GUIYANG, July 8 (Xinhua) -- A new high-speed railway line linking the cities of Anshun and Liupanshui in southwest China's Guizhou Province was open for service Wednesday.

A train coded G2954 departed from Liupanshui station at 7:03 a.m. Wednesday and headed southeastwardly to Guangzhou South station, marking the inauguration of the line's operation, said a source of China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd.

The 125-km passenger transport line connects Liupanshui to the national high-speed railway network. During the initial period of operation, 10 pairs of bullet trains will run between Liupanshui and cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Chongqing, according to the source.

Eight stations are set up along the line, and it takes only one hour and nine minutes for the fastest train to travel from the provincial capital of Guiyang to Liupanshui.

The operation of the Anshun-Liupanshui high-speed railway line, the first inter-city railway line with a designed speed of 250 kph in Guizhou, is of great significance for promoting regional economic exchanges and tourism development and boosting poverty alleviation efforts in the region, said the source. Enditem