China puts into use high-speed railway to Vietnam border

On December 5, China officially put into operation the entire Nanning-Pingxiang high-speed railway, after completing the final section from Chongzuo to Pingxiang.

This is a strategic traffic route close to the Vietnam border, expected to strongly enhance trade, logistics and tourism activities between the two countries.

China now has the longest high-speed rail network in the world .

China National Railway Corporation said that this high-speed railway line consists of two sections, Nanning-Chongzuo (put into operation from 2022) and Chongzuo-Pingxiang section, 81 km long, designed with a maximum speed of 250 km/h, completed construction and put into use from December 5.

When the entire route is put into operation, travel time from Nanning to the border city of Pingxiang will be only about 75 minutes, nearly 3 hours shorter than the current regular train.

The opening of the route creates a high-speed transport axis connecting directly from the center of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the Friendship Guan-Pingxiang border gate, adjacent to the Friendship- Lang Son border gate of Vietnam.

This expressway will strongly promote border trade, cross-border tourism and supply chain activities between Vietnam and China; facilitate businesses and tourists, and increase infrastructure connectivity between ASEAN and China in the coming time.

According to VNA

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