The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou -Shenzhen -Hong Kong high -speed rail, which has been suspended for nearly three years due to the suspension of the crown disease epidemic, will gradually resume operations on Sunday (January 15).At the beginning of the traffic, 5,000 tickets for each north -south will be opened, and tickets will be sold at 12 noon on Thursday (12th).
Comprehensive network media "Hong Kong 01", surging news, etc., when the Hong Kong Transportation and Logistics Bureau Director Lin Shixiong went to the West Kowloon High -speed Railway Station on Thursday morning to meet the media that only short -distance drive was provided in the early days of traffic, such as Shenzhen North, andFukuda, and the newly added Guangzhou East Station, the overall 10,000 tickets as the upper limit, 5,000 tickets for each travel south and north, and do not occupy 50,000 quotas per day on the original land port.
Lin Shixiong said that Guangzhou east is a traditional business district and has always been demanding. I believe it will be popular.He also said that many new attractions have been added to the West Kowloon Station, such as the M+Museum and the Palace Museum, and believe that it can also attract tourists from the south.
According to the person in charge of the Group's passenger transport department of the China Railway Guangzhou Bureau, in the early days of restoration of operations, the railway department will arrange cross -border high -speed rail trains to the direction of Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the direction of West Kowloon in Hong Kong.Passenger train 38.5 pairs.Among them, Hong Kong West Kowloon to Guangzhou South Eight, to Guangzhou East Six, to Shenzhen North 10.5 pairs, to Futian 14 pairs.In the next step, the railway department will also optimize and adjust the cross -border high -speed rail train traffic plan in a timely manner according to the passenger flow situation, and continue to promote the orderly recovery of cross -border high -speed rail passenger transportation.
It is understood that the Guangzhou -Shenzhen -Hong Kong high -speed rail ticket will be pre -sale at 12 noon on January 12th. Passengers purchase cross -border tickets and can pass the 12306 website (including clients), station tickets, and sell on behalf of them.Points, automatic sale (pick -up) ticket machines and other ways to purchase tickets.Hong Kong West Kowloon Station resumes the passenger transportation business simultaneously.
It is reported that after the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou -Shenzhen -Hong Kong high -speed rail is reopened, there will be no physical tickets. When buying tickets, you must register the information back to the hometown. Passengers can directly enter the gate with the return of home.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Government said that in the early days of the high -speed rail, the stations from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to Shenzhen Futian Station, Shenzhen North Station and Guangzhou South Railway Station will be newly added to and from Guangzhou East Station.Midway sites include Shenzhen Guangming City Station, Dongguan Humen Station, Guangzhou Qingsheng Station and the new Dongguan South Station and Dongguan Station.
The opening time of the high -speed rail West Kowloon port is the same as before the shutdown, that is, 6.30 am to 11:30 pm.The port will not have an appointment requirements, and the passengers who have purchased tickets can pass the port and go to the two places only with valid tickets.In terms of epidemic prevention requirements, it is the same as other ports. Generally, people who come and go to the two places must hold a report negative results report within 48 hours.
