 1,318-kilometre (819 mi) route to under five hours. Although ticket prices for the new rail service are much higher than existing services on parallel routes, airline companies serving the line's endpoints have reduced their ticket prices in response for trips between the two cities by as much as 65%.

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June 2011 in rail transport Wikipedia

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