High-speed rail connecting mainland, Hong Kong to resume operation

A high-speed railway connecting Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station and the mainland's Futian Station in south China's Guangdong Province will resume operation starting from Sunday after a three-year suspension, said Lam Sai-hung, Secretary for Transport and Logistics of Hong Kong.

There will be up to 5,000 train tickets per day from West Kowloon heading north to the four stations in the mainland, as well as 5,000 tickets each day toward Hong Kong, Lam said.

Yeung Mei-chun, Commercial Director of MTR Corporation Limited, told the media that e-tickets has been fully introduced to make the operation more intelligent.

Passengers can book the tickets from 12 p.m. on Thursday via official booking website or the app or at the railway stations.

A Hong Kong citizen said that she was excited to see rail services returns to normalcy.