China's coal transportation artery opens to traffic

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 28, 2019 shows a train (L) loaded with coal departing from Haolebaoji south railway station, the starting point of Haoji Railway, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Haoji Railway, a heavy-duty railway for coal transportation spreading over 1,800 km, opened to traffic Saturday in China, according to China Railway Xi'an Group Co., Ltd. As one of the world's longest heavy-load railways, the Haoji Railway starts from Haolebaoji in city of Ordos in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and end in Ji'an City, in eastern China's Jiangxi Province, spanning seven provinces including Shaanxi, Henan, and Hubei. (Photo by Tang Zhenjiang/Xinhua)