Hong Kong high-speed rail link sets record as passenger trips top 16m in 6 months

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Hong Kong’s Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link recorded over 16 million passenger trips in the first six months since its 2018 debut, a 10% year-on-year increase. Rising demand has prompted the addition of new facilities to accommodate passengers.

Hong Kong’s cross-border high-speed rail link carried more than 16 million passengers in the first six months of the year – the highest since its debut in 2018 – prompting the introduction of new facilities to meet demand. The MTR Corporation, which operates the 26km Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, said on Wednesday that patronage rose by more than 10 per cent year on year to over 16 million in the first six months, with average daily trips exceeding 92,000. The company said...