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Aerial photo taken on June 16, 2021 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway over the Yarlung Zangbo River during a trial operation in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

LHASA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The first electrified railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region opened on June 25, 2021, linking regional capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi, as Fuxing bullet trains enter official operation on the plateau region.

With a length of 435 kilometers and a designed speed of 160 kilometers per hour, the new railway is a single-line electrified railway. It is the first time that Fuxing bullet trains, which were independently developed by China, are transporting passengers in Tibet. The Fuxing bullet train series have been operating in all provincial-level regions of the Chinese mainland.

A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Chogo)

The Fuxing bullet train is to debut on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Aerial photo taken on June 17, 2021 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Staff members serve passengers on the Fuxing bullet train on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

The Fuxing bullet train is to debut on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Passengers pose for a photo with the Fuxing bullet train on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Chogo)

A passenger takes a selfie with the Fuxing bullet train on the background on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway by the Yarlung Zangbo River during a trial operation in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Chogo)

A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Train drivers pose for a photo with the Fuxing bullet train on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Chogo)

A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in Sangri County of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Aerial photo taken on June 17, 2021 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway during a trial operation in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Chogo)