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High-speed trains linking Xi'an and Chongqing begin operation
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High-speed trains linking Xi'an and Chongqing, began operation on Wednesday, slashing the travel time between the two cities from 9.5 hours to just 5.5.
Xinhua丨Updated: December 7, 2017
A bullet train prepares to leave for Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, at the Chongqingbei Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 6, 2017. High-speed trains linking Xi'an and Chongqing, began operation on Wednesday, slashing the travel time between the two cities from 9.5 hours to just 5.5. The new route includes a new section of the high-speed rail line linking Xi'an with Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, which also started operation on Wednesday. [Photo/Xinhua]