Experiencing the opening of China's very first high-speed railway

By Bruce Connolly | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-11-17 09:01
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Photo taken on Aug 5, 2008, shows CRH trains waiting to depart Tianjin to Beijing. [Photo by Bruce Connolly/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

I had a quick walk around the train, checking on its facilities from excellent toilet units to a compact cafe car. An onboard announcement had me returning to my seat. Just over twenty minutes out from Beijing we were already slowing down for our on-time arrival into Tianjin! The station, close to Haihe River, with a long history serving the city, had been considerably upgraded to handle the new, streamlined services.

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