High-speed rail services start on Monday to Zhangjiakou, a co-host of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Photo: Xinhua
High-speed rail services start on Monday to Zhangjiakou, a co-host of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Photo: Xinhua
China /  Politics

China in high-speed rail top gear with launch of line to Winter Olympics city

  • The new services add to the 5,000km of high-speed rail rolled out across China this year
  • Travel time from Beijing to Inner Mongolia to be cut dramatically, opening up prospects for tourism in the autonomous region

Wendy Wu
Wendy Wu

Updated: 9:33am, 30 Dec, 2019

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High-speed rail services start on Monday to Zhangjiakou, a co-host of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Photo: Xinhua
High-speed rail services start on Monday to Zhangjiakou, a co-host of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Photo: Xinhua
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