Last leg of railway to northeast complete

The last leg of a high-speed railway connecting Beijing with Shenyang, Changchun and Harbin－the capital cities of China's three northeastern provinces－will open on Friday, enhancing connectivity between Northeast China and other parts of the country, China Railway Corp, the national railway operator, said on Thursday.

The 1,198-kilometer line passes through Beijing and the provinces of Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.

Trains running on the line will initially travel at a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, the company said, but its maximum designed speed is 350 km/h.