New bullet train reaches Shanghai from Beijing (Hebei Longsheng)
| China's new bullet train models, "Fuxing", or rejuvenation, were officially launched on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line and had its first ride on Monday.
CR400AF departed from Beijing South Railway Station at 11:05 am and headed to Shanghai. While the other, CR400BF, left Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station for Beijing at the same time.
The new models traveled at a speed of about 350 kilometers per hour and the top speed could reach 400 km/h.
It took the first model about 5 hours and 45 minutes to reach Shanghai. On its way, it stopped by 10 stations, including Jinan, Shandong province and Tianjin.
-----Hebei Longsheng Metals & Minerals Co., Ltd. (news from Chinadaily.com.cn) |
