CHINA-SHAANXI-YAN'AN-HIGH-SPEED RAIL (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-YAN'AN-HIGH-SPEED RAIL (CN)

Xinhua
26 Jan 2026, 17:45 GMT+

(260126) -- XI'AN, Jan. 26, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An attendant serves on the high-speed train G359 from Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province to the capital city of Beijing, Jan. 26, 2026. The high-speed train G359 departed from Yan'an on Monday morning, marking the first direct connection of high-speed rail from the sacred revolutionary site to the nation's capital city of Beijing.

The fastest high-speed train ride from Yan'an to Beijing will take five hours and 42 minutes, a big improvement compared to the original train. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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