Train from Beijing to Guangzhou to take 8 hours by 2012

By Harbin Daily
Published: 2009-08-12

Wang Zhiguo ,the vice minister of the Ministry of Railways, announced that the travelling time from Beijing to most provincial capitals will be shortened to between 1 and 8 hours within 3 years, thanks to the expansion of a high-speed rail network.

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Harbin Daily

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