China’s first inner-city bullet train line enters service in Haikou

The first inner-city line adopting bullet trains in China has started operation in Haikou, capital city of South China's Hainan Province, on Monday, in an effort to improve public transportation for local citizens.

Citizens are taking photos for one of the bullet trains used to carry passengers across Haikou city, south China’s Hainan Province, on July 1, 2019. [Photo: VCG]

The bullet trains, with a top speed of 160 km per hour, travel about 38 kilometers between Haikou train station and Meilan station, with each trip taking 46 minutes.

Traveling within the area of Haikou city, each train can carry 756 passengers at most.

Citizens can take the train every 15 minutes, 10 minutes at rush hour, from 6:30 am to 11:00 pm.

A view of the bullet train used to carry passengers across Haikou city, south China’s Hainan Province, on July 1, 2019. [Photo: VCG]

Bus lines near the stations are also adjusted, with 8 new lines opened.

The ticket price is slightly lower than that of island-looping high-speed trains.