1st direct train from Haikou to Harbin starts service (5)

A staff member watches the first direct train from Haikou to Harbin leaving the Haikou Railway Station in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, July 2, 2013. The train K1122/3 from south China's Haikou to northeast China's Heilongjiang left Haikou Tuesday, a day later than its original departure date due to the tropical storm Rumbia. The train which travels 4,458 kilometers for 65 hours has connected China's southernmost capital city Haikou of Hainan Province with China's northernmost capital city Harbin of Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)