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Shanghai–Kowloon through train
滬九直通車
Shanghai–Kowloon through train; 滬九直通車
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	Shanghai; Hong Kong SAR;
First service	19 May 1997; 27 years ago
Current operator(s)	CR Shanghai
Route
Termini	Shanghai; Guangzhou East; Hung Hom
Technical
Track owner(s)	China Railway (China section); KCRC (Hong Kong section);

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The Shanghai–Kowloon through train was a train that ran between Hong Kong and Shanghai railway station in China, jointly operated by the MTR Corporation Limited of Hong Kong and China's national rail service (Shanghai Railway Bureau). The numbers of this train service were Z99B (away from Shanghai) and Z100B (towards Shanghai). Services operated along the East Rail line in Hong Kong, crossing the boundary between Hong Kong and Mainland China at Lo Wu/Luohu and then continuing along China's railway network via the Guangshen railway, Jingguang railway and the Hukun railway to Shanghai. The train ran every other day. The journey time was approximately 20 hours.

The stops on the route were Guangzhou East, and Jinhua stations. Only passengers taking Z99A/Z100A (Shanghai-Guangzhou East) could disembark at these stops.

After 1 October 2003, passengers taking Z99B could not disembark at the stops listed above, as all travellers to Hong Kong from Shanghai clear Chinese immigration and customs at Shanghai station, and once they had done so they were considered to have left Mainland China and were no longer permitted to leave the train until their arrival at Hung Hom station. The same rule also applied to northbound travellers (Z100B) who would clear Chinese immigration once they had arrived at Shanghai station.^[1] 144-hour visa-free transit for passengers who were of selected nationalities were available since 30 January 2016.^[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, services to Hong Kong have been suspended indefinitely since 30 January 2020. There has been no plan to resume its service, even after the end of the pandemic. After the resumption of train services was suspended due to COVID-19, this series of train services only retain the itinerary within mainland China (Shanghai-Guangzhou) and no longer operate the itinerary to Hong Kong.

On 4 June 2024, China Railway announced that the train services from Shanghai and Beijing to Hung Hom would be replaced by high-speed sleeper trains to West Kowloon station.^[3] The train number was renamed from Z99/100 to D907/908 (Later G899/900). Shanghai railway station port is closed officially on 5 July 2024.^[4]

Train carriages

Shanghai–Kowloon through train used 25T class train carriages. The train had 18 carriages in total. But only 11 carriages went to Hong Kong because the other 7 carriages served Z99A/Z100A, they were decoupled (for Z99B to go to Hong Kong) at the Guangzhou East railway station.

Carriage number	1	2	3－6	7－9	10	11	12-14	15-17	18
Type of carriages	XL25T Baggage car (Chinese: 行李车)	YW25T Hard sleeper (Chinese: 硬卧车)	YW25T Hard Sleeper	RW25T Soft sleeper (Chinese: 软卧车)	RW19T Luxury Soft Sleeper (Chinese: 高级包厢软卧车)	CA25T Dining car (Chinese: 餐车)	YW25T Hard Sleeper	YZ25T Hard seat (Chinese: 硬座车)	YW25T Hard Sleeper
Notes	Carriages No.1-11 go to Hong Kong (Z99B/Z100B)						Carriages No.12-18 only serve passengers taking Z99A/Z100A

Hard sleeper Car of 25T class train carriages
Soft Sleeper Car of 25T class train carriages
Luxury Soft Sleeper Car of 25T class train carriages
Dining Car of 25T class train carriages

Timetable

Shanghai-Kowloon Through Train

Z99^[5]		Stops	Z100^[6]
Arrive	Depart	Stops	Arrive	Depart
-	17:27	Shanghai	10:40	-
20:40	20:46	Jinhua	07:24	07:30
10:08	-	Guangzhou East	-	18:01

Notes

^ Services to Hung Hom have been suspended indefinitely since 30 Jan 2020 and the train currently runs only from Shanghai to Guangzhou East.

References

^ "京九、滬九到香港的旅客不再下車通關". big5.huaxia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24.
^ "Shanghai General Station of Immigration Inspection". Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
^ "Trains to depart Hong Kong at night, arrive in Beijing in morning from June 15". South China Morning Post. 4 June 2024.
^ "海关总署公告2024年第96号（关于关闭北京西站、上海站、广州、东莞等4个铁路口岸的公告）". General Administration of Customs. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
^ "T99B列车时刻表_T99B次列车时刻表_T99B次列车票价_T99B次列车 (T99B Train Timetable and Train Fare)". 8684.cn.
^ "T100B列车时刻表_T100B次列车时刻表_T100B次列车票价_T100B次列车 (T100B Train Timetable and Train Fare)". 8684.cn.

External links

MTRC intercity passenger services

[1] Services to Hung Hom have been suspended indefinitely since 30 Jan 2020 and the train currently runs only from Shanghai to Guangzhou East.

[2] "京九、滬九到香港的旅客不再下車通關". big5.huaxia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24.

[3] "Shanghai General Station of Immigration Inspection". Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[4] "Trains to depart Hong Kong at night, arrive in Beijing in morning from June 15". South China Morning Post. 4 June 2024.

[5] "海关总署公告2024年第96号（关于关闭北京西站、上海站、广州、东莞等4个铁路口岸的公告）". General Administration of Customs. Retrieved 2024-08-01.

[6] "T99B列车时刻表_T99B次列车时刻表_T99B次列车票价_T99B次列车 (T99B Train Timetable and Train Fare)". 8684.cn.

[7] "T100B列车时刻表_T100B次列车时刻表_T100B次列车票价_T100B次列车 (T100B Train Timetable and Train Fare)". 8684.cn.

