By Yuling Chen, EDITOR

 On the afternoon of January 8, 2019,  the first Fuxing bullet train from Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province in Northwest China arrived in Chongqing Bei (North) Station in Southwest China. Its running speed of 160 kilometers per hour has reduced a previous 12-hour journey between the two cities to seven hours.

The first Fuxing bullet train from Lanzhou to Chongqing operates on January 8, 2019. (Photo by Li Bin)

Dynamic application security testing 

On January 4, 2019, the new Electric Multiple Units (EMU) ran for a dynamic application security  testing before its official operation in Lanzhou, according to China Railway Lanzhou Group.

The train with a green outfit adopts a streamlined body and is applicable to all normal speed electrified railways. Optimizing the distributed power system, it puts motive power in the head or the rear end of the train. This EMU features convenience, high efficiency, safety, comfort, and effective transportation organization, especially in high-speed railways. It enjoys nine coaches, of which one is for motive power and the other eight for 720 passengers at most.

Inside of the Fuxing bullet train from Lanzhou to Chongqing (Photo by Li Bin)

Buy the tickets on 12306 China Railway

“12306”,  the Chinese train ticket booking platform, has updated the ticket information for EMUs from Lanzhou Railway Station to Chongqing Bei (North) Railway Station.  They also have an official website,-www.12306.cn and app. EMU D754, connecting Lanzhou and Chongqing, will debut on January 8. It only takes six hours and 59 minutes to carry passengers from Lanzhou Railway Station to Chongqing North Railway Station. The train will stop at Longnan Railway Station, Guangyuan Railway Station, Langzhong Railway Station and Nanchong North Railway Station.

Source: CQCB

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