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Extension line of China's first high-speed railway starts running

Xinhua, September 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

An extension of China's first high-speed railway route started services on Sunday with only about 45 minutes travel time from Beijing to Tianjin's coastal commercial district.

The new line extends from Tianjin High Speed Railway Station, the previous terminal, to Yujiapu business district in Binhai New Area.

The extension runs over 45 kilometers at a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Yujiapu station is underground with convenient links to subway, buses and other public transportation.

The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region is aiming for more coordinated development.Twenty four new intercity rail lines will come into being in the region by 2050, with combined length of 3,453 km. Endi