New passenger train service linking Hangzhou, Guangzhou launched

A passenger sits in a bullet train heading directly for Guangzhou East Railway Station in south China's Guangdong Province from Hangzhou West Railway Station in Hangzhou City of east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 10, 2024. A new passenger train service directly linking Hangzhou West Railway Station in Hangzhou and Guangzhou East Railway Station in Guangzhou was launched on Jan. 10. China started to implement a new railway operating plan on the same day.

Passengers and staff members pose for a group photo on the first bullet train heading directly for Guangzhou East Railway Station in south China's Guangdong Province from Hangzhou West Railway Station in Hangzhou City of east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 10, 2024.

This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 show a bullet train heading directly for Guangzhou East Railway Station in south China's Guangdong Province, at Hangzhou West Railway Station in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.

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