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1st commercial train leaves Shanghai for Beijing on high-speed railway
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June 30, 2011, Thursday
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The first high-speed trains to travel on the new Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway departed at 3pm today, with one train leaving Shanghai for Beijing and another train making the same trip in the opposite direction.
Premier Wen Jiabao attended the railway's opening ceremony in Beijing, boarding the Shanghai-bound high-speed train shortly thereafter. His train is expected to arrive in Shanghai at 8:09pm, while the train bound for Beijing is expected to arrive at 8:02pm.
The 1,318-kilometer-long railway links the country's prosperous Pan-Bohai and Yangtze River Delta economic zones, cutting travel time between the two regions to less than five hours.
The high-speed railway, which has been operating on a trial basis since mid-May, opened one year ahead of schedule.
Although the railway is designed to handle maximum train speeds of 350 kilometers per hour, most of the trains will run at speeds between 250 and 300 kph.
He Huawu, chief engineer at the Ministry of Railways, on Monday dismissed rumors that the railway's operating speed was cut due to safety concerns.
"The adjustment to the operating speed of the railway was made to meet people's needs, to increase transport capacity and reduce costs and energy consumption," he said.
Tickets for the railway's fastest trains, running at 300 kph, are priced between 555 yuan and 1,750 yuan. Prices for slower trains, running at 250 kph, are priced between 410 yuan and 650 yuan.
The railway is expected to transport more than 80 million passengers annually.
Premier Wen Jiabao attended the railway's opening ceremony in Beijing, boarding the Shanghai-bound high-speed train shortly thereafter. His train is expected to arrive in Shanghai at 8:09pm, while the train bound for Beijing is expected to arrive at 8:02pm.
The 1,318-kilometer-long railway links the country's prosperous Pan-Bohai and Yangtze River Delta economic zones, cutting travel time between the two regions to less than five hours.
The high-speed railway, which has been operating on a trial basis since mid-May, opened one year ahead of schedule.
Although the railway is designed to handle maximum train speeds of 350 kilometers per hour, most of the trains will run at speeds between 250 and 300 kph.
He Huawu, chief engineer at the Ministry of Railways, on Monday dismissed rumors that the railway's operating speed was cut due to safety concerns.
"The adjustment to the operating speed of the railway was made to meet people's needs, to increase transport capacity and reduce costs and energy consumption," he said.
Tickets for the railway's fastest trains, running at 300 kph, are priced between 555 yuan and 1,750 yuan. Prices for slower trains, running at 250 kph, are priced between 410 yuan and 650 yuan.
The railway is expected to transport more than 80 million passengers annually.
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