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{{Short description|Former railway service in China}}
[[File:Board of Z97-98 (20190331151627).jpg|thumb|Direction Board of Z97/98]]
{{Infobox rail service
| box_width = 300px
| color = {{rcr|MTR|Beijing-Kowloon}}
| name = Beijing–Kowloon through train<br>{{lang|zh-Hant-HK|京九直通車}}
| image = Board of Z97-98 (20190331151627).jpg
| caption = Direction Board of Z97/98
| type = [[Inter-city rail]]
| locale = {{ubl|[[Beijing]]|[[Hong Kong|Hong Kong SAR]]}}
| first = 18 May 1997
| last = 9 August 2022
| operator = [[China Railway Guangzhou Group|CR Guangzhou]]
| start = {{rws|Beijing West}}
| end = {{rws|Guangzhou East}}<br><s>[[Hung Hom station|Hung Hom]]</s>{{efn|Services to Hung Hom have been suspended indefinitely since 30 Jan 2020 and the train currently runs only from Beijing to Guangzhou East.}}
| owners = {{ubl|[[China Railway]] (China section)|<s>[[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation|KCRC]] (Hong Kong section)</s>}}
}}

[[File:SS8 0192@KOT (20190313125921).jpg|thumb|right|Beijing–Kowloon through train, hauled by a [[China Railways SS8|SS8]] [[electric locomotive]], passing through [[Kowloon Tong station]] in Hong Kong]]
[[File:SS8 0192@KOT (20190313125921).jpg|thumb|right|Beijing–Kowloon through train, hauled by a [[China Railways SS8|SS8]] [[electric locomotive]], passing through [[Kowloon Tong station]] in Hong Kong]]


The '''Beijing–Kowloon through train''' ({{zh| s=京九直通车| t＝京九直通車| p=jīng jiǔ zhítōng chē}}) is an [[Inter-city rail|intercity]] railway service between [[Hung Hom station]] (formerly Kowloon station until 1998) in [[Hong Kong]] and the [[Beijing West railway station]], jointly operated by the [[MTRC]] of [[Hong Kong]] and [[China Railway]], [[China]]'s national rail service. The train runs to Beijing and Hong Kong every other day. Services use the [[East Rail line]] in [[Hong Kong]], cross the boundary between Hong Kong and mainland China at [[Lo Wu]] and then continue along China's railway network via the [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway|Guangshen railway]] and the [[Beijing–Guangzhou railway|Jingguang railway]] to Beijing. Total journey time is approximately 23 hours, and the train uses [[China Railways 25T passenger car|25T class train carriages]].
The '''Beijing–Kowloon through train''' ({{zh| s=京九直通车| t＝京九直通車| p=jīng jiǔ zhítōng chē}}) was an [[Inter-city rail|intercity]] railway service between [[Hung Hom station]] (formerly Kowloon station until 1996) in [[Hong Kong]] and the [[Beijing West railway station]] in China, jointly operated by the [[MTRC]] of [[Hong Kong]] and [[China Railway]], [[China]]'s national rail service. The train ran to Beijing and Hong Kong every other day. Services used the [[East Rail line]] in [[Hong Kong]], crossed the boundary between Hong Kong and mainland China at [[Lo Wu]] and then continued along China's railway network via the [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway|Guangshen railway]] and the [[Beijing–Guangzhou railway|Jingguang railway]] to Beijing. Total journey time was approximately 23 hours, and the train uses [[China Railways 25T passenger car|25T class train carriages]].


From 28 December 2017, travellers of selected nationalities are able to utilise the 144-hour transit when travelling on this line to or from Beijing, providing that they clear immigration in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Explanations of 144-hour Transit Policy for Nationals of Certain Countries|url=http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254999/c5977739/content.html|website=Chinese Ministry of Public Security|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131115647/http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254999/c5977739/content.html|archive-date=31 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
From 28 December 2017, travellers of selected nationalities are able to utilise the 144-hour transit when travelling on this line to or from Beijing, providing that they clear immigration in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Explanations of 144-hour Transit Policy for Nationals of Certain Countries|url=http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254999/c5977739/content.html|website=Chinese Ministry of Public Security|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131115647/http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254999/c5977739/content.html|archive-date=31 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Due to the [[coronavirus pandemic]], the service has been suspended indefinitely since 30 January 2020.
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], services to Hong Kong has 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 suspended due to COVID-19, this series of train services only retain the itinerary within mainland China (Beijing-Guangzhou) and no longer operate the itinerary to Hong Kong.

