In era of speed, slow trains chug on

Heilongjiang: A railway becomes a biweekly school bus for students

Editor's Note: Although China boasts the world's longest high-speed railway network and has replaced most slow trains with bullet trains, a few of the slow trains are still operating to connect remote areas with nearby towns and cities. China Daily reports on three of those lines and tells the stories of how they play a vital role in local people's lives.

Even during the recent Spring Festival travel rush, the small platform at Xinlin Railway Station in Greater Hinggan Mountain prefecture, Heilongjiang province, didn't seem much busier.