(150817) -- HARBIN, Aug. 17, 2015 -- Passengers are seen at the Qiqihar South Railway Station, northeast China s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 17, 2015. China s northernmost high-speed railway between two cities of Harbin and Qiqihar in Heilongjiang started operation on Monday. With a designated speed of 250 kilometers per hour and eight stops, the trip from Harbin to Qiqihar was reduced from three hours to 85 minutes. The trains have been modified to adapt to temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius and resist adverse weather, such as strong winds, heavy rain, snow and fog. ) (wyo) CHINA

(150817) -- HARBIN, Aug. 17, 2015 -- Passengers are seen at the Qiqihar South Railway Station, northeast China s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 17, 2015. China s northernmost high-speed railway between two cities of Harbin and Qiqihar in Heilongjiang started operation on Monday. With a designated speed of 250 kilometers per hour and eight stops, the trip from Harbin to Qiqihar was reduced from three hours to 85 minutes. The trains have been modified to adapt to temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius and resist adverse weather, such as strong winds, heavy rain, snow and fog. ) (wyo) CHINA Stock Photo
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(150817) -- HARBIN, Aug. 17, 2015 -- Passengers are seen at the Qiqihar South Railway Station, northeast China s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 17, 2015. China s northernmost high-speed railway between two cities of Harbin and Qiqihar in Heilongjiang started operation on Monday. With a designated speed of 250 kilometers per hour and eight stops, the trip from Harbin to Qiqihar was reduced from three hours to 85 minutes. The trains have been modified to adapt to temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius and resist adverse weather, such as strong winds, heavy rain, snow and fog. ) (wyo) CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN) WangxSong PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN 150817 Harbin Aug 17 2015 Passengers are Lakes AT The Qiqihar South Railway Station Northeast China S Heilongjiang Province Aug 17 2015 China S northernmost High Speed Railway between Two CITIES of Harbin and Qiqihar in Heilongjiang started Operation ON Monday With a Designated Speed of 250 Kilometers per hour and Eight Stops The Trip from Harbin to Qiqihar what Reduced from Three Hours to 85 MINUTES The Trains have been Modified to ADAPT to temperatures As Low As Minus 40 Degrees Celsius and Resist adverse Weather Search As Strong Winds Heavy Rain Snow and Fog wyo China Heilongjiang High Speed Railway Operation CN WangxSong PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

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