According to railway authorities, passenger cars governed by Beijing and Shanghai railway bureaus will be painted green starting at the end of 2014, bringing back the old memory of "green trains".
铁路部门称,从今年年底开始,北京、上海等铁路局所辖的客车车体颜色将重新刷上绿色,回归“绿皮车”。
本次换漆不包括动车(bullet trains)、高铁(high-speed trains)和城际列车(inter-city trains)。传统意义上的“绿皮车”是对老式火车客车(a traditional nickname for old-style trains)的一种俗称,2012年7月正式退出使用。新的“绿皮车”基本上都将是空调(air-conditioned)硬座(hard-seat)、硬卧(hard-berth)和软卧(soft-berth)车体。