Fuxing bullet train makes test run for new Heilongjiang route

A Fuxing bullet train departed from Mudanjiang Railway Station in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province early on Sunday morning to begin a full-line test run for the high-speed railway linking Mudanjiang and Jiamusi.

It marked the first time a Fuxing bullet train has run on China's easternmost high-speed line, which is in the extremely cold region.

"The CR400BF-G Fuxing bullet trains are designed to withstand the climate in extremely cold areas that may be hit by blizzards and temperatures as low as -40 C," said Zhang Lin, a staff member from the operation workshop of China Railway Harbin Group's bullet train section. "Designers chose the materials with better air tightness for the equipment compartment, which can keep out the snow and cold air."