Hong Kong Express Rail Link | mtr high speed rail
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaExpressRailLinkinHongKongTheHongKongsectionoftheGuangzhou–Shenzhen–HongKongExpressRailLink(sometimesabbreviated"XRLHKsection")isa26 km(16 mi)longstretchofhigh-speedrailthatlinksHongKongtomainlandChina.ItisoneofthemostexpensiveinfrastructureundertakingsinHongKongshistory.ThelineconnectsKowloonwiththehigh-speedrailnetworkofChinaatFutianstationinShenzhen,thenrunningnorthtowardsthecommercialhubofGuangzhou.Therailwayisthefirsthigh-speedraillinkbetweenmainlandChina...
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Express Rail Link in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (sometimes abbreviated "XRL HK section") is a 26 km (16 mi) long stretch of high-speed rail that links Hong Kong to mainland China. It is one of the most expensive infrastructure undertakings in Hong Kongs history. The line connects Kowloon with the high-speed rail network of China at Futian station in Shenzhen, then running north towards the commercial hub of Guangzhou.
The railway is the first high-speed rail link between mainland China and Hong Kong; it roughly halved travel time between Hong Kong and Guangzhou and connected Hong Kong to most major mainland Chinese cities via the countrys extensive high-speed railway network. Construction began in 2011 and was hampered by construction delays and political controversy. It opened for commercial service on 23 September 2018.[1]
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