New high-speed railway connects Hong Kong, Chengdu

A train started on Saturday morning from Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, heading for Hong Kong. It marked the opening of a direct high-speed train service between Chengdu and Hong Kong. The train left Chengdu at 8:48 a.m. and arrived in Hong Kong after about ten hours, passing ten other stops, including…

China makes progress in bullet train development

China has launched performance verification tests on an even faster high-speed train, the country’s railway operator said Saturday. The tests were made on June 28 and 29 separately in east China’s Fujian Province, marking that developing the CR450 bullet train has achieved initial results, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. During the…