A new railway map, introduced on May 15, represents the biggest railway expansion in ten years for China.

In all 300 new routes were added to the network, many of them high speed services, which will provide more choice for domestic tourists.

Shanghai

The blue line suggests the train running from Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang Province, to Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. The red line represents the night train from Shanghai to Beijing. [Photo: Chinaplusnews]

In the past, there's been no daily high speed train running between Beijing and Shanghai after 6pm.

The newly launched G8 line leaves Shanghai Hongqiao at 7pm, arrives in Beijing minutes before midnight, and returns to Shanghai the next day.

According to China's transportation ministry, southwest China is always a hot tourist attraction for people in Ningbo, in east China's Zhejiang Province, so the Shanghai railway bureau has launched a direct train linking Ningbo and Kunming, capital of the southwestern province of Yunnan.

Beijing

The blue line stands for the circular trains connecting Beijing, Tianjin, and cities in North China’s Hebei Provinces. [Photo: Chinaplusnews]

Four pairs of circular trains have been added, connecting Beijing and neighbouring Tianjin City and Hebei Provinces.

For those working in Beijing and living in Hebei, the three new lines between the two areas will ensure a 30-minute to one-hour commute time.

Fuzhou

The blue line suggests that the original train route from Fuzhou to the tourist attraction of Wuyuan has been extended to Huangshan. [Photo: Chinaplusnews]

40 new passenger trains setting out from Fuzhou, in east China's Fujian Province have joined the network helping to ease the over-crowded train linking the city to central China.

The original line from Fuzhou to the tourist attraction of Wuyuan has been extended to Huangshan Mountain, one of China's most well-known natural and cultural heritage sites.

Urumqi

The blue line is the first Urumqi-Qiqihar railway, K1084. [Photo: Chinaplusnews.]

The first Urumqi-Qiqihar railway, K1084, stretches for 4,818 kilometers, and is now the longest railway line in China.

It passes through 40 stations across 8 provinces, and the city of Tianjin, before arriving in Urumqi in the country's northwest.

For the cost of 1,244 yuan, or 190 US dollars, travelers can cover almost all of North China.