On January 15, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link resumed operation.
The first high-speed train to Hong Kong after border resumption left Guangzhou East Railway Station at 7:58 am and arrived at Dongguan Railway Station at 8:27 am.
According to 12306 China Railway, train G6551 left Guangzhou East Railway Station at 7:58 am, calling at Dongguan Railway Station, Dongguannan Railway Station and Shenzhenbei Railway Station, and arrived at Hong Kong West Kowloon Railway Station at 9:39 am. The whole journey took 1 hour and 41 minutes.
In addition, the Fugang section of the GZ-SZ-HK Express Rail Link (Futian Railway Station to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station), which had been halted for nearly three years due to COVID-19, resumed services today. People can take the high-speed railway directly from Humen Railway Station to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station without reservation. It only takes 39 minutes.
With the high-speed trains running between Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East Station go into operation, passengers can go to Hong Kong West Kowloon from Humen Railway Station, Dongguannan Railway Station and Dongguan Railway Station without a transfer!
It is learned that the opening hours of West Kowloon Station's Mainland Port Area will be from 6:30 to 23:30. Cross-border travelers between the mainland and Hong Kong are required to have a negative nucleic acid test report within 48 hours.
According to the WeChat official account "Sea’s Young", the ferry plied between Humen Ferry Terminal and Hong Kong International Airport officially restarted operation today (January 15). At the initial stage, there will be 2 ships per day. The government will consider whether to increase the ferries according to the situation.