Beijing–Kowloon through train
The Beijing–Kowloon through train (Chinese: 京九直通车; pinyin: jīng jiǔ zhítōng chē) was an intercity railway service between Hung Hom station (formerly Kowloon station until 1998) in Hong Kong and the Beijing West railway station in China, jointly operated by the MTRC of Hong Kong and China Railway, China's national rail service. The train ran to Beijing and Hong Kong every other day. Services used the East Rail line in Hong Kong, crossed the boundary between Hong Kong and mainland China at Lo Wu and then continued along China's railway network via the Guangshen railway and the Jingguang railway to Beijing. Total journey time was approximately 23 hours, and the train uses 25T class train carriages.
| Beijing–Kowloon through train 京九直通車 | |
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Direction Board of Z97/98 | |
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| Service type | Inter-city rail |
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| First service | 18 May 1997 |
| Last service | 30 January 2020 |
| Current operator(s) | CR Guangzhou |
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| Termini | Hung Hom Beijing West |
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From 28 December 2017, travellers of selected nationalities are able to utilise the 144-hour transit when travelling on this line to or from Beijing, providing that they clear immigration in Beijing.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the service had been suspended indefinitely since 30 January 2020. There is no plan to resume the service. After the resumption of train services suspended due to COVID-19, this series of train services will only retain the itinerary within mainland China (Beijing-Guangzhou) and will no longer operate the itinerary to Hong Kong.