Longest high-speed railway line
- Who
- Beijing - Guangzhou line
- Where
- China
- When
- 26 December 2012
The longest high-speed line is the 2,298-km Beijing - Guangzhou line (1,427.91 miles), with trains travelling at 300 km/h (187 mph) between 35 cities in less than ten hours. It was officially opened on 26 December 2012.
The passenger service was opened on 26 December to commemorate the birth of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, state media said.