K53/54 Beijing-Shenyang Through Train
Overview
Service typeRapid
StatusOperating
LocaleBeijing, Shenyang
First service21 November 1954 (1954-11-21)
Current operator(s)China Railway Shenyang Group
Route
TerminiBeijing railway station
Shenyang North railway station
Distance travelled727 km (452 mi)
Average journey time~9 hours
Service frequencyDaily each way
On-board services
Class(es)Hard sleeper, Soft sleeper, Luxury soft sleeper

The K53/54 Beijing-Shenyang Through Train is a train service running between Beijing and Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province. It is operated by China Railway Shenyang Group using 25G sleeper carriages. The 727 km journey takes the train on the Beijing-Harbin Railway, Tianjin-Shanhaiguan Railway and Shenyang-Shanhaiguan Railway. The train from Beijing to Shenyang is numbered K53, with a journey time of around 9 hours, while the train in the opposite direction is numbered K54, with a journey time of about 9 hours and 30 minutes.

History

The train has been in operation since 1954, when it was operated by the then Beijing Railway Bureau.[1] Operation was then handed over to Shenyang Railway Bureau in 1966. In 1991, the train was renumbered 53/54 and received an upgrade to air-conditioned 25G sleeper carriages, after which there were no more major amendments till today.

Due to the overnight nature of the train, its demand was largely unaffected by the launch of EMU trains between Beijing and Shenyang, and it remains a popular choice of travellers.[2]

Formation

The train currently utilises 25G carriages, with a formation consisting of mostly hard sleeper carriages. The train is also the first in China to only have sleeper carriages in its formation.[3]

Carriage number 12－1112131415－1718
Type of carriages UZ25G
Postal car
(Chinese:
邮政车)		 YW25G
Hard sleeper
(Chinese:
硬卧车)		 RW25G
Soft sleeper
(Chinese:
软卧车)		 RW25G
Luxury Soft Sleeper
(Chinese:
高级包厢软卧车)		 RW25G
Soft sleeper
(Chinese:
软卧车)		 YW25G
Hard sleeper
(Chinese:
硬卧车)		 XL25G
Baggage car
(Chinese:
行李车)

Locomotives

The train utilises the SS9 electric locomotive for the entire journey. As the carriages have a power supply mode of DC600V, the locomotive is able to supply electricity directly to the carriages as well.

Section of journey Beijing－Shenyang North
Locomotive utilised China Railways SS9
Shenyang Railway Bureau Shenyang Depot (Chinese: 沈局沈段)

Timetable

K53 Stops K54
ArriveDepartArriveDepart
—22:24Beijing07:00—
07:25—Shenyang North—21:25

See also

References

  1. ↑ 《全国铁路旅客列车时刻表》1954.11.21.
  2. ↑ "沈阳铁路局K54/53次列车将打造京沈线"流动宾馆"". 中国经济网. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "创建一流品牌 记沈铁沈阳客运段京直一队党总支". 东北新闻网. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2018.


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