An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows a bullet train running on Fuping grand bridge along the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua)
XI'AN, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A sleek silver bullet train departed Yan'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, linking the sacred revolutionary heartland to the country's rapidly expanding high-speed rail network.
The newly opened 299-km line connects Yan'an with Xi'an, the provincial capital and home to the famed Terracotta Warriors, slashing travel time between the two cities from about 2.5 hours to roughly one hour.
Designed for operations of up to 350 km per hour, the line marked the fastest train running on the Loess Plateau.
People perform during a promotional event marking the operation of Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway at Xi'an North Railway Station in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)Passengers wait to board C9312, the first train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway bound for Yan'an, at Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)Passengers and train attendants take selfies in front of the train C9312 of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)This photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows C9312, the first train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway bound for Yan'an, at Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)A passenger celebrates in front of C9312, the first train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway bound for Yan'an, at Xi'an North Railway Station in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)C9312, the first train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway bound for Yan'an, departs from Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)Passengers board a train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway at Yan'an Station in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)Constructors pose for a group photo on a train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway at Yan'an Station in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)Drivers of a train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway make preparations at Yan'an Station in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Photo by Cao Xin/Xinhua)A train attendant introduces specialities of Yan'an on a train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)A passenger shows postcards marking the start of operation of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway at Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)A staff member guides passengers to use a ticket vending machine at Fuping South Railway Station along the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)Passengers buy tickets at Fuping South Railway Station along the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)Residents perform Ansai waist-drum, a traditional drum dance, at Yan'an Station along the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Photo by Liu Yijiang/Xinhua)A train attendant pastes a paper-cut window decoration on a train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway at Yan'an Station in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)Passengers taking the train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway pose for photos with performers at Yan'an Station in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)Staff members of a train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway pose for a group photo inside a carriage at Yan'an Station in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)A passenger poses for photos in front of the first train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway bound for Yan'an at Xi'an North Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)C9312, the first train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway bound for Yan'an, departs from Fuping South Railway Station in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows the train C9339 bound for Xi'an running past Fuping South Railway Station in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 26, 2025 shows C9309, the first train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway bound for Xi'an, approaching Fuping South Railway Station in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)■
