China started service on Wednesday ( 26.12.2012 )on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country.
The opening of the new 2,298-kilometre
(1,425-mile) line between Beijing and Guangzhou means passengers will
be whisked from the capital to the southern commercial hub in less than a
third of the 22 hours previously required
Trains will travel at
an average speed of 300 kilometres per hour over the line, which
includes 35 stops in major cities such as Zhengzhou, Wuhan on the
Yangtze River and Changsha.
State media have reported that December 26 was chosen to start passenger service on the Beijing-Guangzhou line to commemorate the birth in 1893 of revered Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
State media have reported that December 26 was chosen to start passenger service on the Beijing-Guangzhou line to commemorate the birth in 1893 of revered Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
China's high-speed rail network was
established in 2007, but has fast become the world's largest with 8,358
kilometres of track at the end of 2010. That is expected to almost
double to 16,000 kilometres by 2020.
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