The first bullet train linking Beijing and the Xiongan New Area departed from the Beijing South Railway Station on Thursday.

It was the first of four high-speed services scheduled to run daily. The journey takes 1 hour and 50 minutes.

The D6655 left at 8:08 am and made its first stop after 80 minutes at the new area's Baiyangdian Railway Station. The train's terminal is Baoding Railway Station in Hebei province, where it arrived at 9:58 am.