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China-N. Korea train service resumes operation

BEIJING, China, March 12 Kyodo - A passenger train bound for Pyongyang is pictured after departing Beijing Railway Station on March 12, 2026, marking the resumption of train services between China and North Korea following a six-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]China-N. Korea train service resumes operation

BEIJING, China, March 12 Kyodo - A passenger train bound for Pyongyang is pictured after departing Beijing Railway Station on March 12, 2026, marking the resumption of train services between China and North Korea following a six-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Kyodo)

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China-N. Korea train service resumes operation

Security officers stand guard at Beijing Railway Station on March 12, 2026, as a passenger train bound for Pyongyang awaits departure, marking the resumption of a train service between China and North Korea following a six-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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China-N. Korea train service resumes operation

A passenger train bound for Pyongyang is pictured after departing Beijing Railway Station on March 12, 2026, marking the resumption of train services between China and North Korea following a six-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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China-N. Korea train service resumes operation

A passenger train bound for Pyongyang departs Beijing Railway Station on March 12, 2026, marking the resumption of a train service between China and North Korea following a six-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers prepare to board a train bound for north China's Tianjin Municipality at the Beijing Daxing International Airport Station in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2024. The Tianjin-Beijing Daxing International Airport intercity railway has implemented a new railway operating plan since the summer travel rush. Ten additional trains have been added each day between Tianjin West Railway Station and Beijing Daxing International Airport, with the passenger transport capacity double that of regular days. The intercity railway, the fourth high-speed rail linking Beijing and Tianjin, has seen a continuous increase in passenger volume since it began operation at the end of last year, further facilitating commuting in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DAXING AIRPORT INTERCITY RAILWAY-SUMMER TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240706) -- TIANJIN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers prepare to board a train bound for Beijing at Tianjin West Railway Station in Tianjin, north China, July 6, 2024. The Tianjin-Beijing Daxing International Airport intercity railway has implemented a new railway operating plan since the summer travel rush. Ten additional trains have been added each day between Tianjin West Railway Station and Beijing Daxing International Airport, with the passenger transport capacity double that of regular days. The intercity railway, the fourth high-speed rail linking Beijing and Tianjin, has seen a continuous increase in passenger volume since it began operation at the end of last year, further facilitating commuting in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DAXING AIRPORT INTERCITY RAILWAY-SUMMER TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240706) -- TIANJIN, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers prepare to board a train bound for north China's Tianjin Municipality at the Beijing Daxing International Airport Station in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2024. The Tianjin-Beijing Daxing International Airport intercity railway has implemented a new railway operating plan since the summer travel rush. Ten additional trains have been added each day between Tianjin West Railway Station and Beijing Daxing International Airport, with the passenger transport capacity double that of regular days. The intercity railway, the fourth high-speed rail linking Beijing and Tianjin, has seen a continuous increase in passenger volume since it began operation at the end of last year, further facilitating commuting in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Ran)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A passenger poses for photos before boarding the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- BEIJING, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A passenger boards the high-speed sleeper train D909 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A passenger poses for photos when boarding the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- BEIJING, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger boards the high-speed sleeper train D909 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger poses for photos before boarding the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger poses for photos when boarding the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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Visa-free policy drives surge in Thai travelers via China-Laos Railway

STORY: Visa-free policy drives surge in Thai travelers via China-Laos Railway SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: XISHUANGBANNA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Laos railway passenger train 2. various of passengers getting off at Mohan Station on the China-Laos Railway 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN XIANGHA, Tour guide, Yunnan International Travel Service 4. various of passengers going through customs at the Mohan checkpoint STORYLINE: It's been a month since a mutual visa exemption agreement between China and Thailand took effect on March 1. In March, the exit-entry frontier inspection station in Mohan on China's border with Laos cleared 2,100 in-bound visits by Thai nationals. Among them, 629 visits were made through the Mohan port of China-Laos Railway, representing a month-on-month increase of 750%. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN XIANGHA, Tour guide, Yunnan International Travel Service "Since the implementation of the visa-free policy between

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-IBADAN-CHINESE-BUILT RAILWAY-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

