(ECNS) -- A bullet train departed from Mudanjiang Railway Station in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Thursday.
It marked the first time a bullet train has run on China's easternmost high-speed line.
The railway lies in the extremely cold region and stretches 371.6 kilometers.
The bullet train was designed to run at a maximum speed of 250 km per hour.
The railway is expected to fully open in late September.
