Hong Kong’s MTR Corp seeking more flexible baggage rules for high-speed rail link to mainland China amid concerns over strict limits
Following mainland standards, passengers are currently allowed baggage with combined dimensions of no more than 130cm and below a weight of 20kg
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation said on Sunday it was discussing the possibility of more “flexible” passenger baggage allowances for the soon-to-open high-speed train to mainland China following concerns about the strict limits.
Allowances for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link are currently set to follow mainland standards, meaning passengers can carry baggage only with combined dimensions – length, height and width – of no more than 130cm and below a weight of 20kg.
“Rod-shaped” objects must be no longer than two metres.
For items that exceed these limits, a courier service with a vendor could be arranged to deliver the excess baggage to the intended destination, a plan that has raised some eyebrows.
In a media statement on Sunday, the MTR Corp said it was in the process of finalising arrangements with the courier service contractor, but was also working with its mainland counterpart on how to provide more flexible arrangements.