[Video provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

Passengers board the new Y64/1 tourist train. [Photo provided to gojilin.gov.cn]

Northeast China's Jilin province launched a special tourist train linking East and South China, with the debut train Y64/1 departing Jilin city on March 26, carrying 684 passengers, according to local media reports.

The tourist train passes through exciting places in Jilin province – including Changchun, Gongzhuling and Siping – bound for Hong Kong, Macao, Guangdong province, Fujian province and Jiangxi province.

The Y64/1 train also marks the first time that Jilin Station has employed e-tickets for tourist trains. Passengers can use their identity documents for real-name verification, to enter and exit stations and to pass through the gates.

In the near future, special travel routes from Jilin to Central, East, South and Southwest China will be launched successively – including those bound for Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Hainan and Guizhou provinces.