Staff from the Beijing-Tianjin intercity railway make gestures representing the number "10" at Beijing South Station on Wednesday in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the intercity railway operation. The railway link has safely transported 250 million passengers. Since its outset, the number of round trip daily passages has grown from 47 to 108.5, an increase of 130 percent. The railway is China's first high-speed railway with a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Photo: VCG)