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High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commence operations 2024-06-16
A passenger poses for photos before boarding the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024.
High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations last Saturday.
The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong has been reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes.
With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight.
The high-speed sleeper train D909 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station departs from Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 15, 2024.
Passengers taking the high-speed sleeper train D910 bound for Beijing West Railway Station pose for a selfie at Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong, south China, June 15, 2024.
A passenger poses for photos when boarding the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024.
Passengers boarding the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station wave goodbye at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024.
A staff member displays a reminder card of the high-speed sleeper trains D907 and D908 between Shanghai and Hong Kong, at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024.
Staff members present gifts to passengers taking the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024.
Passengers display gifts they received onboard the high-speed sleeper train D910 bound for Beijing West Railway Station, in Hong Kong, south China, June 15, 2024.
A passenger boards the high-speed sleeper train D909 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 15, 2024.
Passengers order food onboard the high-speed sleeper train D910 bound for Beijing West Railway Station, in Hong Kong, south China, June 15, 2024.
Passengers taking the high-speed sleeper train D910 bound for Beijing West Railway Station pose for photos at Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong, south China, June 15, 2024.
Source: Xinhua
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