Northwest Chinese City Opens High-Speed Rail

Passengers pose for group photos on a platform of the Yinchuan Railway Station in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on December 29, 2019. Ningxia opened its first high-speed railway on Sunday. The 207-km-long railway links three cities in the region including Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, Wuzhong and Zhongwei with a maximum design speed of 250 kph. The railway will reduce travel time between Yinchuan and Zhongwei by more than an hour. [Xinhua/Jia Haocheng]

YINCHUAN, December 29 (Xinhua) — Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region opened its first high-speed railway on Sunday.

The 207-km-long railway links three cities in the region including Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, Wuzhong and Zhongwei with a maximum design speed of 250 kph.

The railway will reduce travel time between Yinchuan and Zhongwei by more than an hour, said the local state-owned capital operation group.

The railway is part of a major high-speed rail line under construction connecting northwest China with the northern region, said Ma Wenhui, chief designer of the Yinchuan-Xi'an high-speed railway.

Passengers take the high-speed train C8201 from Yinchuan to Zhongwei, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on December 29, 2019. Ningxia opened its first high-speed railway on Sunday. The 207-km-long railway links three cities in the region including Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, Wuzhong and Zhongwei with a maximum design speed of 250 kph. The railway will reduce travel time between Yinchuan and Zhongwei by more than an hour. [Xinhua/Jia Haocheng]

A stewardess welcomes passengers outside the high-speed train C8201 from Yinchuan to Zhongwei, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on December 29, 2019. Ningxia opened its first high-speed railway on Sunday. The 207-km-long railway links three cities in the region including Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, Wuzhong and Zhongwei with a maximum design speed of 250 kph. The railway will reduce travel time between Yinchuan and Zhongwei by more than an hour. [Xinhua/Jia Haocheng]

Passengers take the high-speed train C8201 from Yinchuan to Zhongwei, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on December 29, 2019. Ningxia opened its first high-speed railway on Sunday. The 207-km-long railway links three cities in the region including Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, Wuzhong and Zhongwei with a maximum design speed of 250 kph. The railway will reduce travel time between Yinchuan and Zhongwei by more than an hour. [Xinhua/Jia Haocheng]

Stewardesses perform for passengers on the high-speed train C8201 from Yinchuan to Zhongwei, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on December 29, 2019. Ningxia opened its first high-speed railway on Sunday. The 207-km-long railway links three cities in the region including Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, Wuzhong and Zhongwei with a maximum design speed of 250 kph. The railway will reduce travel time between Yinchuan and Zhongwei by more than an hour. [Xinhua/Jia Haocheng]

A high-speed train departs from Wuzhong Railway Station for Zhongwei, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on December 29, 2019. Ningxia opened its first high-speed railway on Sunday. The 207-km-long railway links three cities in the region including Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, Wuzhong and Zhongwei with a maximum design speed of 250 kph. The railway will reduce travel time between Yinchuan and Zhongwei by more than an hour. [Xinhua/Jia Haocheng]

A high-speed train is to depart from the Yinchuan Railway Station in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on December 29, 2019. Ningxia opened its first high-speed railway on Sunday. The 207-km-long railway links three cities in the region including Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, Wuzhong and Zhongwei with a maximum design speed of 250 kph. The railway will reduce travel time between Yinchuan and Zhongwei by more than an hour. [Xinhua/Jia Haocheng]

A stewardess welcomes passengers on the high-speed train C8201 from Yinchuan to Zhongwei, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on December 29, 2019. Ningxia opened its first high-speed railway on Sunday. The 207-km-long railway links three cities in the region including Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, Wuzhong and Zhongwei with a maximum design speed of 250 kph. The railway will reduce travel time between Yinchuan and Zhongwei by more than an hour. [Xinhua/Jia Haocheng]

(Source: Xinhua)