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 [[File:Closed customs area of Shanghai Railway Station.jpg|250px|thumb|The customs and immigration check area of [[Shanghai railway station]] are closed after Shanghai–Kowloon through train suspended]]
-The '''Shanghai–Guangzhou through train''' was a train that ran between Hong Kong and [[Shanghai railway station]] in China, jointly operated by the [[MTR Corporation Limited]] of Hong Kong and [[China Railways|China's national rail service]] ([[Shanghai Railway Bureau]]). The numbers of this train service were '''Z99B''' (away from [[Shanghai]]) and '''Z100B''' (towards Shanghai). Services operated along the [[East Rail line]] in [[Hong Kong]], crossing the boundary between Hong Kong and Mainland China at [[Lo Wu]]/[[Luohu]] and then continuing along China's railway network via the [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway|Guangshen railway]], [[Beijing–Guangzhou railway|Jingguang railway]] and the [[Shanghai–Kunming railway|Hukun railway]] to Shanghai. The train ran every other day. The journey time was approximately 20 hours.
+The '''Shanghai–Kowloon through train''' was a train that ran between Hong Kong and [[Shanghai railway station]] in China, jointly operated by the [[MTR Corporation Limited]] of Hong Kong and [[China Railways|China's national rail service]] ([[Shanghai Railway Bureau]]). The numbers of this train service were '''Z99B''' (away from [[Shanghai]]) and '''Z100B''' (towards Shanghai). Services operated along the [[East Rail line]] in [[Hong Kong]], crossing the boundary between Hong Kong and Mainland China at [[Lo Wu]]/[[Luohu]] and then continuing along China's railway network via the [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway|Guangshen railway]], [[Beijing–Guangzhou railway|Jingguang railway]] and the [[Shanghai–Kunming railway|Hukun railway]] to Shanghai. The train ran every other day. The journey time was approximately 20 hours.
-The stops on the route were [[Guangzhou East railway station|Guangzhou East]], [[Zhuzhou railway station|Zhuzhou]], and [[Jinhuaxi railway station|Jinhuaxi]] stations. Only passengers taking '''Z99A/Z100A''' (Shanghai-Guangzhou East) could disembark at these stops.
+The stops on the route were [[Guangzhou East railway station|Guangzhou East]], and [[Jinhua railway station|Jinhua]] stations. Only passengers taking '''Z99A/Z100A''' (Shanghai-Guangzhou East) could disembark at these stops.
 After 1 October 2003, passengers taking Z99B could not disembark at the stops listed above, as all travellers to Hong Kong from Shanghai clear Chinese immigration and customs at Shanghai station, and once they had done so they were considered to have left Mainland China and were no longer permitted to leave the train until their arrival at Hung Hom station. The same rule also applied to northbound travellers (Z100B) who would clear Chinese immigration once they had arrived at Shanghai station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://big5.huaxia.com/zt/2003-21/902652.html |title=京九、滬九到香港的旅客不再下車通關 |website=big5.huaxia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324081308/http://big5.huaxia.com/zt/2003-21/902652.html |archive-date=2017-03-24}}</ref> 144-hour visa-free transit for passengers who were of selected nationalities were available since 30 January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sh-immigration.gov.cn/listPageEn.aspx?lx=40&id=4414 |title=Shanghai General Station of Immigration Inspection |access-date=2016-06-19 |archive-date=2016-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407105702/http://sh-immigration.gov.cn/listPageEn.aspx?lx=40&id=4414 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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 Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], services to Hong Kong have been suspended indefinitely since 30 January 2020. There has been no plan to resume its service, even after the end of the pandemic. After the resumption of train services was suspended due to COVID-19, this series of train services only retain the itinerary within mainland China (Shanghai-Guangzhou) and no longer operate the itinerary to Hong Kong.
-On 4 June 2024, China Railway announced that the train services from Shanghai and Beijing to Hung Hom would be replaced by high-speed sleeper trains to [[Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station|West Kowloon station]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Trains to depart Hong Kong at night, arrive in Beijing in morning from June 15 |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3265283/high-speed-sleeper-trains-depart-hong-kong-night-arrive-beijing-shanghai-morning-june-15?module=Transport&pgtype=section |work=South China Morning Post |date=4 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Shanghai railway station port is closed officially on 5 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=海关总署公告2024年第96号（关于关闭北京西站、上海站、广州、东莞等4个铁路口岸的公告） |url=http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/6013329/index.html |website=General Administration of Customs |accessdate=2024-08-01}}</ref>
+On 4 June 2024, China Railway announced that the train services from Shanghai and Beijing to Hung Hom would be replaced by high-speed sleeper trains to [[Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station|West Kowloon station]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Trains to depart Hong Kong at night, arrive in Beijing in morning from June 15 |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3265283/high-speed-sleeper-trains-depart-hong-kong-night-arrive-beijing-shanghai-morning-june-15?module=Transport&pgtype=section |work=South China Morning Post |date=4 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The train number was renamed from Z99/100 to D907/908 (Later G899/900). Shanghai railway station port is closed officially on 5 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=海关总署公告2024年第96号（关于关闭北京西站、上海站、广州、东莞等4个铁路口岸的公告） |url=http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/6013329/index.html |website=General Administration of Customs |accessdate=2024-08-01}}</ref>
 ==Train carriages==
-Shanghai–Guangzhou through train used [[China Railways 25T passenger car|25T class train carriages]]. The train had 18 carriages in total.
+Shanghai–Kowloon through train used [[China Railways 25T passenger car|25T class train carriages]]. The train had 18 carriages in total. But only 11 carriages went to Hong Kong because the other 7 carriages served Z99A/Z100A, they were decoupled (for Z99B to go to Hong Kong) at the Guangzhou East railway station.
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