Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway opens on Dec. 26

Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway opens on Dec. 26

（Xinhua）  08:10, December 26, 2012

A bullet train from Beijing, capital of China, enters the Zhengzhou East Railway Station in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Dec. 25, 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

According to an announcement of the Ministry of Railways, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, which links Beijing and the capital of south China's Guangdong Province, opens on Dec. 26 and is expected to cut the travel time to about 8 hours from the current 20-odd hours by traditional lines.

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（Editor：马茜、梁军）

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