China's first cross-sea high-speed railway opens to traffic (1/8)

Photo shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge, a part of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway, in east China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)

China's first cross-sea high-speed railway opened to traffic on Thursday with a designed speed of 350km/h. The railway features a breathtaking sea view with 19.9 km of tracks built over the sea, travelling three coastal bays -- Quanzhou Bay, Meizhou Bay and Anhai Bay -- via bridges.

Photo shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge, a part of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway, in east China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge, a part of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway, in east China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Passengers take selfies on board the high-speed train G9801 in Fuzhou South railway station, east China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Ding Bo)

File photo shows a Fuxing bullet train travelling on the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge during a trial run in east China's Fujian Province.

File photo shows Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge, a part of the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway, in east China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Hu Peng)

File photo shows a Fuxing bullet train travelling on the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge during a trial run in east China's Fujian Province. (Photo provided to China News Service)

File photo shows a Fuxing bullet train starts a trial run on China's first cross-sea high-speed railwa yin east China's Fujian Province, Sept. 4, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Bin)