The G305 is the first Fuxing bullet train that travels between Tianjin West Railway Station and Hong Kong West Kowloon Railway Station. [Photo/IC]

The first high-speed railway linking Tianjin and Hong Kong began running Wednesday, according to Tianjin's railway authorities.

The bullet train G305 departs Tianjin West Railway Station at 10:58 am and arrives at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station at 9:02 pm. A second-class seat for the 10-hour ride costs 1,092.5 yuan (about $158).

The train runs through 12 stations.

After the launch of the new route, the number of high-speed railway stations on the Chinese mainland that link to Hong Kong has increased to 58.

A passenger boards train G305 at Tianjin West Railway Station on July 10. [Photo/IC]

A foreign passenger shows a train ticket of the G305 train. [Photo/IC]