The first batch of new train tickets will be on sale starting today

The reform of the national railway train schedule is progressing smoothly. Normal-speed passenger trains starting at 0:00 on November 25 and freight trains starting at 18:00 on November 24 will officially use the new train numbers.The first batch of train tickets for the new trains will be on sale starting today.This change in EMU train numbers remains unchanged for the time being and will be implemented in late December.

According to the 2026 version of the “Train Schedule Regulations”, general-speed passenger trains use the initials Z, N, and V.

According to the English letter pronunciation, Z means a fast passenger train with a maximum operating speed of 160 kilometers per hour, and the train schedule is Z1-Z1998;

N is pronounced according to the English letter, indicating an express passenger train with a maximum operating speed of 140 kilometers per hour, and the train numbers are N1-N1998;

According to the pronunciation of English letters, V represents a normal-speed passenger train with a maximum operating speed of 120 kilometers per hour. Among them, the express passenger trains are V1-V5998, the ordinary passenger express trains are V6001-V6998, and the ordinary passenger slow trains are V7001-V7998.

In terms of freight trains, the letters of all freight trains have been changed from “X” to “B”, which basically corresponds to the existing freight train numbers. Other freight trains still use the arrangement method without prefix letters.