A ceremony marking the connection of four intercity railways linking cities of Zhaoqing, Foshan, Guangzhou, Dongguan and Huizhou is held at the Panyu Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Intercity railways from Guangzhou to Foshan and from Foshan to Dongguan were officially put into operation on Sunday. 

A staff member welcomes passengers for intercity railway at Machong Station in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, May 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

The two newly opened intercity railways are connected with the already opened ones from Foshan to Zhaoqing and from Dongguan to Huizhou, forming a 258-kilometer railway line linking the five cities from east to west in Guangdong. 

A group of tourists pose for photos at a ceremony marking the connection of four intercity railways linking cities of Zhaoqing, Foshan, Guangzhou, Dongguan and Huizhou at the Panyu Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

The railway is the longest intercity railway in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and is of great significance in accelerating the formation of a one-hour life circle in the area.

Railway workers pose for photos at a ceremony marking the connection of four intercity railways linking cities of Zhaoqing, Foshan, Guangzhou, Dongguan and Huizhou at the Panyu Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

The first train of the intercity railway from Foshan to Dongguan is seen at Machong Station in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, May 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Passengers are seen on the first train of the intercity railway from Foshan to Dongguan in south China's Guangdong Province, May 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Source: Xinhua
Editor: Lyu Yun