TIANJIN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing-Tangshan and Beijing-Binhai intercity railways officially started joint debugging on Friday.
The 148.74-km Beijing-Tangshan intercity railway links Beijing and Tangshan, a port city in north China's Hebei Province.
With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the railway has eight stations on its route.
The Beijing-Binhai New Area high-speed railway is the second intercity express railway connecting Beijing and Tianjin's Binhai New Area.
Upon completion of the 172-km railway, the travel time of full length will only be 57 minutes.
The two intercity railways will effectively promote the integrated and coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
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