Beijing-Harbin High-speed Railway Starts Operation
Muhammad Irfan Published January 22, 2021 | 01:27 PM
China on Friday launched a new high-speed railway service that connects Beijing with Harbin, capital of the northeastern province of Heilongjiang
BEIJING (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jan, 2021 ) :China on Friday launched a new high-speed railway service that connects Beijing with Harbin, capital of the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.
A newly unveiled 192-km-long section, running from Beijing to Chengde, in the neighboring Hebei Province, started operation Friday morning. Combined with two previously opened sections, the Beijing-Harbin high-speed railway extends 1,198 km.
The new railway service forges a closer link between the national capital and the northeastern provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang.
With a designed speed of 350 km per hour, the service is expected to shorten the travel time from Beijing to Harbin to about five hours, around one and a half hours less than the previous fastest railway route.
The first section of the route, extending from Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province, to Harbin, was put into operation in 2012.
The section from Shenyang to Chengde began service in 2018.
Three sets of Fuxing bullet trains that can operate under temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees have been put into operation for the first time on the railway.
The route is an important part of China's high-speed railway network, which completes the high-speed railway link between the southern and northern regions of the country, said Fan Yijiang, an expert with the National Development and Reform Commission.
"It will facilitate travel between the country's northeastern parts and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and can add values to areas along the route," Fan said.
China's railway operation mileage reached 146,300 km by the end of last year, with 37,900 km of high-speed railways, data from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed.
Recent Stories
IHC adjourns PTI founder, Qureshi's appeal till Thursday
CDWP recommends 3 projects to ECNEC for approval
Tarar assures APNS to resolve issues of newspaper industry
Pakistan urged to capitalize on economic stability, for Tobacco Tax Reforms
N. Macedonia polls set to upend ties with EU neighbours
Croatia's ruling party reaches coalition deal with right wing
Bayern coach Tuchel makes three changes for Madrid showdown
Olympic flame arrives on French soil for Paris Games
Punjab Finance Minister announces expansion of Social Protection Authority's man ..
Kenya inks deal to end doctors' strike
Brazil flooding death toll reaches 100
Lebanon security source says five killed in Israeli strikes on south
More Stories From World
-
Football: South African Premiership results
2 hours ago -
Football: South African Premiership table
2 hours ago -
Fiorentina reach Europa Conference League final
2 hours ago -
Fiorentina reach Europa Conference League final
2 hours ago -
Football: Europa Conference League results
3 hours ago -
Tennis: Rome Open results - 1st update
3 hours ago
-
Tennis: Rome Open results
3 hours ago -
Track cycling star Benjamin Thomas escapes to win Giro 5th stage
3 hours ago -
Osaka wins in Rome after three-year absence
3 hours ago -
N. Macedonia polls set to upend ties with EU neighbours
4 hours ago -
Croatia's ruling party reaches coalition deal with right wing
4 hours ago -
Kenya inks deal to end doctors' strike
4 hours ago