InPics: Key high-speed rail link opens in SW China-Xinhua
InPics: Key high-speed rail link opens in SW China
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-06-27 21:44:15
This photo shows a view of the Chongqing East Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
CHONGQING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- A key high-speed railway link in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality officially entered operation on Friday, marking a significant step toward establishing a vital transportation artery connecting the country's inland region with its southeastern coast.
A high-speed train departed from the Chongqing East Railway Station bound for the Qianjiang Railway Station on Friday morning, inaugurating the 242-kilometer section of the Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway. Construction on this segment began in May 2020, and it features a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour and a daily operation capacity of up to 54 trains.
An aerial drone photo shows a high-speed train running on a railway bridge on the Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway, in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Zhang Kai/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo shows a high-speed train running on a railway bridge on the Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway, in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Huang Jiji/Xinhua)Passengers and staff members pose for a photo before boarding a high-speed train at a platform of the Chongqing East Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Lei Mingyu)A high-speed train arrives at the Qianjiang Railway Station on the Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway, in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Lei Mingyu)An aerial drone photo shows a high-speed train running on a railway bridge on the Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway, in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Lu Dongyue/Xinhua)A railway stewardess works at a platform of the Chongqing East Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Lei Mingyu)This photo shows a view of the Chongqing East Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)This photo shows a view of the Chongqing East Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)An aerial drone photo shows a high-speed train pulling out of the Chongqing East Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)■
