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The line is also the longest east-west high-speed railway in China.
A longer rail line stretching north to south is the 2,298-km Beijing-Guangzhou line, put into operation in 2012.
China has built more than 20,000 km of high-speed rail lines.
According to the government’s plan, the mileage will increase to 45,000 km by 2030.
The launch of the Shanghai-Kunming line means the country’s high-speed rail grid has taken shape, connecting almost all provinces on the Chinese mainland.
China is also aggressively marketing its bullet train technology in different countries, including India.
From Agencies, Feature image courtesy wisegeek
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