World's longest high-speed rail line

Updated On Dec 26, 2012 08:36 pm IST
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Harmony bullet trains are seen at a high-speed train maintenance base in Wuhan, Hubei province. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Harmony bullet trains are seen at a high-speed train maintenance base in Wuhan, Hubei province. Reuters Photo

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An employee uses a flashlight to inspect a CRH380 (China Railway High-speed) Harmony bullet train at a high-speed train maintenance base in Wuhan, Hubei province. Reuters Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An employee uses a flashlight to inspect a CRH380 (China Railway High-speed) Harmony bullet train at a high-speed train maintenance base in Wuhan, Hubei province. Reuters Photo

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A passenger takes a photo with the high speed train before boarding on the new 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) line between Beijing and Guangzhou in Guangzhou. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A passenger takes a photo with the high speed train before boarding on the new 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) line between Beijing and Guangzhou in Guangzhou. AFP Photo

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A conductor gives out a booklet to a passenger on the high speed train that runs between Beijing and Guangzhou at a train station in Zhengzhou. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A conductor gives out a booklet to a passenger on the high speed train that runs between Beijing and Guangzhou at a train station in Zhengzhou. AFP Photo

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The train driver of the high speed train that runs on the new 2,298-kilometre line between Beijing and Guangzhou takes a rest in Zhengzhou train station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The train driver of the high speed train that runs on the new 2,298-kilometre line between Beijing and Guangzhou takes a rest in Zhengzhou train station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province. AFP Photo

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A high-speed train G802 leaves for Beijing from Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A high-speed train G802 leaves for Beijing from Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province. AP Photo

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Passengers wait outside the ticket gate before boarding on the new 2,298-kilometre line between Beijing and Guangzhou in Beijing. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Passengers wait outside the ticket gate before boarding on the new 2,298-kilometre line between Beijing and Guangzhou in Beijing. AFP Photo

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The high speed train of the new 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) line between Beijing and Guangzhou waits to start its journey in Beijing. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The high speed train of the new 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) line between Beijing and Guangzhou waits to start its journey in Beijing. AFP Photo

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A bullet train passes over Yongdinghe Bridge in Beijing. China has opened the world's longest high-speed rail line, which runs 2,298 kilometers from Beijing in the north to Guangzhou. AP Photo/Xinhua expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 26, 2012 08:36 pm IST

A bullet train passes over Yongdinghe Bridge in Beijing. China has opened the world's longest high-speed rail line, which runs 2,298 kilometers from Beijing in the north to Guangzhou. AP Photo/Xinhua

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