That's insane. I once took a train ride over there that, iirc, was a full day long. Same journey, pretty sure. Rickety train with holes in the floor for 'bathrooms.'
High speed train Shanghai to Beijing, 4 hours and 18 minutes.
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One of those standing trains? Packed shoulder to shoulder for 12 hrs.
bulgarian trains are much better
usually you are stuck on a seat for long routes but the compatriots are generally very good natured and tolerant of many things including BO and dirty clothes... haha... BG is a good place to be a hobo, and you can literally travel anywhere with liek 15 euro