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60th anniv. of start of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

JR Central President Shunsuke Niwa speaks at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 1, 2024, before the day's first train departs.

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60th anniv. of start of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

A ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains is held at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 1, 2024, before the day's first train departs.

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60th anniv. of start of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

A ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains is held at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 1, 2024, before the day's first train departs.

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

GAMAGORI, Japan, July 22 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 22, 2024, shows two maintenance vehicles that derailed in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, after colliding with each other earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services. (Kyodo)

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 22, 2024, shows two maintenance vehicles that derailed in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, after colliding with each other earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services.

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 22, 2024, shows two maintenance vehicles that derailed in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, after colliding with each other earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services.

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 22, 2024, shows two maintenance vehicles that derailed in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, after colliding with each other earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services.

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

Photo taken in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, on July 22, 2024, show a maintenance vehicle that derailed earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services.

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. 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 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. 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 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. 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 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue waits for passengers to board the Fuxing bullet train G9801 at Fuzhou South Railway Station in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue provides ticket service for a passenger on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue (R) introduces to a passenger the scenery along the way on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Train attendant Zhao Yijun (R) and her colleague conduct food service on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue inspects a passenger car on the Fuxing bullet train G9801 after the train's arrival at Xiamen North Railway Station in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue prepares to close the door of the Fuxing bullet train G9801 at Quanzhou East Railway Station in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue (L) checks food sales information of the dining car with colleagues on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Train attendant Zhao Yijun works on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This stitched aerial panorama taken on Sept. 15, 2023 shows the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk into the waiting hall of Fuzhou South Railway Station on the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 13, 2023 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Wulong River bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This stitched aerial panorama taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger travelling aboard the Fuxing bullet train G9801 on the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway takes photos of the scenery outside the train window in southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows the Wulong River bridge (C) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge (L) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A performer puts on a puppet show on the Fuxing bullet train G9801 operating on the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a test train running on the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan

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(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows the Wulong River bridge (C) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/We

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Fuxing bullet train G9801 awaits departure from Fuzhou South Railway Station on the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a part of the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows the Wulong River bridge (3rd R) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows a cargo ship sailing towards the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei P

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows the Wulong River bridge (C) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge (R) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge (R) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge (L) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two passengers from southeast China's Taiwan speak with their family in a video chat while taking the Fuxing bullet train G9801 on the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to jus

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Chengyi, the driver of the Fuxing bullet train G9801, makes preparations before departure at Fuzhou south railway station along Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just unde

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 28, 2023 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Wulong River bridge along Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Fuxing bullet train G9801 departs from Fuzhou south railway station along Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)