China launches first cross-sea bullet train line near Taiwan Strait

China's first cross-sea high-speed railway linking Fuzhou and Xiamen starts operation in Fujian province on Sept 28, 2023. - China Daily

BEIJING (Reuters): China launched its first high-speed rail line that will travel across several bays and skim along the coast of the southeastern province of Fujian near the Taiwan Strait, state media reported on Thursday (Sept 28).

A bullet train departed from Fuzhou, the capital of east China's Fujian province Thursday morning, setting up the opening of the 277-km (172-mile) Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou railway, Xinhua reported.