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China

High-speed rail opens up line of prosperity

New Shenzhen-Xiamen bullet train links three important economic hubs for first time, as well as making business trips and holidays much easier

A bullet train on the Xiamen-Shenzhen High Speed Railway makes its first official journey yesterday. Photo: Xinhua

The new high-speed railway between Shenzhen and Xiamen opened yesterday, slicing the journey from an area many Hongkongers call home to the southeast coast from 15 hours to just 3-1/2 hours.

The 514km line is also a major breakthrough in connecting the rich, but relatively less accessible area of eastern Guangdong to the rest of the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong and Fujian province.