In pics: part of Beijing-Shenyang high-speed rail starts operation

A train departs from the Chengdenan Railway Station on the Beijing-Harbin high-speed railway in Chengde, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 29, 2018. China on Saturday opened a high-speed railway sector connecting Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province with Chengde, a popular summer resort about 230 km north of Beijing. The new sector belongs to the Beijing-Harbin high-speed rail route that extends 1,250 km from the country's northeasternmost provincial capital Harbin to Beijing. The day-long trip from Harbin to Beijing will be cut to within five hours after the route is launched. (Xinhua/Yang Baosen)