(240305) -- LAGOS, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 2, 2024 shows a passenger train bound for Ibadan departing from the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station of the Lagos-Ibadan Railway in Lagos, Nigeria. Built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the Lagos-Ibadan Railway connects Nigeria's economic center Lagos and the southwest industrial city Ibadan. Officially opened to traffic in June 2021 with a main line of about 157 kilometers long and a branch line of about 7 kilometers long, it adopts modern railway standards and has a designed speed of 150 kilometers per hour. The railway provides Africa's most populous country with an affordable and safe mode of transportation. It not only facilitates people's travel, but also helps improve the efficiency of port and inland cargo transportation. As of March 5, 2024, the Chinese-built Lagos-Ibadan Railway has been operating safely for 1,000 days, with passenger traffic exceeding 2 million. Moreover, CCECC has

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CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH-TOURISM

(240217) -- KUNMING, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger bound for Laos displays a train ticket of China-Laos Railway in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 14, 2024. The China-Laos Railway is witnessing its first Spring Festival travel rush since the railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13, 2023. Laos embraced a boost in tourism thanks to the passenger flow brought by the China-Laos Railway during the Spring Festival holiday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH-TOURISM

(240217) -- KUNMING, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers bound for Laos get on a China-Laos Railway train at Kunmingnan Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 14, 2024. The China-Laos Railway is witnessing its first Spring Festival travel rush since the railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13, 2023. Laos embraced a boost in tourism thanks to the passenger flow brought by the China-Laos Railway during the Spring Festival holiday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH-TOURISM

(240217) -- KUNMING, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers bound for Laos display their train tickets of China-Laos Railway in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 14, 2024. The China-Laos Railway is witnessing its first Spring Festival travel rush since the railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13, 2023. Laos embraced a boost in tourism thanks to the passenger flow brought by the China-Laos Railway during the Spring Festival holiday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- SHENZHEN, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen on a bullet train bound for Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, at Shenzhen North Railway Station in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 26, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 mill

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CHINA-LAOS-CHINA-LAOS RAILWAY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230822) -- BEIJING , Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers prepare to board the first cross-border passenger train bound for the Lao capital Vientiane at Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "China Focus: A road of prosperity -- China-Laos Railway promotes common development" (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-KUNMING-LAOS-RAILWAY-PASSENGER SERVICES (CN)

(230413) -- KUNMING, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers prepare to board the first cross-border passenger train bound for the Lao capital Vientiane at Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services on Thursday, a move that is expected to boost regional connectivity. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-KUNMING-LAOS-RAILWAY-PASSENGER SERVICES (CN)

(230413) -- KUNMING, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers taking the first cross-border passenger train bound for the Lao capital Vientiane pose for a photo before departing from Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services on Thursday, a move that is expected to boost regional connectivity. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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(FOCUS) LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-RAILWAY-PASSENGER SERVICES

(230413) -- VIENTIANE, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The first cross-border passenger train bound for Kunming in southwest China's Yunnnan Province awaits departure from Vientiane, Laos on April 13, 2023. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services on Thursday, a move that is expected to boost regional connectivity. (Photo by Yang Yongquan/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS) LAOS-VIENTIANE-CHINA-RAILWAY-PASSENGER SERVICES

(230413) -- VIENTIANE, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lao and Chinese drivers of a cross-border passenger train bound for Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province prepare for departure from Vientiane, Laos on April 13, 2023. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services on Thursday, a move that is expected to boost regional connectivity. (Photo by Yang Yongquan/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-KUNMING-LAOS-RAILWAY-PASSENGER SERVICES (CN)

(230413) -- KUNMING, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger train bound for the Lao capital Vientiane awaits departure from Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services on Thursday, a move that is expected to boost regional connectivity. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-KUNMING-LAOS-RAILWAY-PASSENGER SERVICES (CN)

(230413) -- KUNMING, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger train bound for the Lao capital Vientiane awaits departure from Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services on Thursday, a move that is expected to boost regional connectivity. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-KUNMING-LAOS-RAILWAY-PASSENGER SERVICES (CN)

(230413) -- KUNMING, April 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Crew members of a passenger train bound for the Lao capital Vientiane prepare for departure from Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. The China-Laos Railway started cross-border passenger services on Thursday, a move that is expected to boost regional connectivity. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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Moscow-Paris direct train service launched

MOSCOW, Russia - A woman (L) checks the passport of a passenger before the departure of a train bound for Paris via Berlin at Moscow's Belorussky Station on Dec. 12, 2011. Russian Railways the same day started a direct train service between Moscow and Paris which runs a total of 3,177 kilometers through five countries in about 38 hours.

