China put another high-speed railway into operation Tuesday morning, which links Shanghai, the country`s economic hub, and Hangzhou, capital of east China`s Zhejiang Province. Two bullet trains equipped with China`s CRH380A system jumpstarted simultaneously at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday from Shanghai Hongqiao Station and Hangzhou Station, marking the inaugural of the 202-km Shanghai-Hangzhou high-speed railway. The new railway, with a maximum operational speed of 350 kilometers per hour (kmph), shortens the trip time between the two terminuses to 45 minutes from 78 minutes.
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