The high speed train (Gxxxx) from Xi'an North to Luoyang-Longmen is now available many times a day, starting 7am. The distance of 400km took about 1.5 hours. The fast train last stop is in Zhengzhou. The new few month-old fast-train station is located about 10km north from the Xi'an north gate (do not get mix up with the Xi'an North gate train station). The last train returns around 7pm. Schedules may change, so it is best to check it out at the station or website at: http://www.cnvol.com/ We took a taxi (rmb 32) from Xi'an city to the North train station. You could do so with public buses which required a bus change at WeiYang Lu (but not advisable as this is too troublesome and time consuming). We were there on a Sunday 8.20am and had
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