High-speed rail links Yan'an to Beijing for the first time

Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2026 shows the first G358 high-speed train from Yan'an City in north China's Shaanxi Province arriving at Longmen Station in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. With the nationwide railway timetable adjustment starting at midnight, Beijing and Yan'an are now directly connected by high-speed trains, reducing travel time to as fast as 5 hours and 42 minutes. The new service facilitates red tourism and cultural heritage visits while injecting fresh momentum into the development of revolutionary base areas. On the same day, high-speed trains from Yan'an to Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, and Chengdu East also commenced operation. (Zhang Yixi/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2026 shows the first G358 high-speed train from Yan'an City in north China's Shaanxi Province arriving at Longmen Station in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. With the nationwide railway timetable adjustment starting at midnight, Beijing and Yan'an are now directly connected by high-speed trains, reducing travel time to as fast as 5 hours and 42 minutes. The new service facilitates red tourism and cultural heritage visits while injecting fresh momentum into the development of revolutionary base areas. On the same day, high-speed trains from Yan'an to Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, and Chengdu East also commenced operation. (Zhang Yixi/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 26, 2026 shows the first G358 high-speed train from Yan'an City in north China's Shaanxi Province arriving at Longmen Station in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. With the nationwide railway timetable adjustment starting at midnight, Beijing and Yan'an are now directly connected by high-speed trains, reducing travel time to as fast as 5 hours and 42 minutes. The new service facilitates red tourism and cultural heritage visits while injecting fresh momentum into the development of revolutionary base areas. On the same day, high-speed trains from Yan'an to Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, and Chengdu East also commenced operation. (Zhang Yixi/Guangming Picture)