Chinanews.com, March 3. According to the press release of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced today (3rd) that after coordinating with the relevant departments in the Mainland, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., China Railway Guangzhou Bureau Group and Hong Kong Railway With the further discussion and cooperation of MTR Corporation Limited (MTR Corporation), the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) will gradually resume long-distance services from next Saturday (March 11).
A spokesman for the SAR government said: "In the first phase, the services between Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and Chaoshan, Shantou and Zhaoqing East will be resumed first. Citizens can take long-distance buses on the relevant lines to reach 11 intermediate stations, including Chaoyang, Foshan West . other long-distance sites.”
In addition, in order to better meet the needs of passengers, the SAR Government and the MTR Corporation will fine-tune and optimize the services of existing short-distance stations after consultation with relevant units.
The spokesman said: "Starting from March 11, the first daily departure from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East Railway Station will not stop at Futian and Dongguan. The journey time is expected to be shortened by more than 10 minutes; The departure time of the train from Guangzhou South Station to West Kowloon Station will be advanced at 7:05 am, and the arrival time will be advanced accordingly to 8:14 am, making it more convenient for passengers traveling between the two places.”
Since the resumption of short-distance services on January 15, the high-speed rail has been operating smoothly.
As of the end of February, the average number of passengers per day exceeded 23,000, with a maximum of nearly 40,000 in a single day.
The spokesman said: "We will continue to maintain close communication and coordination with relevant Mainland authorities and railway operators to ensure orderly operation of the high-speed rail service after it fully resumes, and we will work with the MTR Corporation to continuously optimize the service of the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail."