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Harbin-Shanghai high-speed train service opens

Updated : 2013-12-30

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A steward brings food to passengers on a high-speed train which departed from Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province for Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, Dec. 28, 2013. The Harbin-Shanghai high-speed train service was officially opened on Saturday. The new line, running across the country's frigid regions, cut passengers' travel time to around 13 hours from the previous 32 hours. [Photo by Liu Changlong/Xinhua]
 

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A passenger takes photos of a high-speed train which departed from Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, Dec. 28, 2013. The Harbin-Shanghai high-speed train service was officially opened on Saturday. The new line, running across the country's frigid regions, cut passengers' travel time to around 13 hours from the previous 32 hours. [Photo by Liu Changlong/Xinhua]