A new model of China's Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train "Fuxing" leaves Beijing South Railway Station for Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, in Beijing, China June 26, 2017.
The train includes a sophisticated monitoring system that constantly checks its performance and automatically slows the train in case of emergencies or abnormal conditions Here, an attendee waits for passengers on board the ‘Fuxing’, ahead of its maiden service from Beijing.
China has the world’s longest railway network with 22,000 kilometres. The pictures hows the bullet trains at a high-speed train maintenance base in Wuhan, Hubei province.
The high-speed train leaves the Beijing South Station for Shanghai during a test run on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway in Beijing. File photo
The new bullet trains, also known as electric multiple units (EMU), boast a top speed of 400 kilometres per hour and a consistent speed of 350 kilometres an hour.
China is also aggressively marketing its bullet train technology in different countries including India, effectively competing with Japan. Here, people attend a naming ceremony for the new train models in Beijing.
The Beijing- Shanghai line, China’s busiest route, is used by over five lakh passengers daily.