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TRAIN services from Shanghai to Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province and to Fuzhou and Xiamen in Fujian Province had resumed by noon yesterday. Up to 23 trains heading for the three cities had been canceled following Saturday's crash. On the Hangzhou-Shenzhen route, seven services remained suspended yesterday afternoon, including four from Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province.

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