No Stop for 8 or 9million. We passed through many cities without stopping. You got the impression that a city of 8 or 9 million was just tooooo small to justify the services of a long distance train. An interesting (not to say 'salutary') task, would be to count the number of cities in China with populations over 10 million: there are hundreds (at least)...

No Stop for 8 or 9million. We passed through many cities without stopping. You got the impression that a city of 8 or 9 million was just tooooo small to justify the services of a long distance train. An interesting (not to say 'salutary') task, would be to count the number of cities in China with populations over 10 million: there are hundreds (at least)...