High-speed rail tickets to be available 3 days before reopening of Hong Kong’s border with mainland China: MTR Corp
- MTR Corp begins preparations for cross-border travel at two checkpoint stations and high-speed rail terminus in West Kowloon
- Resumption of services from Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau will not clash with commuters during the morning rush hour, MTR Corp’s head of cross-boundary operations says
The city’s rail operator on Friday began preparing for the border reboot at two checkpoint stations and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link terminus in West Kowloon.
“We are now planning to start selling tickets three days before [the high-speed rail] resumes operations, after the government announces customs clearance arrangements,” Cheung Chi-keung, MTR Corp’s head of cross-boundary operations, told a radio programme. “But this will depend on when the government announces the [border] reopening.”
Cheung said the rail operator would gradually restart the original schedule to the mainland on a trial basis without passengers on January 3.
“It is to test the system and to let our captains familiarise themselves with the operations,” he said.
The MTR Corp would later reveal which destinations the high-speed rail would travel to, Cheung added. Tickets will be available for purchase online and at stations three days before the reopening date.
The Post earlier learned that Hong Kong was set to reopen its border with the mainland on January 10 at the earliest, with those with business and family needs to be given priority.