New high-speed railway starts trial operation
Updated: 2013-05-24 18:37
(Xinhua)
|
|||||||||||
HANGZHOU - A new high-speed railway that stretches across east China's Yangtze River Delta began trials on Friday, according to local railway authorities.
The Nanjing-Hangzhou-Ningbo high-speed railway, with a designated top speed of 350 km per hour, will cut travel time between Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, and the port city of Ningbo in east China's Zhejiang Province to about two hours, sources with the Shanghai Railway Bureau said.
High-speed trains will run at a speed of 300 km per hour during the trial operation period, which will last one month.
The railway is scheduled to go into commercial service at the end of June, according to the bureau.
The high-speed railway is expected to boost the region's economy and foster the growth of tourism in the three cities it links.
Today's Top News
Japan urged to face history
Dialogue only solution to disputes
China to enhance AU partnership
Scrutiny urged to curb graft
Gutter oil to be used as auto fuel
Shanghai warns against telecom scams
Diaoyu Islands 'have never been Japan's territory'
China closes the gap with Switzerland, Europe
Hot Topics
Lunar probe , China growth forecasts, Emission rules get tougher, China seen through 'colored lens', International board,
Editor's Picks
A new life on the red planet |
Society: The age of anxiety |
Eager parents quick to learn marriage lines |
Sowing the seeds of change |
Hungry investors on the hunt for their pot of gold |
Premier Li visits four countries |