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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Tourists visit the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui, on July 16. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

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

The city can move beyond its reliance on mass tourism from mainland China and instead get stakeholders to offer new opportunities.

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Hong Kong weather

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

Hong Kong transport

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

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.

Passengers tuck in as a new high-speed sleeper train departs from West Kowloon station for Beijing on June 15. Photo: Elson Li

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

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

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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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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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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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Customers at West Kowloon station looking to buy tickets for the newly launched high-speed sleeper trains connecting to Shanghai and Beijing. Photo: Elson Li
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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Residents head to West Kowloon station to buy tickets for the new high-speed sleeper trains. Photo: Elson Li
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

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.

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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A view of a sleeper carriage for the new China Railway overnight service between Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. Photo: MTR
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.

The MTR Corp has advised travellers to check its website and app for further details. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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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Shanghai at night. Former chief executive Leung Chun-ying has urged young Hongkongers to visit the mainland, learn more about the situation and explore opportunities there. Photo: AFP
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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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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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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The launch ceremony of the “Night Vibes Hong Kong” campaign at the M+ museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District on Septermber 14. Photo: Sam Tsang
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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Designed by Frank Gehry, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, seen in 2017, was completed below budget, within the planned six years, and attracted more visitors that it had hoped for. Photo: EPA-EFE
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,

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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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.

High-speed rail services to several long-haul destinations in mainland China are set to return on April 1. Photo: Dickson Lee
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.

The high-speed railway resumed services last month after it was suspended for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong reopens

‘High-speed’ 1½-hour train to Guangzhou? Hong Kong lawmakers slam new line, ticketing

Lengthy commute does not fit ‘definition of high-speed rail,’ lawmaker and former railway boss Michael Tien says.

Hong Kong reopens

Hong Kong’s high-speed rail link resumes service after 3 year of Covid curbs

West Kowloon terminus is latest control point in city to reopen, with some 6,500 travellers arriving or departing from station as of 6pm on Sunday.

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