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India, Pakistan resume train link after 40 years

KHORKHRAPAR SINDH, Pakistan - Pakistan and India on Feb. 18 resumed a train service linking southern Pakistan and western India, which was suspended after the war between the two countries in 1965. Photo shows a relative seeing off a passenger aboard a train bound for India at Khokhrapar railway station in southern Pakistan the same day.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-SLOW TRAIN SERVICE (CN)

(220430) -- KASHGAR, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plays the guitar aboard a slow train bound for Hotan in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 27, 2022. As bullet trains zoom through stations in many parts of China, the seemingly outdated, rumbling slow-speed trains have continued to serve residents of remote areas with stable ticket prices and services. Though home to the world's most developed high-speed railway network, China still regularly operates 81 slow train services. The trains 7556/7557 and 7558/7555, running between Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and Hotan, are typical examples. The whole journey of the trains is 1,960 km, with 66 stops along the way. Since the trains' operation in June 2011, the fares have remained affordable for locals to help them shake off poverty and embrace better lives. People adore taking the slow-speed trains to carry goods to markets, send children to schools, and head for megacities as migrant workers. The slow trains, carrying the hop

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CHINA-XINJIANG-SLOW TRAIN SERVICE (CN)

(220430) -- KASHGAR, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A train steward helps a passenger put the luggage in place aboard a slow train bound for Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 28, 2022. As bullet trains zoom through stations in many parts of China, the seemingly outdated, rumbling slow-speed trains have continued to serve residents of remote areas with stable ticket prices and services. Though home to the world's most developed high-speed railway network, China still regularly operates 81 slow train services. The trains 7556/7557 and 7558/7555, running between Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and Hotan, are typical examples. The whole journey of the trains is 1,960 km, with 66 stops along the way. Since the trains' operation in June 2011, the fares have remained affordable for locals to help them shake off poverty and embrace better lives. People adore taking the slow-speed trains to carry goods to markets, send children to schools, and head for megacities as migrant workers. Th

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CHINA-XINJIANG-SLOW TRAIN SERVICE (CN)

(220430) -- KASHGAR, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A train conductor learns about the health condition of a passenger with disability aboard a slow train bound for Hotan in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 27, 2022. As bullet trains zoom through stations in many parts of China, the seemingly outdated, rumbling slow-speed trains have continued to serve residents of remote areas with stable ticket prices and services. Though home to the world's most developed high-speed railway network, China still regularly operates 81 slow train services. The trains 7556/7557 and 7558/7555, running between Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and Hotan, are typical examples. The whole journey of the trains is 1,960 km, with 66 stops along the way. Since the trains' operation in June 2011, the fares have remained affordable for locals to help them shake off poverty and embrace better lives. People adore taking the slow-speed trains to carry goods to markets, send children to schools, and head for megacities a

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CHINA-XINJIANG-SLOW TRAIN SERVICE (CN)

(220430) -- KASHGAR, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A passenger takes photos of scenery along the rail route aboard a slow train bound for Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 29, 2022. As bullet trains zoom through stations in many parts of China, the seemingly outdated, rumbling slow-speed trains have continued to serve residents of remote areas with stable ticket prices and services. Though home to the world's most developed high-speed railway network, China still regularly operates 81 slow train services. The trains 7556/7557 and 7558/7555, running between Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and Hotan, are typical examples. The whole journey of the trains is 1,960 km, with 66 stops along the way. Since the trains' operation in June 2011, the fares have remained affordable for locals to help them shake off poverty and embrace better lives. People adore taking the slow-speed trains to carry goods to markets, send children to schools, and head for megacities as migrant workers. The

