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FAST ONE: In this photo distributed by the Xinhua, a high-speed train is seen at the Wuhan Railway Station.

FAST ONE: In this photo distributed by the Xinhua, a high-speed train is seen at the Wuhan Railway Station.

World's fastest train link starts operation in China

China on Saturday launched the world's fastest rail link with a high-speed train connecting the cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres an hour,substantially cutting down the travel time. The super-high-speed train reduces the 1,069 KM journey linking Guangzhou, a business hub in southern China near Hong Kong, with Wuhan, a metropolis in central China, to a three hour ride and cuts the previous journey time by more than seven-and-a-half hours, Xinhua news agency said.

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