The photo, taken on June 20, shows a staff debugging test equipment on a train that will start trial operation at the Changsha Railway Station (Intercity Station Yard). (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua News Agency)

On June 20, Yiyang-Changsha section of the Changde-Yiyang-Changsha Railway started trial operation. Since the joint commissioning and testing of the Yiyang-Changsha section of the railway line was launched on May 8, step-by-step acceleration of EMUs, signal test, and other work have been successfully completed. The Yiyang-Changsha section will open to traffic after passing acceptance inspection of trial operation. 

The Changde-Yiyang-Changsha Railway is 157km in length, with a designed speed of 350 km/h. It is a key part of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network.

The aerial photo, taken on June 20, shows a train that is under trial operation departing from the Changsha Railway Station (Intercity Station Yard). (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua News Agency)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: Xinhua