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First high-speed railway through the Taihang Mountains opens

The 432-km-long Zhengzhou-Taiyuan high-speed railway, which connects the two capitals of central China's Henan Province and north China's Shanxi Province, officially went into operation on Saturday. 

This is also the first high-speed railway running through the Taihang Mountains. 

Passengers are pictured cheering on a train, on December, 12, 2020. /CFP

Passengers are pictured cheering on a train, on December, 12, 2020. /CFP

Train D4665 from Taiyuan South Station to Zhengzhou Station is ready to depart, on December, 12, 2020. /Xinhua photo

Train D4665 from Taiyuan South Station to Zhengzhou Station is ready to depart, on December, 12, 2020. /Xinhua photo

Passengers are seen getting on the train in Taiyuan South Station, on December, 12, 2020. /CFP

Passengers are seen getting on the train in Taiyuan South Station, on December, 12, 2020. /CFP

A passenger is holding a train ticket in Taiyuan South Stationon, on December, 12, 2020. /CFP

A passenger is holding a train ticket in Taiyuan South Stationon, on December, 12, 2020. /CFP

A bullet train is seen running on Zhengzhou-Taiyuan high-speed railway, in Shanxi Province, on December, 12, 2020. /CFP

A bullet train is seen running on Zhengzhou-Taiyuan high-speed railway, in Shanxi Province, on December, 12, 2020. /CFP

A general view of Taihang Mountains' ranges inside Shanxi Province. /CFP

A general view of Taihang Mountains' ranges inside Shanxi Province. /CFP

A general view of Taihang Mountains' ranges inside Shanxi Province. /CFP

A general view of Taihang Mountains' ranges inside Shanxi Province. /CFP

A general view of Taihang Mountains' ranges inside Henan Province. /CFP

A general view of Taihang Mountains' ranges inside Henan Province. /CFP

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