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Major Chinese high speed railways opened in 2017

China now has the world's greatest high-speed rail network -- 22,000 kilometers as of the end of 2016, or about 60 percent of the world's total. Let’s have a look at those major high speed railways opened in 2017.

June Beijing-Shanghai

Photo taken on June 26, 2017 shows the China's new bullet train "Fuxing" at Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China. China's next generation bullet train "Fuxing" debuted on the Beijing-Shanghai line June 26, 2017. A CR400AF model departed Beijing South Railway Station at 11:05 a.m. for Shanghai. At the same time, the CR400BF model left Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station for Beijing. The new bullet trains, also known as electric multiple units (EMU), boast top speeds of 400 kilometers an hour and a consistent speed of 350 kilometers an hour. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)


July Baoji-Lanzhou

A bullet train leaves the Baoji South Railway Station in Baoji, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 9, 2017. The high speed railway line linking Baoji and Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, was officially put into operation on July 9, 2017. It will cut travel time from Lanzhou to Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi, from 6 to 3 hours. (Xinhua/Tang Zhenjiang)


August Hohhot-Ulanqab

Crew members pose for a photo with the bullet train at Ulanqab Railway Station in Ulanqab, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2017. The first high speed railway in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region linking Hohhot and Ulanqab started operation on Aug 3, 2017. The 126-kilometer-long railway is part of the high-speed railway that links Hohhot to Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province, the co-host city of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. And the travel time between Ulanqab and Hohhot will be shortened to 40 minutes. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)


August Changchun-Baicheng-Ulanhot

An inter-city bullet train is seen on the railway linking Changchun, Baicheng, both in northeast China's Jilin Province, and Ulanhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on July 13, 2017. The 412-km-long railway was put into use on Aug. 8, 2017. (Xinhua/Huo Chunguang)


September Wuhan-Jiujiang

An attendant serves tea for passengers on the G488 train running on the Wuhan-Jiujiang line, Sept. 21, 2017. The Wuhan-Jiujiang line, connecting Hubei's provincial capital Wuhan and Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province, started operation on Sept. 21, 2017. (Xinhua/Song Zhenping)


September Lanzhou-Chongqing

Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2017 shows a train running on Lanzhou-Chongqing railway, in the Guangyuan section within southwest China's Sichuan Province. Lanzhou-Chongqing railway, a major railway connecting Lanzhou City in northwestern province of Gansu with the southwestern metropolis Chongqing, opened to traffic on Sept. 29, 2017. The railway, which started construction in 2008, also runs through northwest China's Shaanxi Province and southwest China's Sichuan Province. It will play a crucial role in improving transportation efficiency and advance the development program for western China. (Xinhua/Fan Peishen)


December Xi'an-Chengdu

Crew members of a bullet train which is to operate on the Xi'an-Chengdu High-Speed Railway, pose for pictures in front of the bullet train in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 4, 2017. High-speed trains linking Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, and Chengdu of Sichuan, began operation on Dec. 6. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)


December Shijiazhuang-Jinan

A road-rail bridge under construction is seen over the Yellow River in Jinan, capital city of east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 18, 2016. The passenger railway links Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei Province, with Jinan, capital of Shandong Province, with a speed up to 250 km per hour, will be completed and put into use in December. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

 

 

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