Chief conductor Che Yanxue prepares to close the door of the Fuxing bullet train G9801 at Quanzhou East Railway Station in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
FUZHOU, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait.
The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour.
A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway.
This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou.
Chief conductor Che Yanxue waits for passengers to board the Fuxing bullet train G9801 at Fuzhou South Railway Station in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Chief conductor Che Yanxue provides ticket service for a passenger on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Train attendant Zhao Yijun works on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Chief conductor Che Yanxue (L) checks food sales information of the dining car with colleagues on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Chief conductor Che Yanxue (R) introduces to a passenger the scenery along the way on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Train attendant Zhao Yijun (R) and her colleague conduct food service on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Chief conductor Che Yanxue inspects a passenger car on the Fuxing bullet train G9801 after the train's arrival at Xiamen North Railway Station in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)■
