Reopening of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway celebrates first anniversary

It has been a year since the reopening of the Futian-Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway on January 15, 2023. The railway authorities in Shenzhen said that during the year of 2023, the Railway had transported 10.856 million passengers from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong and 10.413 million passengers from Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland.

Among them, 5.767 million passengers traveled from Shenzhen to Hong Kong, with an average of 15,800 passengers per day, while the number of those who traveled from Hong Kong to Shenzhen was 5.405 million, with an average of 14,800 passengers per day.

According to the railway authorities, the number of cross-border trains operated by the Railway has increased from an initial average of 77 per day to the current average of 190 per day. This enables Hong Kong residents to travel directly to more than 30 cities in the Chinese mainland, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xiamen, Changsha, and Wuhan. During the Christmas holiday in 2023 and the New Year holiday in 2024, the railway authorities added 22 high-speed trains per day for round trips between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, resulting in an average of over 200 trains per day. Furthermore, after arriving in Shenzhen by Railway, Hong Kong residents can easily reach various destinations in the Chinese mainland from stations such as Shenzhen North and Futian, providing them with faster travel and more options.