Ready for maiden trip

A photo taken on Jan 6, 2015, shows the EMU (electronic multiple unit) trains in Hohhot EMU Running Station, Inner Mongolia, on Jan 6. The first CRH EMU train of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region will start at the Jibao (Jining-Baotou) Railway on Jan 8. Everything is ready for its maiden trip. [Photo by Shao Kun/Xinhua]

The stewardesses of Inner Mongolia’s first CRH EMU trains are in new uniforms, which are designed with elements from ethnic costumes. [Photo by Wang Zheng/Xinhua]

The stewardesses pose for a photo in the EMU train car on Jan 6. All the stewardesses went through comprehensive pre-post training and will begin their first journey on Jan 8. [Photo by Shao Kun/Xinhua]