A passenger poses for photos at the Daxing Airport Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

A railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport opened on Monday, the latest move to support the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
The G8842 Fuxing bullet train departed the Tianjin West Railway Station at 7:58 a.m. and arrived at the Daxing Airport Railway Station at 8:50 a.m., marking the inauguration of the new line's operation.
According to the China Railway Design Corporation, the fastest train on the 101-km line takes 41 minutes to travel one way.
The line covers six stations, and a 47-km section is new, with a designed speed of 250 km per hour.

Passengers and crew members pose for group photos inside a train on the railway connecting north China's Tianjin Municipality with the Beijing Daxing International Airport, Dec. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

The G8842 Fuxing bullet train prepares to depart from the Tianjin West Railway Station in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

The G8842 Fuxing bullet train prepares to depart from the Tianjin West Railway Station in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Passengers pose for photos at the Daxing Airport Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ran)