Taiwan launches high-speed rail service

Taiwan launches high-speed rail service

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Passengers take pictures of the first train of Taiwan's long-awaited bullet train system at Banciao Station in Taipei County on Jan 5. The bullet train runs at speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour between Taipei in the island's north and its second biggest city of Kaohsiung in the south.

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