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Two sections of a railway in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were put into operation on May 26, 2024. /CFP
Two sections of a railway in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were put into operation on Sunday, marking the opening of the longest intercity railway route in the area.
The line, linking cities including Huizhou, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Foshan, and Zhaoqing from the east to the west, stretches for 258 kilometers with a total of 39 stops for ordinary trains, but fast trains only stop at 14 of them. The maximum speed of a train is 200 kilometers per hour, while the average interval between trains is 26 minutes.
Two sections of a railway in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were put into operation on May 26, 2024. /CFP
Passengers can either buy tickets using the official railway ticket-booking app or swipe their public transportation cards.
Zhang Qiao, a senior engineer with the Guangdong Intercity Railway Operation Co., Ltd., noted that the railway will bring convenience to locals, who will be able to use it just like they use the subway.
Two sections of a railway in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were put into operation on May 26, 2024. /CFP
China has, in recent years, boosted the connectivity of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. According to the Guangzhou Metro, it is expected that by 2035, the operational scale of rail transit in the Greater Bay Area will reach 7,500 kilometers, covering all cities above county-level and 80 percent of the towns with a planned population above 50,000.