8 HIGH-SPEED RAIL Monday, September 24, 2018 DAILY EDITION 9

The network World’s largest The rail line connects Hong Kong with the country’s high-speed rail 25,000-km National High-Speed Rail Network network Ticketing

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Fare set in Seat number Real-name ticketing Adjusted fare in Hong The Hong Kong section of the --Hong Kong Express Rail Link commissioned on renminbi automatically assigned applied, travel Kong dollar to be document needed when announced on fi rst day purchasing tickets of every month Sept 23, 2018 is set to enhance connectivity between the SAR and the mainland. Jump aboard Vibrant Fare and travel time chart Express, Hong Kong’s high-speed train, as takes you on a journey of discovery. West to major destinations via XRL

First class, Second class, Shortest Major stations HK$ HK$ travel time Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Guangzhou South Futian (Shenzhen) 125 78 Station Express Rail Link Map not to scale -Guangzhou Shenzhen North 138 86 Humen Qingsheng High-Speed Railway Station South 173 109 Station Beijing

Humen (Dongguan) 308 204 Shijiazhuang Chaoshan 334 209 province Guangzhou South 371 247 Guangmingcheng Xiamen 474 297 Station -Kunming High-Speed Railway Fuzhou 625 390 Shanghai Hangzhou Guilin West 697 435 Hangzhou-Fuzhou-Shenzhen South 974 607 Guiyang-Guangzhou Changsha Passenger Railway Shenzhen North Passenger Railway Guiyang North 990 618 Nanchang Station Fuzhou Guiyang Wuhan 1,243 779 Kunming Guilin Xiamen Nanchang West 1,277 789 Shantou Guangzhou Shenzhen Kunming South 1,401 862 Kowloon Station Hong Kong Line Austin Station Zhengzhou East 1,596 997 Airport Express Hangzhou East 1,756 1,074 Shijiazhuang 1,838 1,149 Station International HKSAR Economic benefi ts & sustainability Shanghai Hongqiao 1,891 1,157 Commerce Centre The express rail is convenient, fast, clean, and comfortable Beijing West 1,980 1,237 129,300 Daily passenger forecast for the XRL HK section Ticketing channels West Kowloon 95,000 Station 80,100

Entirely SAR’s fi r s t 26-km high-speed rail long underground Ticketing counters Ticket machines Online ticketing Ticket agents Tele-ticketing (23 at West Kowloon (39 at West Kowloon (www..com.hk/ (2120 0888) Station) Station) highspeed) Subject to 6 am – 11 pm 6 am – 11 pm 6 am – 11 pm individual agent’s 7 am – 9 pm Austin arrangements Station

Maximum speed Latest estimated cost 2018 2021 2031 Key services/facilities at West Kowloon Station 200 km/h HK$84.42 2 B2 Arrival Platfrom billion Direct economic benefi ts Boarding Arrive at least 45 minutes Boarding and arriving Average saving 1 4 prior to train departure of about 11,000 jobs 10,000 39 million created at peak jobs created ID check at ticketing hours in yearly construction in operational Free Wi-Fi Barrier-free Souvenir Banks Convenience 3 concourse, security B1 Ticketing traveling time period phase facilities shops stores check concourse seen Exit the gate B2 Complete Hong Kong Arrival and mainland clearance Indirect economic benefi ts B3 Departure Platfrom concourse procedures in one go Attracting tourists, establishing “one-hour living circle” within 4 Mobile device Nursing Toilets Trolleys 1 area charging rooms Complete Hong Kong and mainland clearance B3 3 procedures in one go Departure Sustainability Baggage limit concourse If cross-boundary coach used instead How does it compare to airlines Max weight Max size 35 kg Sum of length, 20 kg width and height Boarding B4 Alight 10 kg 2 of hand-carried H Platform Estimated baggage must not 13 tons of additional CO2 would be exceed 1 Paid area 2 Unpaid area 3 Cross boundary restricted area 4 Mainland port area Arriving emitted daily, or around Child Adult Diplomat 130 cm L W 4,700 tons per annum Energy consumption Carbon emission One-sixth of aircraft One-tenth of aircraft The train Maximum speed 200 km/h (HK section) 350 km/h (Mainland section)

First class 68 seats Facilities onboard Second class 511 seats

Free Wi-Fi Individual Power socket Foldable table Hanging Baggage rack reading light hooks Concept and Editing: Anisha Bhaduri Banner concept: Anisha Bhaduri Research: Carol Sin and Alex Tang Banner and graphic design: Alex Tang Sources: expressraillink.hk, highspeed.mtr.com.hk, MTR Corporation, TokaidoShinkansen, Central Japan Railway Company, 2009