Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially starts operation tests-Xinhua

Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially starts operation tests

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2025-09-11 18:31:49

A test train runs on a grand bridge along the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2025. With the departure of test train DJ502 from Xi'an North Railway Station, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially started its operation tests on Thursday.

Spanning about 299.8 km, the railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour upon completion. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

A test train runs on a grand bridge along the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2025. With the departure of test train DJ502 from Xi'an North Railway Station, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially started its operation tests on Thursday.

Spanning about 299.8 km, the railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour upon completion. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

A test train runs on a grand bridge along the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2025. With the departure of test train DJ502 from Xi'an North Railway Station, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially started its operation tests on Thursday.

Spanning about 299.8 km, the railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour upon completion. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

A test train runs on a grand bridge along the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in Tongchuan, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2025. With the departure of test train DJ502 from Xi'an North Railway Station, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially started its operation tests on Thursday.

Spanning about 299.8 km, the railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour upon completion. (Photo by Liu Xiang/Xinhua)

A test train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway arrives at Yan'an Railway Station in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2025. With the departure of test train DJ502 from Xi'an North Railway Station, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially started its operation tests on Thursday.

Spanning about 299.8 km, the railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour upon completion. (Photo by Qi Xiaojun/Xinhua)

A test train runs on a grand bridge along the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2025. With the departure of test train DJ502 from Xi'an North Railway Station, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially started its operation tests on Thursday.

Spanning about 299.8 km, the railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour upon completion. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

A test train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway arrives at Yan'an Railway Station in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2025. With the departure of test train DJ502 from Xi'an North Railway Station, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially started its operation tests on Thursday.

Spanning about 299.8 km, the railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour upon completion. (Photo by Zhang Lizhi/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows a test train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway running past a power substation in Yijun County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2025. With the departure of test train DJ502 from Xi'an North Railway Station, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially started its operation tests on Thursday.

Spanning about 299.8 km, the railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour upon completion. (Photo by Ma Bo/Xinhua)

A test train of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway arrives at Yan'an Railway Station in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 11, 2025. With the departure of test train DJ502 from Xi'an North Railway Station, the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway officially started its operation tests on Thursday.

Spanning about 299.8 km, the railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is expected to shorten the travel time between Xi'an and Yan'an from current 2.5 hours to around one hour upon completion. (Photo by Qi Xiaojun/Xinhua)