Fares from Hong Kong to Guangzhou on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed rail line to open in the third quarter this year will be set at HK$260 ($33) per trip, according to Frank Chan Fan, secretary for Transport and Housing of Hong Kong.
Ticket Prices
The project, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year, features a new terminal station in Hong Kong's West Kowloon.
| From HK New Station to... | Ticket Prices |
| GZ South Stations | RMB214 (HKD260) |
| SZ Futian | RMB66 (HKD80) |
| SZ North Stations | RMB74 (HKD90) |
| DG Humen | RMB173 (HKD210) |
Compared with the Existing
Cross-border through-train
Prices are significantly higher than those of existing cross-border transportation, but the Hong Kong government is betting on increased convenience to sway travelers.
The 48-minute journey from West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong to Guangzhou South Railway Station will cost HK$50 more than the existing cross-border through-train service from Hung Hom to Guangzhou East which takes approximately two hours.
The advantage may be clearer for Shenzhen commuters. While more expensive than the MTR, the Futian to West Kowloon route will take only 14 minutes on the new trains, while the Shenzhen North route will last 23 minutes.
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Hong Kong's Secretary of Transport and Housing Frank Chan Fan also revealed that, under the current plan, 228 trains, or 114 pairs, running daily between Hong Kong and the four mainland stations on 130 peak days a year, the transport minister said.
30 pairs will go to Guangzhou South Station and Humen Station in Dongguan, with the remaining 84 terminating at Futian Station or Shenzhen North Station.
These Cities Are Also
Included In the Network
The ambitious railway is projected to one day extend all the way to Beijing, with an estimated travel time of 8 hours and 45 minutes from Hong Kong. Shanghai, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Fuzhou are also to be included in the network.
For now, though, the HKD84.4 million project will focus on connecting Guangdong to Hong Kong. Construction first began in 2010, and has since suffered delays. The new West Kowloon terminal also attracted controversy in Hong Kong earlier this month after a 'co-location' agreement was announced, allowing mainland officers to enforce law and conduct immigration checks in part of the station.
More about the details of joint check point, click the link below ↓↓↓
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam recently defended the plan, saying it was a matter of convenience to allow passengers to go through immigration before embarking on their cross-border journeys.
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