A bullet train from Huzhou arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, Dec. 26, 2024. A newly constructed high-speed railway began operations on Thursday, enhancing the rail network connecting major cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta Region, a key economic powerhouse of the country. With a designed speed of 350 km per hour and eight stations, the Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou high-speed railway spanning 164 km links Shanghai Hongqiao Station with the city of Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province and Huzhou City in Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

A train passes through the Yuandang Lake section of the Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou high-speed railway on Dec. 26, 2024.

Representatives of constructors celebrate the operation of the Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou high-speed railway at the Huzhou Nanxun Railway Station in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 26, 2024.

A train running along the Shanghai-Suzhou-Huzhou high-speed railway, in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 26, 2024.