Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway is expected to go directly to Guangzhou East after customs clearance!
Today (18th) afternoon came a post from Guangzhou Railway Group, revealing the new schedule to be implemented from June 20th, and also mentioned that there will be new trains between Guangzhou East and Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, with 6 pairs of trains running every day. The time ranges from 1 hour 38 minutes to 1 hour 51 minutes, which means that when Hong Kong and the Mainland clear customs and the high-speed rail reopens, it may replace the inter-city through train that is said to be permanently suspended, operating from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East Station. train.
It is understood that the relevant shift schedule is a regular schedule and has nothing to do with when the two places will clear customs.
Some members of the Legislative Council believe that the announcement means that the intercity through train may be suspended, and that in the future, it will be possible to go directly to Guangzhou East Station from West Kowloon Station to the more prosperous areas of Guangzhou, which will increase the attraction of high-speed rail, describing it as good news: " I hope that the customs clearance will become more and more obvious.”
The Transport and Housing Bureau replied that in line with the epidemic prevention and control measures, the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail and intercity through train services will be suspended from the end of January 2020. consider.
"Hong Kong 01" is making enquiries to the MTR.
At present, under the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail, in addition to the West Kowloon Station in the Hong Kong section, there are 6 stations in the inner section, including Futian, Shenzhen North, Guangming City, Humen, Qingsheng and Guangzhou South Station. If passengers want to take the high-speed rail to Guangzhou East Station, Then you need to transfer to other transportation in the city at Guangzhou South Railway Station, or get off at Shenzhen North Railway Station and transfer to other routes to Guangzhou East Railway Station.
Passengers can also take the Guangzhou-Kowloon through train directly at Hung Hom Station or at Shenzhen North Station.
Before the opening of the high-speed rail, there have been voices criticizing that Guangzhou South Station is far away from the center of Guangzhou and is less inconvenient for passengers, hoping to connect to the more prosperous Guangzhou East Station.
With the news of the permanent suspension of the intercity through train, the Guangzhou-Kowloon through train between Hung Hom and Guangzhou East Railway Station may complete the historical task.
Guangzhou Railway Group announced that starting from June 20, 6 new pairs of daily trains will be added between Guangzhou East and Hong Kong West Kowloon Station.
(WeChat public account "Guangzhou Railway Station of Guangzhou Railway Group")
Add 6 pairs of trains to and from Guangzhou East to West Kowloon Station every day, the fastest journey time is 1 hour and 38 minutes
Guangzhou Railway Group issued the latest train schedule on its WeChat public account "Guangzhou Railway Station of Guangzhou Railway Group", announcing that starting from 0:00 on June 20, the national railway will implement a new train schedule, first adding 6 pairs of trains per day There are six pairs of trains from Guangzhou East to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, G6551/2, G6553/4, G6555/6, G6557/8, G6559/60 and G6561/2, via Guangzhou-Kowloon Line, Beijing-Hong Kong High Speed Rail, Guangzhou-Shenzhen The Hong Kong Expressway Line departs from Guangzhou East Station and Hong Kong West Kowloon Station at 8:00 am and 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 6:00 am, respectively. The longest journey time is 1 hour and 51 minutes, and the shortest 1 hour and 38 minutes.
In other words, starting from June 20, when the mainland and Hong Kong clear customs and the high-speed rail reopens, West Kowloon Station is expected to have 6 trains per day to Guangzhou North Station, which can also replace Guangzhou-Kowloon Station, which is said to be permanently suspended. Through train, it operates direct trains to Guangzhou East Railway Station and directly to Tianhe District, one of the commercial centers of Guangzhou.
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It became a hot topic on social platforms in China and Hong Kong, and the post about Guangzhou Railway was deleted at night
After Guangzhou Railway Group issued the relevant post this afternoon, it attracted many discussions. Guangzhou Railway suddenly deleted the relevant post in the evening, but there are still a lot of relevant discussions on social platforms in Hong Kong and the Mainland.
Many netizens speculated that the new arrangement may be related to customs clearance, but it is understood that the new shift arrangement is carried out on a regular basis and has nothing to do with the progress of customs clearance.
It is expected to be 9 to 22 minutes faster than the Guangzhou-Kowloon through train, and the fare is at least 40 yuan more expensive
According to the MTR website, the Guangzhou-Kowloon through train runs 9 trains a day from Hung Hom Station to Guangzhou East Station before the "closed customs". The whole journey takes about 2 hours. is 210 yuan.
As for the future trains between West Kowloon High-speed Railway Station and Guangzhou East Railway Station, it will be 9 to 22 minutes faster than the through train. The average second-class train for adults to Guangzhou South Railway Station will charge 250 yuan, and it is expected to extend to Guangzhou. After the East Station, the fare will be higher than 250 yuan, that is, at least 40 yuan more expensive than the through train.
Liu Guoxun.
(File photo/Photo by Li Zetong)
Liu Guoxun expects direct access to Guangzhou East Railway Station to increase the attraction of high-speed rail
Legislator Liu Guoxun said that the new schedule of Guangzhou Railway may mean that the intercity through train may be suspended, and the intercity through train will no longer need to occupy the East Railway line.
He also said that in the past, most of the passengers who took the through train were able to go directly to Guangzhou East Station to go to the more prosperous areas of Guangzhou, while the Guangzhou South Station accessible by high-speed rail had less construction and supporting facilities in the surrounding area. It will bring convenience to many citizens and increase the attractiveness of the high-speed rail.
Liu also pointed out that although the frequency of 6 pairs of trains per day is less than that of the Guangzhou-Kowloon through train, it is believed that it is only the initial arrangement of the service, and there is still room for adjustment in the future.
He further described the new announcement of Guangzhou Railway as good news, "I hope that with this announcement, customs clearance will become more and more exciting and closer."
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