The first medium-speed rail link to China’s border with Vietnam entered service last week, cutting travel time between two coastal cities from an hour to 19 minutes, according to the State Council Information Service.
China’s 47km (29.2-mile) Fangdong Railway links the cities of Fangchenggang and Dongxing, which sits across the Beilun River from the Vietnamese city of Mong Cai.
The Fangdong Railway, which links Fangchenggang and Dongxing in South China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, will become operational on Wednesday, connecting Dongxing city at the China-Vietnam border to China s national railway network, the state railway operator said on Tuesday.
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