Train Tianjin is a major north-south train junction with frequent trains to Beijing, extensive links with the north-eastern provinces, and lines southwards to  Ji'nan, Nanjing, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Hefei, Yantai,Qingdao and Shijiazhuang. There are three train stations in Tianjin main, north and west. Ascertain the correct station. For most trains you'll want the main rain station.  Some trains stop at both the main and west stations,(particularly those originatiing in Beijing and heading south). Trains heading for north-eastern China often stop at the north train station. If you have to alight at the west train sattion, bus No.24 connects the west train station with the main train station,passing through the central shopping district. The main train station has a soft-seat booking office' that foreigners can use even for hard-seat tickets. To find it, go into the main station enterance (by the x-ray ma-chinese) and up the escalator to the 2nd floor-it's off to the right. There are usually no queues. Express trains take just under 1.5hours for the trip between Tianjin and Beijing. Local Trains take about two hours.