Han Ximin

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SHENZHEN travelers will be able to take a high-speed train to Kunming, Yunnan Province starting Jan. 5, when the new national train operation schedule takes effect.

According to the schedule released by Shenzhen North Railway Station, a new pair of high-speed trains, G2924/1 and G 2922/3, between Shenzhen North Railway Station and Kunming South Railway Station will be added to the new schedule.

The trip will take about seven hours, cutting 22 hours off the trip that regular express trains take between the two cities.

Train G2918/7, between Shenzhen and Guiyang, will be extended to Kunming and will be renamed G2926/7 and G2928/5.

The rail line between Guiyang and Kunming, which is scheduled to open Jan. 5, marks the completion and operation of the whole Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway that runs a total of 2,266 kilometers.

China Railway Corp. will add 135 pairs of new trains to the new schedule to increase the capacity of the Hangzhou-Shenzhen High-speed Railway and the Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway.

Starting Jan. 5, travelers will be able to take high-speed trains G71/2 and G80/79 between Futian Station and Beijing West Station. Futian Station will also operate inter-provincial trains between Shenzhen and Hunan cities in the new schedule.