High-speed rail sees 880,000 passenger trips between mainland, Hong Kong in two weeks

[TaiShang]

High-speed rail sees 880,000 passenger trips between mainland, Hong Kong in two weeks

(Xinhua) 10:25, October 08, 2018

The newly-launched high-speed rail between the mainland and Hong Kong has recorded about 880,000 passenger trips since put into use two weeks ago, the rail service operator MTR Corporation said on Sunday.

Since the commencement of its service on Sept. 23, the Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link has witnessed about 880,000 passenger trips to and from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and train service operations have been smooth, MTR said in a press release on Sunday night.

During the National Day and related holiday period alone, namely from Sept. 28 to Oct. 7, the high-speed rail served a total of around 650,000 passenger journeys between Hong Kong and different cities in the Chinese mainland.

The cumulative number of tickets sold, including those sold in the pre-sale period, has exceeded 1 million.

"The high-speed rail provides comfortable and convenient cross-boundary train services for passengers travelling between Hong Kong and mainland cities," MTR CEO Lincoln Leong said, adding that "train services have been generally smooth since service commencement."

The cross-boundary high-speed rail connects Hong Kong with 44 stations in the Chinese mainland without interchange, including six short-haul stations and 38 long-haul stations.

The National Day holiday came shortly after the opening of the high-speed rail and was a great challenge to the new railway, MTR Operations Director Adi Lau said, adding that MTR set up a special task force operating every day during the early days of operations at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to respond immediately to different issues, including optimizing passenger flow management and queuing arrangements.

"As we are still in the early days of operations, there may still be teething issues which may cause some inconvenience to passengers. We will continue to listen to passengers' views and seek continuous improvements. Our aim is to provide passengers with high quality high-speed rail service," said Lau.

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[Yingluck]

Unfortunately many HK people are anti China, no matter how many benefit they received.

 

[shadows888]

Unfortunately many HK people are anti China, no matter how many benefit they received.

no, minority of HK who are edgy and eager for white approval with a colonial mentality are anti China. u looking at less than 15%. they are just amplified by western media because it's in the interest of the west to keep China down. there will come a time when other countries will support Texan, Cali succession movements whem the USA becomes weak for some payback.

 

[Realtalk108]

This means this line is actually making a sizable operational profit.

 

[TaiShang]

Chinese tourists make 700 mln domestic trips during National Day holiday

China Plus Published: 2018-10-08


Chinese tourists made 726 million domestic trips during the just concluded week-long National Day holiday, up 9.43% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Tourists at Shaolin Temple, Henan Province on October 4, 2018. [Photo: VCG]


Revenue reached 599 billion yuan, an increase of 9% compared to that of last year, but the growth rate is 4.9 percentage points lower than that of 2017.

Tourists enjoyed better experiences during their trips. The national tourism complaint hotline received 736 calls, falling 9.25% year-on-year.

Culture has become a new attraction for tourists. More than 90% of tourists went to museums, libraries and art galleries during the holiday and the booking for cultural attractions such as the Summer Palace, Terracotta Warriors, and Horses of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum rose by 36% compared to that of last year.

Before the National Day holiday, 981 scenic spots nationwide lowered ticket prices by up to 30%.

Traffic congestion eased and the number of road accidents causing casualties declined by 34 percent year on year.

 

[AndrewJin]