New high-speed rail stretch cuts Chongqing-Changsha travel time by over 1 hour

A new high-speed railway designed for speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour began operating on Friday, traversing the mountainous regions of Southwest China. It will significantly cut travel time between the Chongqing-Chengdu city cluster and Central China's Hunan province, the national railway operator, China State Railway Group, said.