On 9 August 2022, the train Z97/98 was suspended due to the construction of the [[Guangzhou Baiyun railway station]], which opened in December 2023.


On 4 June 2024, China Railway announced that the services from Beijing and Shanghai to Hung Hom will 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 renamed from Z97/98 to D909/910(Later renamed to G897/898 on 30 September 2024). The Beijing West 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>


==Carriages==
==Carriages==
The train operates in two parts, where 11 carriages depart Hong Kong (travelling under number T97B from Beijing and T98B from Hong Kong) with an additional 8 carriages added at [[Guangzhou East railway station]] (using number Z97A/Z98A), totalling 19 carriages. Along the route, trains stop at [[Changsha]], [[Wuhan]] and [[Zhengzhou]], though only passengers travelling from Guangzhou may disembark due to customs and immigration reasons.
The train operated in two parts, where 11 carriages would depart Hong Kong (travelling under number Z97B from Beijing and Z98B from Hong Kong) with an additional 8 carriages added at [[Guangzhou East railway station]] (using number Z97A/Z98A), totalling 19 carriages. Along the route, trains stopped at [[Changsha]], [[Wuhan]] and [[Zhengzhou]], though only passengers travelling from Guangzhou might disembark due to customs and immigration reasons.


The Hong Kong to Beijing section of the train is divided into three distinct classes – [[hard sleeper]], [[soft sleeper]] and luxury soft sleeper (catering only to two persons, with better furnishing and private lavatories). The Guangzhou to Beijing section of the train only have hard sleepers and [[hard seat]]s.
The Hong Kong to Beijing section of the train was divided into three distinct classes – [[hard sleeper]], [[soft sleeper]] and luxury soft sleeper (catering only to two persons, with better furnishing and private lavatories). The Guangzhou to Beijing section of the train only had hard sleepers and [[hard seat]]s.


Dining services are provided by the [[Guangshen Railway Company]]. Passengers may choose to buy from carts which are pushed throughout the train at different intervals, or choose to dine in the [[dining car]]. The dining car provides a selection of light refreshments, along with two sets of menus (one for breakfast, and one for lunch/dinner) providing a range of cooked, ''a la carte'' dishes.
Dining services were provided by the [[Guangshen Railway Company]]. Passengers may choose to buy from carts which are pushed throughout the train at different intervals, or choose to dine in the [[dining car]]. The dining car provided a selection of light refreshments, along with two sets of menus (one for breakfast, and one for lunch/dinner) providing a range of cooked, ''a la carte'' dishes.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: small;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: small;"
Line 25: Line 44:
| style="width: 10%;" | YW25T<br />Hard Sleeper<br />(Chinese:<br />硬卧车)
| style="width: 10%;" | YW25T<br />Hard Sleeper<br />(Chinese:<br />硬卧车)
| style="width: 10%;" | RW25T<br />[[Soft sleeper]]<br />(Chinese:<br />软卧车)
| style="width: 10%;" | RW25T<br />[[Soft sleeper]]<br />(Chinese:<br />软卧车)
| style="width: 10%;" | RW19T<br />Luxury Soft Sleeper<br />(Chinese:<br />高级包厢软卧车）
| style="width: 10%;" | RW19T<br />Luxury Soft Sleeper<br />(Chinese:<br />高级包厢软卧车)
| style="width: 10%;" | CA25T<br />[[Dining car]]<br />(Chinese:<br />餐车)
| style="width: 10%;" | CA25T<br />[[Dining car]]<br />(Chinese:<br />餐车)
| style="width: 10%;" | YW25T<br />Hard Sleeper<br />
| style="width: 10%;" | YW25T<br />Hard Sleeper<br />
Line 44: Line 63:


