At 10:00 on April 1, the G79 train from Beijing to Hong Kong left the Beijing West Railway Station for the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, taking only eight and a half hours. It is the first high-speed train from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to Hong Kong in 2023, marking the resumption of high-speed rail services between the two regions. It will further meet the travel needs of passengers between the two regions and promote people-to-people exchanges as well as economic and trade exchanges.

At 10:00 on April 1, the G79 train departed from the Beijing West Railway Station for Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. Passengers went to the railway platform for boarding. [Photo by Wang Guibin, reporter of the Beijing News]

Every passenger needs to use the ID card registered at the time of ticket purchasing when entering the Beijing West Railway Station, but to show entry-exit documents such as travel permits to Hong Kong and Macau or Home Return Permit for inspection before exiting the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station.

In addition, the G305 high-speed train from Tianjin to Hong Kong departed on the same day. Passengers in the Xiong'an New Area can also take this train to Hong Kong directly, with a total travel time of about ten hours.

(Source: The Beijing News)