🚄 This morning at 9:50 a.m., officials in the Chinese mainland inaugurated the new 314-kilometer high-speed rail link between Wuhan and Yichang in Hubei province. Trains will zip along the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu corridor at up to 350 km/h.
With a fastest travel time cut to just 69 minutes—34 minutes faster than before—commuters, entrepreneurs and tourists on the Yangtze River Economic Belt can now breeze through central China more easily.
As part of the Chinese mainland's national high-speed rail network, this new link adds a second corridor between Wuhan and Yichang, cementing Hubei’s status as a transport hub. Experts expect it to fuel regional mobility, economic integration and high-quality development across the heart of the mainland.
For young travelers and professionals, this means more weekend getaways by the Yangtze, faster business trips, and fresh opportunities for urban-rural exchange. Ready to explore central China at full speed? 🌟
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