==Locomotives==
==Locomotives==
The train changes locomotives once on the way.
The train changed locomotives once on the way.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: small;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: small;"
!Sections
!Sections
|Kowloon－Guangzhou East||Guangzhou East－Wuchang－Beijing West
|Hung Hom－Guangzhou East||Guangzhou East－Beijing West
|-
|-
! style="width: 10%;" | Locomotives and their allocation
! style="width: 10%;" | Locomotives and their allocation
| style="width: 40%;" | [[China Railways SS8|SS8]] [[electric locomotive]]<br />[[Guangzhou Railway Group]] Guangzhou Depot<br />(Chinese: {{lang|zh|广铁广段}})
| style="width: 40%;" | [[China Railways SS8|SS8]] [[electric locomotive]]<br />[[Guangzhou Railway Group]] Guangzhou Depot<br />(Chinese: {{lang|zh|广铁广段}})
| style="width: 50%;" | [[China Railways SS9|SS9]] electric locomotive<br />[[Guangzhou Railway Group]] Guangzhou Depot (Chinese: {{lang|zh|广铁广段}}) or<br />[[Beijing Railway Bureau]] Beijing Depot (Chinese: {{lang|zh|京局京段}})
| style="width: 50%;" | [[China Railways HXD1D|HXD1D]] electric locomotive<br />[[Guangzhou Railway Group]] Guangzhou Depot (Chinese: {{lang|zh|广铁广段}}) or [[China Railways HXD3D|HXD3D]] electric locomotive<br />[[Beijing Railway Bureau]] Beijing Depot (Chinese: {{lang|zh|京局京段}})
|}
|}


==Operation==
==Operation==
[[File:Beijing West Railway Station Train availability board P97 Kowloon June-2017.jpg|right|thumb|On the ticket availability board in Beijing West railway station, the Beijing–Kowloon through train is numbered as P97 to distinguish it from the train going to Guangzhou East.]]
[[File:Beijing West Railway Station Train availability board P97 Kowloon June-2017.jpg|right|thumb|On the ticket availability board in Beijing West railway station, the Beijing–Kowloon through train was numbered as P97 to distinguish it from the train going to Guangzhou East.]]


===Ticketing===
===Ticketing===
Beijing-bound passengers from Hong Kong may order tickets from an online reservation system operated by the MTR Corporation. The system is limited to the one-way, Hong Kong to Beijing trips only.<ref>[http://www.it3.mtr.com.hk/B2C/frmFareBeijing.asp?strLang=Eng MTR ticketing information (Note 1 under "Beijing–Kowloon through train")]</ref> Ordering of tickets requires extensive registration, including a credit card number, and tickets can only be delivered in the Hong Kong SAR, which makes it impossible for most non-HK resident customers to order. Travellers for Beijing may purchase northbound tickets at a dedicated counter at Hung Hom station, whilst southbound tickets from Beijing to Hong Kong can only be purchased in Beijing or from travel agencies.
Beijing-bound passengers from Hong Kong could order tickets from an online reservation system operated by the MTR Corporation. The system was limited to the one-way, Hong Kong to Beijing trips only.<ref>[http://www.it3.mtr.com.hk/B2C/frmFareBeijing.asp?strLang=Eng MTR ticketing information (Note 1 under "Beijing–Kowloon through train")]</ref> Ordering of tickets required extensive registration, including a credit card number, and tickets could only be delivered in the Hong Kong SAR, which made it impossible for most non-HK resident customers to order. Travellers for Beijing may purchase northbound tickets at a dedicated counter at Hung Hom station, whilst southbound tickets from Beijing to Hong Kong coild only be purchased in Beijing or from travel agencies.


===Service===
===Service===
Passengers departing from or arriving at Hong Kong can embark or disembark from platforms 5 or 6 of Hung Hom Station, which is restricted to intercity operations. Prior to boarding, passengers must go through Hong Kong immigration counters and cannot exit the restricted area.
Passengers departing from or arriving at Hong Kong could embark or disembark from platforms 5 or 6 of Hung Hom Station, which was restricted to intercity operations. Prior to boarding, passengers must go through Hong Kong immigration counters and cannot exit the restricted area.


