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For its important location at the junction of Middle West and the East China, Datong owns quite developed transportation system. The specific transportation means as followed.
By Air
By Train
By Long-distance Bus
By City-bus
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By Air
Opened in December, 2005, Datong Airport is totally new and offers air services to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Flights heading for Beijing are available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, for Shanghai on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and for Guangzhou on Monday and Friday only.
By Train
Established in 1914, Datong Railway Station locates on No.1 Zhanqian Street. Datong is the main coal producing destination in China and the coal is mainly transported by train. This has proved to be convenient and the trains radiate in all directions within China. It would take about 6 hours to travel from Datong to Beijing, 9 hours to Hangzhou and 10 hours to Guangzhou.
By Long-distance Bus
Three transportation terminals are available in Datong as Datong Bus Station, Datong North Passenger Transport Station and the Datong Southwest Passenger Transport Station.
By City-bus
There are 36 bus route-lines in Datong City which form a large network making all the destinations of the city easy to reach. Buses in Datong have different schedules from summer to winter.
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