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Lo Hoi-ying

Hong Kong’s expanded high-speed rail network has proved an instant hit among travellers, with tickets for several classes of seats on trains to 16 newly added mainland Chinese destinations selling out on the first day of sales.
The Post observed that while crowds did not show up to buy tickets at the West Kowloon station, online sales moved quickly.
The MTR Corporation announced on Sunday that it would add 16 new destinations to its high-speed rail network from Hong Kong, with ticket sales starting on Monday and train services beginning on January 26.
They include long-haul destinations such as Nanjing and Wuxi in Jiangsu province, as well as closer cities in Guangdong and Fujian.
Business-class seats on the train to Nanjing South on January 26, priced at HK$3,136 (US$402.40), were sold out by the afternoon, while only seven first-class seats remained at HK$1,628.
The journey is expected to take about seven hours.
Another long-haul destination, Hefei in Anhui province, a six-hour train ride from Hong Kong, also proved popular among travellers. Both business- and first-class tickets, which cost HK$2,915 and HK$1,511 respectively, were sold out by the afternoon.
Closer to Hong Kong, another newly added stop, Huizhou South in Guangdong province, showed high demand. The ride takes around one hour from West Kowloon Station.
Business tickets priced at HK$484 and first-class ones at HK$239 were sold out by the afternoon.

However, travellers who spoke to the Post said they would think twice before taking longer journeys on the high-speed rail.
Housewife Amy Wong said she would not consider taking any train ride lasting more than three hours.
“For example, the train to Nanjing might not be cheaper than a flight and spending seven hours on a train would hurt my back,” the 62-year-old said.
She added that the only daily train to Nanjing would depart at around 2pm, meaning travellers would have to spend most of their day on board.
A retiree, surnamed Law, said the newly added destinations in Guangdong and Fujian provinces would make short trips to the mainland more convenient.
“Qingyuan station is closer to Chimelong Resort than the ones in Guangzhou,” he said.
But Law noted that some of the new stops were located in counties or smaller provincial towns that might not appeal to Hong Kong residents.
“But I suppose it makes it easier for people to visit their hometowns and for more tourists to reach Hong Kong,” he said.
The nine new stops in Guangdong are Qingyuan, Huidong, Huizhou South, Shantou South, Huilai, Lufeng East, Lufeng South, Chaonan and Xingning South, while the three in the coastal province of Fujian are Quanzhou East, Quanzhou South and Fuzhou South.
Two stops, Nanjing and Wuxi, are in Jiangsu province, while the remaining two, Hefei and Miluo East, are in Anhui and Hunan, respectively.


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The MTR Corporation announced on Sunday that it would add 16 new destinations to its high-speed rail network from Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

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Passengers wait to depart from West Kowloon station. Photo: Sam Tsang

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Business-class seats on the January 26 train to Nanjing South, priced at HK$3,136, were sold out by Monday afternoon


Business-class seats on the January 26 train to Nanjing South, priced at HK$3,136, were sold out by Monday afternoon.


Seats sell out on Hong Kong’s new high-speed rail routes to mainland China

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Business-class seats on the January 26 train to Nanjing South, priced at HK$3,136, were sold out by Monday afternoon

Business-class seats on the January 26 train to Nanjing South, priced at HK$3,136, were sold out by Monday afternoon