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Hong Kong Excessive Velocity Rail Sleeper Trains to Beijing and Shanghai Get a Fuxing Improve with Enhanced Amenities
Thursday, September 26, 2024
MTR Company unveiled at present that the Excessive Velocity Rail (Hong Kong Part) will improve its sleeper prepare service to Beijing and Shanghai by transitioning to Fuxing high-speed sleeper trains. As a response to the anticipated surge in journey throughout the Nationwide Day vacation, an extra service from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station (WEK) to Beijingxi Station will start on 30 September. Furthermore, on 1 and a couple of October, additional sleeper prepare companies to each Beijingxi Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Station can be offered, that includes spherical journeys that totally make the most of the brand new Fuxing sleeper trains. Ticket gross sales for these companies began at present.
Hong Kong’s Excessive Velocity Rail part is pioneering the adoption of Fuxing sleeper trains, marking a big improve in service. With this replace, the sleeper prepare schedules to Beijing and Shanghai are optimized for night departures, which is good for vacationers after work or dinner, offering a seamless “night departure and morning arrival” expertise. Moreover, the prepare routes have been revised; the WEK to Beijingxi route will now bypass Guangzhou Station, stopping as an alternative at Guangzhounan Station. A brand new cease at Ningbo Station has been added to the WEK to Shanghai Hongqiao route, increasing the community to 80 direct locations.
The upgraded Fuxing trains, designed to hold roughly 650 passengers, supply enhanced facilities in comparison with their predecessors. The carriages are designed with comforting heat wooden and earth tones, offering a restful journey setting. Every of the comfortable sleeper compartments comprises 4 berths, full with particular person charging shops and extra storage for small baggage within the higher berths. Moreover, the prepare features a specifically designed accessible comfortable sleeper compartment, accommodating passengers with wheelchairs for an inclusive journey expertise.
“The High Speed Rail (Hong Kong Section) sleeper train service has been popular among passengers since its launch in June this year. MTR Corporation has been in close communication with mainland railway authorities and relevant departments on the mainland and in Hong Kong with the aim to enhancing the service continuously to meet the different needs of passengers. We are grateful for the support from mainland railway authorities and the governments from both sides. We are delighted that passengers of the High Speed Rail (Hong Kong Section) will soon be able to take the Fuxing sleeper trains and experience the further upgraded crossboundary service,” stated Ms Jeny Yeung, Managing Director – Hong Kong Transport Providers of MTR Company.
The inaugural journey of the extra Fuxing sleeper service to Beijingxi Station, numbered G898, is scheduled for a 7:26 pm departure from WEK on 30 September, with an arrival at 6:53 am the following day. Starting 1 October, all sleeper prepare operations between WEK and the stations in Beijingxi and Shanghai Hongqiao will transition to the Fuxing fleet. Up to date schedules and station stops are detailed in Annex 2, and tickets may be bought through the 12306 web site, its cell app, station counters, ticket machines, and approved brokers.
Since its inception in September 2018, the Excessive Velocity Rail (Hong Kong Part) has skilled a strong development in ridership, with over 17 million passengers within the first eight months of this 12 months alone—a forty five% improve from the earlier 12 months. Serving 80 direct locations, the railway is an important conduit enhancing connectivity between Hong Kong and mainland cities, bolstering not solely enterprise exchanges but in addition enriching cultural, educational, and social ties throughout borders.
