New timetables for China's bullet trains take effect today after trains are forced to reduce speed in response to safety concerns. Our reporter Zhang Nini went to the Beijing South Railway Station and found that the new plan has been met with a positive response.

New timetables for China's bullet trains take effect today after trains are forced to reduce speed in response to safety concerns.

Chinese bullet trains are running at slower speeds.

The new schedule from the Ministry of Railway has slowed down most trains by about 50 kilometers per hour, effective on four high-speed lines since Tuesday, and extends to other routes from August 28th.

This is the first speed reduction since 1997.

As a railway employee of 16 years, Yu Xuejin has witnessed all the six major accelerations. He believes the speed reduction is a remedy to soothe public anxiety.

Yu Xuejin, Director of Publicity Department of Beijing Railway Station, said, "It's a routine adjustment from the railway departments. But whatever the changes, they are made for safety reasons and with passengers' concerns in mind."