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Hong Kong high-speed rail

Hong Kong high-speed rail
Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Hong Kong's high-speed rail service, which runs from West Kowloon to Shenzhen and Guangzhou in mainland China.
Young train passengers travel through Sichuan province in 2021. Photo: Xinhua
Asia travel

4 rail journeys in modern-day China; a true 21st-century experience

Chinese railways may have developed at an extraordinary pace since the 1980s, but some journeys have more to offer the curious traveller than others

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s historic cross-border train to be showcased at MTR exhibition

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s economy is down but not out

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Hong Kong weather

Some high-speed rail services between Hong Kong, mainland axed due to bad weather

Services axed on Sunday and Monday, including new high-speed sleeper trains between Hong Kong and Shanghai.

The Observatory issued an amber rainstorm signal at 5:50am, removing it nearly five hours later at 10.40am. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong transport

Doraemon on board: Hong Kong’s high-speed rail gets manga makeover

Themed carriages featuring beloved Japanese cartoon character set for service on cross-border rail, with MTR Corp hoping for tourism boost.

Hong Kong society

Letters | How to get more out of Hong Kong’s high-speed sleepers: only disconnect

Readers discuss what Hong Kong sleeper train passengers are missing out on, British airport chaos, and democracy in Ukraine.

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Video | Inside the first high-speed Hong Kong-Beijing sleeper train

What is it like riding new sleeper trains from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai?
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Hong Kong transport

How do Hong Kong high-speed sleeper train amenities rate?

From Wi-fi and food to power sockets and toilets, reporters on board maiden trip look at basic features and why some travellers were ‘baffled’.

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Video | High-speed sleeper trains begin services from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai

Hong Kong transport

High-speed sleeper trains make maiden trips from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai

But not all passengers satisfied with service, with some complaining lack of Wi-fi left them without entertainment.

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The service to Beijing is expected to take about 12½ hours, while the train to Shanghai has a travel time of around 11 hours. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong to consider more high-speed sleeper trains to Beijing, Shanghai

Transport minister Lam Sai-hung says city will discuss increasing train frequency with mainland Chinese operator if there is demand.

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Customers flaunt their tickets for the new high-speed sleeper train service on the first day of sales. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong travellers, tour operators hail new sleeper train as ‘game changer’

Reliability of schedules, internet access and appeal to those averse to flying among reasons for attractiveness of new train service.

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Hong Kong transport

High-speed sleeper train tickets for Hong Kong to Beijing sell out online

New overnight trains with sleeper carriages to take 12½ hours to Beijing and 11 hours to Shanghai.

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Hong Kong transport

Explainer | Pros and cons of high-speed sleeper train from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai

New overnight trains with sleeper carriages to take 12½ hours to Beijing and 11 hours to Shanghai.

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Hong Kong prepares to launch high-speed sleeper services to Beijing and Shanghai. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Editorial | A shot in the arm for Hong Kong high-speed rail travel

New services will offer overnight sleeper trips from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai, giving passengers added comfort and convenience.

A high-speed train operating on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link departs from West Kowloon Station. Photo by Lu Li
Hong Kong transport

Trains to depart Hong Kong at night, arrive in Beijing in morning from June 15

Chief Executive John Lee welcomes new arrangement and expresses gratitude to the central government and China Railway for their ‘care’.

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Hong Kong transport

Rainfall in Guangdong forces Hong Kong to suspend some high-speed trains

Guangzhou South-bound routes G6528, G6516, G6530 and G6536 suspended on Thursday, as well as Hong Kong-bound routes G6527, G6515, G6529 and G6535.

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Hong Kong transport

Some high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and mainland China cut over weather

Cancellations on Thursday and Friday affect G305 and G306 routes to Tianjin West, as well as G6505 and G6506 trains between Hong Kong and Guangzhou South.

Passengers at West Kowloon station last year. Those affected by the cancellations may apply for a refund within 30 days by using the MTR Corporation’s website or mobile app. Photo: Jelly Tse
Greater Bay Area

Regions ‘more connected than ever’ as China’s Greater Bay Area plan turns 5

After five years, China’s efforts to integrate its populous south under its Greater Bay Area blueprint appear to have borne fruit, with transport between regions already taking less time – and future construction aims to make those trips even faster and easier.

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China society

Opinion | Why Hongkongers need to visit the mainland with an open mind

There is a fundamental disconnect between China’s world-leading modern success and the perception held by many in Hong Kong, particularly young people. Making travel easier between the two places would help change this.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Same-sex marriage: Thailand shows there is nothing to fear

Readers discuss the divisive rhetoric used to counter arguments for marriage equality, the unspoken reason for West Kowloon Cultural District’s fiscal deficit and a missed opportunity to support student health.

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Participants of a Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 4 hold a rainbow flag. Thailand will soon join the ranks of countries and regions who have made same-sex marriage legal. Photo: AP
Hong Kong transport

Number of Hong Kong high-speed rail passengers exceeds pre-pandemic levels

The Hong Kong-Shenzhen route has seen the ‘most significant growth’, MTR Corp says.

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Travellers pass through gates at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon station. The high-speed rail link currently connects the city to 73 mainland destinations. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Old Hong Kong

Then & Now | Why ‘Night Vibes Hong Kong’ campaign is ‘doomed to fail’

Once famous for its vibrant nightlife, Hong Kong has lost its mojo, and unimaginative attempts to revive it are only ‘doomed to fail’, as officials are apt to say these days.

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Hong Kong

The View | What Hong Kong can learn from Frank Gehry on managing mega projects

A study found that 99.5 per cent of large-scale projects globally fail to meet timelines, budgets and objectives but Gehry’s projects do – because he retains control. Problems start when decisions are exclusively made by those who don’t know the design best

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Hong Kong transport

Ticket rush for some Hongkongers eyeing cross-border travel with expired permits

New policy by Beijing aimed at easing crunch since border between city and rest of country reopened in February after years of pandemic shutdown,

Counters set up for passengers to use their expired home return permit to buy high-speed rail tickets at the West Kowloon terminus. Photo: Sam Tsang
Old Hong Kong

Then & Now | What does colonialism mean? It depends which way you look at it

Loaded terms like colonialism are easily bandied about, but often poorly defined. Second-rate academics have built whole careers on the false premise that all colonisers were white, for instance.

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A Hong Kong-bound high-speed train stops at Guangzhou South Railway Station. A century ago the Japanese-built South Manchuria Railway, like the Guangzhou-Hong Kong railway, improved connectivity within China, but is viewed as an act of hostile foreign colonialism.
Hong Kong transport

High-speed rail services from Hong Kong to Beijing to return on April 1

Services to three destinations in Guangdong will also resume from next Saturday, authorities say.

Hong Kong transport

Limit on high-speed rail tickets to be axed from Monday: Hong Kong transport chief

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung reveals move a day after city announced it would drop all Covid-19 curbs for cross-border travellers.

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