New Hangzhou-Huangshan rail route opens

Hangzhou-Huangshan line opens on Dec 25, 2018. [Photo by Tang Zeyu and Liang Li/chinadaily.com.cn]

A rail route linking the Zhejiang capital of Hangzhou and Huangshan city in Anhui province opened on Tuesday, according to the China Railway Corporation.

The 265-kilometer Hangzhou-Huangshan line will reduce traveling time to just one and a half hours from over three hours before, the company said, adding that residents from Shanghai and Nanjing need to travel only two and a half hours and three and half respectively if they visit Huangshan.