China Travel Forum

[Christopher]

We (2 persons) are travelling from Shanghai to Beijing by train. I've read somewhere, that the T22 train departing 18.08 have a private 2 persons cabin called Deluxe Soft Sleeper - and it even got a TV and private bath installed!?
1 - It the above true?
2 - Can you direct me to an online service where I can book this?

[Guest]

I think there have no such sleepers.
Schedule
Train From Shanghai to Beijing
Z14 19:00 6:58 with Dinner
Z22 19:07 7:05 without Dinner
Z6 19:14 7:12 with Dinner
Z2 19:21 7:19 without Dinner
Z8 19:28 7:26 with dinner
Train From Beijing to Shanghai
Z13 19:07 7:05 with dinner
Z21 19:00 6:58 without dinner
Z5 19:14 7:12 with dinner
Z1 19:21 7:19 without dinner
Z7 19:28 7:26 without dinner
Inside the train
The hall way of the new train. Look at the carpet and the nice curtain. You must be wondering whether it is a five star hotel. . The sleeper is quite comfortable and clean.
The upper sleeper. There are four sleepers in cabinet. There are as much space as lower sleeper and it is easy to get onto the upper sleeper. It is about 20 RMB less expensive than lower sleeper.
The label of the sleepers. Each sleeper is numbered with a unique number.
You can control the strength of the lights, the temperature, the wind of air condition, and the volume of the speaker (or turn the train background music off). There is also an red emergency call button.
There are about 10 such cabinet on a train cart
A fresh flower is placed on the table, making the trip more enjoyable.
Display board showing train status, your cart number and the availability of washroom
The door of the train cart. After this door is closed in Beijing, the next time it is opened, it will be opened in Shanghai. There is no stops between the two cities.
Hot water is supplied at the end of each train cart.
Z5, leaving from Beijing at 19:14 and will arrive in Shanghai at 7:00 AM the next day.
The Beijing station. The trains with code starting of "Z" arrive and depart in this station. If you are interested, there is a bigger station in Beijing - the Beijing West Station.
The train waited on the platform and passengers get there by a viaduct and then go down to the platform.
The head of the new train. It seems every details of the train changed.
The sign outside the train, saying "Shanghai to Beijing".
The windows of the train look just those windows of high office buildings of Shanghai. You cannot open the windows.
The price for Z5 from Beijing to Shanghai, lower sleeper is 499 RMB. The price should be something less than 500 RMB (but near 500 RMB) for most trains.
Save Day Time. You go to train station after work at 6:00 PM, sleep on the comfortable sleeper and when you open your eyes again, it is 7:00 AM the next day, exactly the time to go to office of another city. Wonderful! Many business man take train to travel between Shanghai and Beijing not because it is cheap, it is because it saves day time.
On Time. Trains are not always on time, but they are much better than planes.
Save Hotel Fee. If you put the one hotel price into consideration, you save a lot.
More Private Time. On plane, you cannot use laptop (freely) and it is too short to read a novel. The 12 hours on train give passenger right time to think, to read or simply to sleep.