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Lanxin High-speed Railway marks 3rd anniversary of operation

  Xinhua, November 17, 2017

  Stewards send a birthday cake to a passenger whose birthday falls on the same day of the 3rd anniversary of operation of Lanxin High-speed Railway on the train D8802, Nov. 16, 2017. The 1,776-kilometer railway linking Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, and Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is one of the major passages for China's Belt and Road Initiative. The line has served for more than 11.6 million passengers in the past three years. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

  Stewards and passengers celebrate the 3rd anniversary of operation of Lanxin High-speed Railway on the train D8802, Nov. 16, 2017. The 1,776-kilometer railway linking Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, and Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is one of the major passages for China's Belt and Road Initiative. The line has served for more than 11.6 million passengers in the past three years. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

  Stewards and passengers celebrate the 3rd anniversary of operation of Lanxin High-speed Railway on the train D8802, Nov. 16, 2017. The 1,776-kilometer railway linking Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, and Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is one of the major passages for China's Belt and Road Initiative. The line has served for more than 11.6 million passengers in the past three years. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

  Passengers get on the train D8802 at Urumqi Railway Station in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 16, 2017. The 1,776-kilometer railway linking Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, and Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is one of the major passages for China's Belt and Road Initiative. The line has served for more than 11.6 million passengers in the past three years. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

  A steward dances on the train D8802, Nov. 16, 2017. The 1,776-kilometer railway linking Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, and Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is one of the major passages for China's Belt and Road Initiative. The line has served for more than 11.6 million passengers in the past three years. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)