Nanjing is one of eastern China's main rail hubs, positioned on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed corridor and the Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu passenger corridor. The city has two principal passenger stations for intercity travel: Nanjing South Railway Station and Nanjing Railway Station. China Railway operates the city's long-distance and regional rail services, making Nanjing a key stop between the Yangtze River Delta and northern China.
Services from Nanjing include G-category high-speed trains, D-category动车 services, C-category regional intercity trains, and conventional Z, T, and K trains on selected longer routes. Nanjing South Railway Station handles most high-speed trains from Nanjing, while Nanjing Railway Station serves a mix of high-speed, intercity, and conventional services on routes crossing Jiangsu and beyond.
Rail routes from Nanjing run east toward Shanghai and Suzhou, north toward Beijing and Xuzhou, south toward Hangzhou and Ningbo, and west toward Hefei, Wuhan, and Chengdu. Travelers also use Nanjing for onward rail links across Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, and the wider national network. Book trains from and to Nanjing online at Rail Monsters.