Passengers walk on a train platform at Yichun West Railway Station in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 14, 2026.
The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Sept. 28. With a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the 318-km line slashed travel time between Harbin and Yichun from about seven hours to just two hours.
The efficient and convenient rail service is expected to facilitate the free flow of talents, passengers, materials and technologies, boosting coordinated regional development in Heilongjiang and forming a key corridor for the region's high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Passengers board a train under the guidance of an attendant at Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 14, 2026.
The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Sept. 28. With a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the 318-km line slashed travel time between Harbin and Yichun from about seven hours to just two hours.
The efficient and convenient rail service is expected to facilitate the free flow of talents, passengers, materials and technologies, boosting coordinated regional development in Heilongjiang and forming a key corridor for the region's high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 14, 2026 shows a city view of Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Sept. 28. With a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the 318-km line slashed travel time between Harbin and Yichun from about seven hours to just two hours.
The efficient and convenient rail service is expected to facilitate the free flow of talents, passengers, materials and technologies, boosting coordinated regional development in Heilongjiang and forming a key corridor for the region's high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 25, 2026 shows a bullet train of Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway running on trial operation through Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Sept. 28. With a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the 318-km line slashed travel time between Harbin and Yichun from about seven hours to just two hours.
The efficient and convenient rail service is expected to facilitate the free flow of talents, passengers, materials and technologies, boosting coordinated regional development in Heilongjiang and forming a key corridor for the region's high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 14, 2026 shows a view of the Yichun economic development zone in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Sept. 28. With a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the 318-km line slashed travel time between Harbin and Yichun from about seven hours to just two hours.
The efficient and convenient rail service is expected to facilitate the free flow of talents, passengers, materials and technologies, boosting coordinated regional development in Heilongjiang and forming a key corridor for the region's high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A worker works on a pine nut processing line of a company at the Yichun economic development zone in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 14, 2026.
The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Sept. 28. With a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the 318-km line slashed travel time between Harbin and Yichun from about seven hours to just two hours.
The efficient and convenient rail service is expected to facilitate the free flow of talents, passengers, materials and technologies, boosting coordinated regional development in Heilongjiang and forming a key corridor for the region's high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A worker produces honey products on a processing line of a bee products company at the Yichun economic development zone in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 14, 2026.
The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Sept. 28. With a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the 318-km line slashed travel time between Harbin and Yichun from about seven hours to just two hours.
The efficient and convenient rail service is expected to facilitate the free flow of talents, passengers, materials and technologies, boosting coordinated regional development in Heilongjiang and forming a key corridor for the region's high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Honey products are pictured on a processing line of a bee products company at the Yichun economic development zone in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 14, 2026.
The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Sept. 28. With a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the 318-km line slashed travel time between Harbin and Yichun from about seven hours to just two hours.
The efficient and convenient rail service is expected to facilitate the free flow of talents, passengers, materials and technologies, boosting coordinated regional development in Heilongjiang and forming a key corridor for the region's high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Passengers line up for check-in at the waiting hall of Yichun West Railway Station in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 14, 2026.
The Harbin-Yichun high-speed railway, China's northernmost high-speed railway running through a region of discontinuous permafrost in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, officially entered service on Sept. 28. With a designed speed of 250 kilometers per hour, the 318-km line slashed travel time between Harbin and Yichun from about seven hours to just two hours.
The efficient and convenient rail service is expected to facilitate the free flow of talents, passengers, materials and technologies, boosting coordinated regional development in Heilongjiang and forming a key corridor for the region's high-quality development. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
