All aboard for Beijing-Guangzhou railway
By Xu Jingxi in Guangzhou and An Baijie in Zhengzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2012-12-15 07:46
High-speed train will slash travel times along north-south route
The high-speed rail route from Beijing to South China's Guangzhou will open on Dec 26, cutting the journey from 22 hours to around eight, the Ministry of Railways said on Friday.
It is the world's longest high-speed rail route, with a distance of 2,298 km, according to the ministry.
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