Good News! GZ-SZ-HK high-speed link to open!

According to the Hong Kong press, an opening ceremony for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed Rail link will be held at West Kowloon Railway Stationon September 22nd, after which the line, cutting the journey time from Shenzhen to Kowloon down to just 14 minutes, will be put into operation on the 23rd.

Good News! GZ-SZ-HK high-speed link to open on Sep. 23rd

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There are 7 stations along the route:

  • Guangzhou South Railway Station,

  • Qingsheng Station,
  • Humen Station,
  • Guangmingcheng Station,

  • Shenzhen North Railway Station,

  • Futian Station,

  • West Kowloon Railway Station.

Good News! GZ-SZ-HK high-speed link to open on Sep. 23rd

Passengers are to conduct security and immigration inspection for both areas (Mainland China and Chinese Hong Kong) at the departing stations, instead of lining to be checked when arriving at Hong Kong.

Good News! GZ-SZ-HK high-speed link to open on Sep. 23rd

In the future, a train will arrive at SZ North Station every 15 minutes and GZ South Railway Station every 30 minutes.

Journey (to West Kowloon South Railway Station)

Fees

Time

GZ South Railway Station 

260HKD/

209 RMB

48 minutes

Humen Railway Station

210HKD/

169RMB

33 minutes

SZ North Railway Station 

90HKD/

72RMB

23 minutes

Futian Station

80HKD/

64RMB

14 minutes

Apart from Shenzhen and Guangzhou, the line is going to connect Hong Kong with other cities in the interior of China, like 

  • Beijing, 

  • Shanghai, 

  • Wuhan, 

  • Hefei, 

  • Hangzhou,

  • Fuzhou among others.

Good News! GZ-SZ-HK high-speed link to open on Sep. 23rd

More popular tourist destinations will be reachable by high speed rail from Hong Kong.

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