A new high-speed train that will operate between Chongqing and Chengdu will be delivered later this month, according to a local government department. The train will go into trial service in the middle of September and be put into operation around National Day in early October.

The train will carry up to 760 passengers and has a maximum speed of 200 kph, cutting the journey time to 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Six high-speed trains and three common inter-city trains will operate daily on the route.