Harbin-Dalian high-speed railway starts operation

2012-12-01 05:28:14 GMT2012-12-01 13:28:14(Beijing Time)

A high-speed train leaves the Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 1, 2012. (Photo/Xinhua)

Passengers wait to board trains at the Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 1, 2012. (Photo/Xinhua)

Passengers sit in a high-speed train at the Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 1, 2012. (Photo/Xinhua)

A passenger shows his ticket before boarding a high-speed train at the Shenyang North Railway Station in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 1, 2012.(Photo/Xinhua)

A conductor checks tickets on the D5006 high-speed train from Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 1, 2012. (Photo/Xinhua)

The world's first high-speed railway in areas with extremely low temperatures, namely the Hada High-speed Railway which runs through the three provinces in northeast China, started operation on Saturday.

The railway links Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province, and Dalian, a port city in Liaoning Province.