Hold onto your seats, travelers! China's Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway just shifted into hyperdrive mode, launching full-line operations at 350 kph this weekend. The upgrade โ approved after rigorous safety checks โ completes a decade-long effort to maximize speeds across all sections of this 2,298-km rail artery.
Thanks to the newly accelerated Wuhan-Guangzhou segment, trips between Beijing and Guangzhou now take under 8 hours โ slicing nearly an hour off previous travel times. Think of it as the 'Fast & Furious' of infrastructure projects , connecting major economic hubs like Zhengzhou, Changsha, and Shenzhen.
China Railway confirms this makes it the country's longest high-speed line operating at maximum design speed. For context? That's faster than Japan's Shinkansen bullet trains and could theoretically outpace a cheetah (but let's not test that).
The upgrade signals China's rail ambitions are still full steam ahead, with over 45,000 km of high-speed tracks now crisscrossing the country. Next stop? More seamless travel for millions of commuters and a boost to regional economic integration.
, launching full-line operations at 350 kph this weekend. The upgrade โ approved after rigorous safety checks โ completes a decade-long effort to maximize speeds across all sections of this 2,298-km rail artery.
, connecting major economic hubs like Zhengzhou, Changsha, and Shenzhen.
(but let's not test that).
