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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 runs on the high-speed railway from Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, to Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 6, 2017. The high-speed rail line linking Xi'an and Chengdu went into operation Wednesday, slashing the travel time between the two cities from about 11 hours to just 4. The 658-kilometer new line is China's first rail route running through the Qinling Mountains, the natural boundary between north and south China. [Photo/Xinhua]