CHINA | High Speed Rail

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Originally Posted by gdolniak

Guangzhou East - Shenzhen (Luo Hu) - they serve (boxed) meals, coffee-like liquid and tea (haven't had a pleasure to taste it yet). Time travel ~1:20

Almost always 1:19 for East - Shenzhen. Usually 1:31...1:32 from Guangzhou.

There is, for example, only one train grom Guangzhou arriving in Shenzhen before 8. The first train, D7001, departs Guangzhou at 6:03, Guangzhou East 6:15, arrives Luohu 7:34.
The second train, D7021, originates Guangzhou East 6:30, arrives Luohu 7:49. The second train from Guangzhou, D7043, departs 6:38, Guangzhou East 6:51 - and arrival in Luohu is 8:10 already. And you still need to navigate Shenzhen itself from Luohu to whatever your destination is.

What are the typical times that the businesses and schools open in Shenzhen in the morning and require workers and pupils to report for duty?

And when do the restaurants in Guangzhou Station open in the morning? Can you consume a breakfast in Guangzhou Station before catching the 6:03 train?
Even if you could, you could still sleep longer by catching the train without breakfast and consuming your breakfast in these otherwise wasted 1:31 on the moving train.