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CHINA-XINJIANG-SLOW TRAIN SERVICE (CN)

(220430) -- KASHGAR, April 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A senior passenger talks with a kid aboard a slow train bound for Hotan in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 27, 2022. As bullet trains zoom through stations in many parts of China, the seemingly outdated, rumbling slow-speed trains have continued to serve residents of remote areas with stable ticket prices and services. Though home to the world's most developed high-speed railway network, China still regularly operates 81 slow train services. The trains 7556/7557 and 7558/7555, running between Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and Hotan, are typical examples. The whole journey of the trains is 1,960 km, with 66 stops along the way. Since the trains' operation in June 2011, the fares have remained affordable for locals to help them shake off poverty and embrace better lives. People adore taking the slow-speed trains to carry goods to markets, send children to schools, and head for megacities as migrant workers. The slow trains, carrying

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Eight passengers killed, 26 more injured in Nigeria's train attack: official

STORY: Eight passengers killed, 26 more injured in Nigeria's train attack: official DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of military personnel examining the scene of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack 2. various of the derailed train 3. various of bullet holes on the train's windows 4. various of the scene STORYLINE: An official in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna confirmed Tuesday that eight passengers were killed and 26 others sustained injuries in the attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train by gunmen. On Monday night, a passenger train en route to Kaduna from Abuja, the Nigerian capital, was attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Rijana, a town in Kaduna. The terrorists had planted explosive devices along the rail track, and when the Abuja-Kaduna bound train approached the point, the device exploded, causing the train to derail. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for internal security and home affairs in the state, who confirmed the figure

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Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo taken at JR Tokyo Station, a security camera (center top) is seen inside a passenger car in a Central Japan Railway Co. shinkansen bullet train, as the railway operator began constant monitoring of bullet train passenger cars running between Tokyo and Hakata, the first such step taken by a shinkansen operator, in the wake of an arson-suicide that occurred on a train bound for Osaka from Tokyo in June 2015 that left two dead and 26 others injured. The company started the monitoring regime on a single train the same day, but plans to expand it to cover 90% of its rolling stock by the end of March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo taken at JR Tokyo Station, a security camera is seen above a door in a Central Japan Railway Co. shinkansen bullet train. The railway operator began constant monitoring of bullet train passenger cars running between Tokyo and Hakata, the first such step taken by a shinkansen operator, in the wake of an arson-suicide that occurred on a train bound for Osaka from Tokyo in June 2015 that left two dead and 26 others injured. The company started the monitoring regime on a single train the same day, but plans to expand it to cover 90% of its rolling stock by the end of March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security cameras in operation on shinkansen train

In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo taken at JR Tokyo Station, a security camera is seen above a door in a Central Japan Railway Co. shinkansen bullet train. The railway operator began constant monitoring of bullet train passenger cars running between Tokyo and Hakata, the first such step taken by a shinkansen operator, in the wake of an arson-suicide that occurred on a train bound for Osaka from Tokyo in June 2015 that left two dead and 26 others injured. The company started the monitoring regime on a single train the same day, but plans to expand it to cover 90% of its rolling stock by the end of March 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service starts

A couple don hand-made costumes of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train inside the first train bound for Tokyo from Kanazawa on the shinkansen line in the early morning on March 14, 2015, the day of the launch of the new bullet train service directly linking the Japanese capital with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast. (Photo taken by a passenger)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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India, Pakistan resume train link after 40 years

KHORKHRAPAR SINDH, Pakistan - Pakistan and India on Feb. 18 resumed a train service linking southern Pakistan and western India, which was suspended after the war between the two countries in 1965. Photo shows a relative seeing off a passenger aboard a train bound for India at Khokhrapar railway station in southern Pakistan the same day. (Kyodo)

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Moscow-Paris direct train service launched

MOSCOW, Russia - A woman (L) checks the passport of a passenger before the departure of a train bound for Paris via Berlin at Moscow's Belorussky Station on Dec. 12, 2011. Russian Railways the same day started a direct train service between Moscow and Paris which runs a total of 3,177 kilometers through five countries in about 38 hours. (Kyodo)