A passenger shows a ticket she bought for the new high-speed train at the Tianjin West railway station in Tianjin, north China, Nov. 25, 2013. A new high-speed railway link that connects the cities including Tianjin and Qinhuangdao in north China will be put into operation on Dec. 1, the railway authorities said on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhou Wei)

Staff members walk into the high-speed train on trial at the Binhai railway station in Tianjin, north China, Nov. 25, 2013. A new high-speed railway link that connects the cities including Tianjin and Qinhuangdao in north China will be put into operation on Dec. 1, the railway authorities said on Sunday. (Xinhua/Yang Baosen)