This chapter investigates the Beijing to Shanghai high-speed rail as an emerging mobile workplace for professionals, highlighting the numerous activities passengers engage in while traveling. It examines the train's operational efficiency, comfort, and the implications of transformed commuting attitudes on leisure and productivity. The discussion also addresses the economic impact of the route on travel trends and the pressures of continuous work on travelers.
Heart to Heart - please send your audio questions to ezfmroundtable@foxmail.com! /The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed trains aren't just traveling between China's biggest cosmopolitans at top speed of 350 km/h, they also serve as important workspaces as busy workers are transforming travel time into productive office hours. What's driving this shift to mobile workspaces on rails (14:20)? On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushun