Sections
It is divided into two sections, the Guangshen section with four to six stations, and the Hong Kong Section, with one station. Service on the Guangshen section officially opened on December 26, 2011. Construction of the Hong Kong Section began on January 2010, with service scheduled to open in 2015.
Under the current plan the total distance will be 142 kilometres, and the expected travel time from West Kowloon Terminus in Kowloon to Guangzhou South Railway Station in Shibi, Guangzhou will be 48 minutes. It will be connected with the Wuguang High-Speed Railway at Guangzhou South Station, and the Xiamen Railway at Shenzhen North Railway Station.
Read more about this topic: Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
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