Am I too heavy for Chinese hard sleeper trains?
I'm not talking about size, I'm talking about weight. I weigh 270 lbs (120 kg). I'm (irrationally?) afraid I will break my berth.
I've gone on soft sleeper class before and it was fine. But pictures of the hard sleeper class make the whole arrangement seem flimsy.
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When I first came to China, I was 132 kg. I travelled on the hard sleepers on the middle and top bunks and there was no problem. The beds are solid construction and would take much more than my weight to break them.
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What is the difference between a hard sleeper and a soft sleeper China train?
A soft sleeper compartment is equipped with 4 berths, while a hard sleeper compartment has 6 berths. Beds of hard sleepers are narrow and short, 60cm (24 inches) wide and 180cm (71 inches) long; and the passengers of the middle and upper berths cannot even sit straight.What is a hard sleeper China?
The Hard sleeper (Chinese: \u786c\u5367; pinyin: y\xecng w\xf2, abbreviated YW), is a passenger railway compartment class in the People's Republic of China. Hard sleeper is a class on most Z-series, T-series express trains and K-series rapid trains. They are the cheapest type of sleepers on chinese trains.What is a soft sleeper on trains in China?
The Soft Sleeper (Chinese: \u8f6f\u5367; pinyin: ru\u01cen w\xf2), abbreviated RW or WR (CRH), is a passenger railway compartment class in the People's Republic of China. Soft sleeper is the main class on most Z-series express trains, and are grouped in several carriages as part of slower trains.Can you sleep on a sleeper train?
If you already hold a ticket for your journey, you can pay an additional 'supplementary' fare in order to make use of a Sleeping Berth on board the train. The number of berths available to holders of discounted tickets may be restricted at any time.High speed vs slow sleeper: China’s trains put to the test
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Been there, done that, in 2008. Maybe closer to 250 than 270, but I was not worried about the bunk collapsing. I've seen couples in bunks, so it holds two (smaller) people.
I was more concerned with fitting in the bunk.
I don't know why I was assigned the topmost bunk.
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