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2024.12.12 21:15 GMT+8

Transforming Lives with the Chengdu-Chongqing High-Speed Railway

Updated 2024.12.12 21:15 GMT+8
CGTN

Lying among some of China's most mountainous terrain, the cities of Chengdu and Chongqing were once isolated. But a new high-speed railway line has changed that, dramatically reducing travel time between them from 13, to 2 hours. For three generations, train driver Li Zhigang and his family have been witnesses to the evolution of China's rail transport from steam, to high-speed trains. They have seen how the improved connectivity has transformed the economy and lifestyles in the region.

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