New railway to open in eastern Hainan island

A bullet train runs during a trial operation on the East Ring Railway, or Donghuan Railway linking Haikou, capital of South China's island province Hainan and Sanya city, Dec 26, 2010. Built with a total investment of 20.2 billion yuan (about $3 billion), the railway skirts along the eastern coast of the island spanning a length of 308 kilometers. The trip between the two cities will take only 90 minutes, half the time of a trip by road. The railway will be put into use at the end of December or the beginning of January.

Photo taken on Dec 26 shows the Haikou East Station of the Donghuan Railway, in Haikou.

A bullet train arrives at Sanya Station after a pilot run on the Donghuan Railway, Dec 26, 2010.

Crew members on the train prepare gifts for the passengers, Dec 26,

A bullet train heads for Sanya on the Donghuan Railway linking Haikou, capital of South China's island province Hainan and Sanya city, Dec 26, 2010.