The world’s first high-speed train equipped with a 5G live broadcast studio passes by the Great Wall. Custom-made for the Winter Olympics, the train set off on Thursday in Beijing. Photo: Jia Tianyong/China News Service, VCG
The Fuxing high-speed train stops at the Qinghe station in Beijing on Thursday. The train links Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the co-host cities of the upcoming 2022 Winter Games. Photo: VCG
An operator sits in the cab of the train on Thursday. The train is equipped with Automatic Train Operation (ATO) system. Photo: VCG
Attendants stand on the train in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: VCG
With the maximum designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the train starts from Beijing’s Qinghe Railway Station, passes through Taizicheng Railway Station, and terminates at Chongli Railway Station. Photo: VCG
Colorful snowflake decorations are hung from the ceiling of the train on Thursday. Photo: VCG
A 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics logo is hung on the wall of the train. Photo: VCG
The 5G live broadcast studio on a carriage of the train enables live signal transmission. More than 400 5G base stations are installed along the railway to ensure stable signal transmission, according to CGTN, China’s state broadcaster. Photo: VCG
A Fuxing high-speed train runs on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway. Photo: VCG
The Winter Olympics train is painted with white and blue colors with 24 snowflakes on its surface, which represent the 24th Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Courtesy of CGTN
An overview of the Taizicheng station, an Olympic resort in Zhangjiakou, the co-host city of the Beijing Olympic Games in North China’s Hebei province. Photo: Courtesy of CCTV