Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail to open next month  

京广高铁年底全线贯通 北京至广州仅需8小时

记者25日从中国铁道部获悉，一个月后，北京－广州这条世界上最长、设计标准最高的高铁将全线贯通。届时，北京至广州行程预计会由目前的20多个小时缩短到8个多小时。

Beijing (CNS) -- At 2,200 kilometers, the world's longest high-speed rail linking Beijing and the southern city of Guangzhou will open next month, according to the Ministry of Railways on Sunday.

The railway line is expected to cut travel time between the two cities to eight hours from more than 20 hours, the ministry said.

Trial operation along the Beijing-Zhengzhou section, the last part of the route, began on Sunday morning. The Wuhan-Guangzhou part has been operating since December 2009 and the Zhengzhou-Wuhan section opened in September this year.

The length of China's high-speed railways now in operation has surpassed 7,500 kilometers.