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. 

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.