RailwayAlbum | Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway bridging central, western China puts into operation-Xinhua
RailwayAlbum | Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway bridging central, western China puts into operation
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2026-06-30 19:44:15
This photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows the first high-speed train of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway at Shiyan East Railway Station in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. The Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway was officially put into operation on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
XI'AN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway was officially put into operation on Tuesday. The railway has a designed speed of up to 350 km per hour and a total length of 257 km. It connects Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, with Shiyan in neighboring Hubei Province in the country's central region.
The line connects to the existing Wuhan-Shiyan high-speed railway, cutting the travel time between Xi'an and Wuhan, capital of Hubei, to 2 hours 41 minutes, down from the previous 4.5-hour detour route. The trip between Xi'an and Shiyan has been slashed from over 6 hours on conventional trains to barely an hour.
This photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows the Xi'an East Railway Station along the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)Passengers queue up to check in at Xi'an East Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 30, 2026. The Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway was officially put into operation on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)An aerial drone photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows the bullet train No.G3970 from Xi'an East Railway Station to Hankou Railway Station departing from Xi'an East Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)The bullet train No. G3966, the first high-speed train of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway, departs from Xi'an East Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)An aerial drone photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows a bullet train passing an overpass bridge along the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. (Photo by Jin Wei/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows a bullet train passing a grand bridge along the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo by Liu Kunlun/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows the bullet train No. G3966, the first high-speed train of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway departing from Xi'an, pulling out of Xi'an East Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)Constructors from the China Railway 10th Bureau Group taking part in the construction of the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway pose for photos before boarding the bullet train No. G3969, the first high-speed train of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway departing from Shiyan, at Shiyan East Railway Station in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province, June 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)Passengers taking the bullet train No. G3969, the first high-speed train of Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway departing from Shiyan, arrive at Yunxi Railway Station in central China's Hubei Province, June 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)People pose for photos in front of the Yunxi Railway Station in central China's Hubei Province, June 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)Performers rehearse in celebration of the launch of the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway at the waiting hall of Yunxi Railway Station in central China's Hubei Province, June 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)An aerial drone photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows a bullet train passing the Hanjiang River grand bridge along the Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. (Photo by Xie Yong/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on June 30, 2026 shows a bullet train departing from the Shiyan East Railway Station in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. The Xi'an-Shiyan high-speed railway was officially put into operation on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)■
