Hong Kong links enhanced in latest expansion of Chinese high speed network
More cities on the Chinese mainland have got direct rail links to and from Hong Kong under CR’s latest timetable, while the national rail network continues to grow with another flurry of year-end openings.
CHINA: Through high speed services between Xi’an, Wuhan and Kowloon were formally launched on January 5, when China Railways introduced its latest national timetable.
Using the Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong Kong high speed line opened in 2018, the additional services are intended to enhance connections between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and major cities across the Chinese mainland.
With effect from the timetable change, Suzhou became the first prefecture-level city in Jiangsu to be served by direct trains to Hong Kong, following the formal inauguration of the 163·5 km Shanghai Hongqiao – Suzhou Nan – Huzhou line on December 26.
Under construction since 2020 to augment capacity in the Yangtze River Delta region, this 350 km/h line is already carrying …
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