A high-speed railway train running from Hefei in east China's Anhui Province to Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province is seen at Susong East Railway Station in Susong County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Cao Li)
HEFEI, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday.
The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd.
The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway.
There will be five pairs of trains plying on the railway on the first day of its operation and the number will increase to 24 pairs per day starting from Jan. 10, 2022.
The new line passes populated areas with abundant tourism resources and will greatly facilitate the travel of people along the route, said the company. Enditem
Construction workers of the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway get on a train at the Huangmei East Railway Station in Huangmei County, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Police officers patrol at the Anqing West Railway Station in Anqing City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 30, 2021 shows a train running along the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway in Huangmei County, central China's Hubei Province. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
A train is seen running along the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway in Huaining County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Photo by Jiang Sheng/Xinhua)
(211230) -- JIUJIANG, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Construction workers of the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway pose for a photo at the Lushan Station in east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
A train of the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway is seen pulling into the Huangmei East Railway Station in Huangmei County, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
(211230) -- JIUJIANG, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Crew members pose for photo at the platform of the Lushan Station along the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway in east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
A train runs along the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway in Huaining County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Photo by Jiang Sheng/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 30, 2021 shows a train running along the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway in Huaining County, east China's Anhui Province. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Photo by Jiang Sheng/Xinhua)
(211230) -- JIUJIANG, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- A train running along the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway pulls out of the Lushan Station in east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
A high-speed railway train is seen at the Susong East Railway Station in Susong County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 30, 2021 shows a train running along the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway in Huaining County, east China's Anhui Province. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Photo by Jiang Sheng/Xinhua)
Crew members and passengers pose for a photo on a high-speed railway train running from Hefei in east China's Anhui Province to Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 30, 2021 shows a train of the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway pulling into the Huangmei East Railway Station in Huangmei County, central China's Hubei Province. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
(211230) -- JIUJIANG, Dec. 30, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Passengers get on a train running along the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway at the Lushan Railway Station in east China's Jiangxi Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Crew members stage a performance during a ceremony on a high-speed railway train running from Hefei in east China's Anhui Province to Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
A train runs along the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway in Susong County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 30, 2021. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Photo by Lyu Jinyi/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 30, 2021 shows a train of the Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway pulling out of the Huangmei East Railway Station in Huangmei County, central China's Hubei Province. A new high-speed railway section linking Anqing City in east China's Anhui Province, with Jiujiang City in east China's Jiangxi Province began operation Thursday. The 176-km line, with seven stations along its route, will reduce travel time between Anhui's capital Hefei and Jiangxi's capital Nanchang to two hours and 22 minutes, according to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd. The Anqing-Jiujiang high-speed railway has a designed speed of 350 km per hour and is connected to China's vertical artery of the Beijing-Hong Kong Railway. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
