Want China Times, Xinhua 2013-12-02
A train running on the new high-speed railway connecting Tianjin and Qinhuangdao, Dec. 1. (Photo/Xinhua) |
A new
Chinese high-speed railway that connects the two northern port cities of
Tianjin and Qinhuangdao was put into operation on Sunday, railway authorities
said.
The railway
line extends 287 km and runs through 14 districts and counties in north China's
Hebei province and Tianjin municipality, with speeds of up to 350 km per hour,
according to the Beijing Railway Bureau.
The maximum
speed will be set at 300 km per hour during the initial stage. The whole
journey with nine stops takes one hour and 35 minutes. The fastest travel time
between Tianjin West and Qinhuangdao, with fewer stops, will be one hour and 11
minutes, almost half of the previous time.
Construction
of the rail line started on Nov. 8, 2008 and testing began in November this
year.
The
Tianjin-Qinghuangdao railway marks that high-speed railway lines in China's
northeastern provinces have been linked with the country's high-speed rail network.
It also
cuts the travel time for passengers traveling between south or east of the
country and northeast China provinces.
Up till
now, China has 34 high-speed rail lines with the length accounting for one
tenth of the country's total railway operation mileage.
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