China's high-speed rail connecting 2022 Winter Olympic cities goes into service
- 4 years ago
A high-speed railway line connecting Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the two cities co-hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, went into service on December 30.
It will chop two hours and 20 minutes off the current rail journey, reducing it to a 47-minute hop, taking passengers at a top speed of 350 kmph (220 mph).
Footage, captured in Beijing at 8:30 am on December 30, shows the packed train on its way to Taizicheng Station in Hebei Province from Beijing North Railway Station.
It will chop two hours and 20 minutes off the current rail journey, reducing it to a 47-minute hop, taking passengers at a top speed of 350 kmph (220 mph).
Footage, captured in Beijing at 8:30 am on December 30, shows the packed train on its way to Taizicheng Station in Hebei Province from Beijing North Railway Station.