High-speed rail links Hunan cities

The Yiyang-Changsha section of the Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway began operating on Tuesday.

With this section, all 14 cities and prefectures in Hunan province are now linked with high-speed rail. The province is the eighth in the country to provide high-speed rail services in all its cities.

The Yiyang-Changsha section runs 63 kilometers, with a designated speed of 350 km/h. Travel time between Yiyang and Changsha will be shortened from 70 minutes to 31 minutes.

The Chongqing-Xiamen railway runs from Chongqing through Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces. It is a key link in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the economic zone west of the Taiwan Straits.