Railway linking Hohhot with Beijing starts test runs

A high-speed railway linking Hohhot, capital city of North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, with Beijing is currently having test runs, according to a report in the Hohhot Daily.

The high-speed track consists of two sections: the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway and the Zhangjiakou-Hohhot Railway.

After it goes into operation, 20 pairs of high-speed trains will run on the two lines. Hohhot, Baotou and Ulaanqab in the autonomous region will all have high-speed trains heading for Beijing.

Rail officials said the journey between Hohhot and Beijing will be shortened to 2 hours and 18 minutes.