Xi'an-Chengdu high speed railway enters inspection phase

Bullet train 55601 on trial operation of the Xicheng high-speed railway arrives at the Jiangyou Railway Station in Jiangyou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 13, 2017. The Xicheng high-speed railway linking Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, entered the inspection phase on Monday and is estimated to be put into operation within this year. It will shorten the Xi'an-Chengdu journey time from 16 hours to 3 hours. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)