'Green Giant' bullet train energizes southern Sichuan

2022-01-10 09:20:52 GMT2022-01-10 17:20:52(Beijing Time) Sina English
<p>A “Green Giant” bullet train passes the bridge connecting Huangshuitang Railway Station and Dechangxi Railway Station in Sichuan Province on January 10, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)
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A “Green Giant” bullet train passes the bridge connecting Huangshuitang Railway Station and Dechangxi Railway Station in Sichuan Province on January 10, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

<p>The Yi-ethnic-culture-themed bullet train pulled out from Xichangxi Railway Station in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on January 10, 2022. It is the first Fuxing multiple-unit train starting from the Station.</p>

The Yi-ethnic-culture-themed bullet train pulled out from Xichangxi Railway Station in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on January 10, 2022. It is the first Fuxing multiple-unit train starting from the Station.

<p>A “Green Giant” bullet train rapidly passes by a 66-year-old shepherd in Huangshui Town of Sichuan Province on January 10, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)
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A “Green Giant” bullet train rapidly passes by a 66-year-old shepherd in Huangshui Town of Sichuan Province on January 10, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

<p>The train starts from Mianning County in Sichuan Province, and ends in Miyi County in Panzhihua in southern Sichuan Province. The line is 160.138km long, setting the speed of the train at 160km each hour.</p>

The train starts from Mianning County in Sichuan Province, and ends in Miyi County in Panzhihua in southern Sichuan Province. The line is 160.138km long, setting the speed of the train at 160km each hour.

<p>The photo shows that the Xichangxi Railway Station is under peripheral construction. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)</p>

The photo shows that the Xichangxi Railway Station is under peripheral construction. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

<p>The “Green Giant” bullet train runs above Anning River in southwestern Sichuan under the first rays of the morning sun. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)
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The “Green Giant” bullet train runs above Anning River in southwestern Sichuan under the first rays of the morning sun. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

<p>There are 126 bridges and 25 tunnels in total in the line.</p>

There are 126 bridges and 25 tunnels in total in the line.

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