[[File:Immigration and Quarantine Hall@BJX (20150105123706).JPG|thumb|Check hall for Beijing–Kowloon through train at Beijing West railway station.]]
[[File:Immigration and Quarantine Hall@BJX (20150105123706).JPG|thumb|Check hall for Beijing–Kowloon through train at Beijing West railway station.]]
Line 72: Line 91:
| caption2 = The platform area for the Kowloon section of train Z97 in Beijing West railway station is temporarily designated as boundary restricted area and guarded by police before departure.
| caption2 = The platform area for the Kowloon section of train Z97 in Beijing West railway station is temporarily designated as boundary restricted area and guarded by police before departure.
}}
}}
Trains use platform 1 of Beijing West railway station, which is connected to the check hall for this particular through train service. Passengers coming from or going to Hong Kong clear Chinese immigration and customs in the hall. The part of the platform between the hall and the passenger cars for Hong Kong is cordoned off {{clarify span|by police.|date=January 2022}}
Trains used platform 1 of Beijing West railway station, which was connected to the check hall for this particular through train service. Passengers coming from or going to Hong Kong clear Chinese immigration and customs in the hall. The part of the platform between the hall and the passenger cars for Hong Kong is cordoned off {{clarify span|by police.|date=January 2022}}


Trains operate from either terminating stations on an alternate schedule, under the following timetable:<ref>[http://www.it3.mtr.com.hk/B2C/frmScheduleBeijing.asp?strLang=Eng Official timetable]</ref>
Trains operate from either terminating stations on an alternate schedule, under the following timetable:<ref>[http://www.it3.mtr.com.hk/B2C/frmScheduleBeijing.asp?strLang=Eng Official timetable]</ref>
Line 105: Line 124:
* [[Beijing–Guangzhou railway|Jingguang Railway]]
* [[Beijing–Guangzhou railway|Jingguang Railway]]
* [[Beijing–Kowloon railway|Jingjiu Railway]]
* [[Beijing–Kowloon railway|Jingjiu Railway]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:25, 15 December 2024

Beijing–Kowloon through train
京九直通車
Direction Board of Z97/98
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
Locale
First service18 May 1997
Last service9 August 2022
Current operator(s)CR Guangzhou
Route
TerminiBeijing West
Guangzhou East
Hung Hom[a]
Technical
Track owner(s)
Beijing–Kowloon through train, hauled by a SS8 electric locomotive, passing through Kowloon Tong station in Hong Kong

The Beijing–Kowloon through train (Chinese: 京九直通车; pinyin: jīng jiǔ zhítōng chē) was an intercity railway service between Hung Hom station (formerly Kowloon station until 1996) in Hong Kong and the Beijing West railway station in China, jointly operated by the MTRC of Hong Kong and China Railway, China's national rail service. The train ran to Beijing and Hong Kong every other day. Services used the East Rail line in Hong Kong, crossed the boundary between Hong Kong and mainland China at Lo Wu and then continued along China's railway network via the Guangshen railway and the Jingguang railway to Beijing. Total journey time was approximately 23 hours, and the train uses 25T class train carriages.

From 28 December 2017, travellers of selected nationalities are able to utilise the 144-hour transit when travelling on this line to or from Beijing, providing that they clear immigration in Beijing.[1]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, services to Hong Kong has 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 suspended due to COVID-19, this series of train services only retain the itinerary within mainland China (Beijing-Guangzhou) and no longer operate the itinerary to Hong Kong.

On 9 August 2022, the train Z97/98 was suspended due to the construction of the Guangzhou Baiyun railway station, which opened in December 2023.

On 4 June 2024, China Railway announced that the services from Beijing and Shanghai to Hung Hom will be replaced by high-speed sleeper trains to West Kowloon station.[2] The train number renamed from Z97/98 to D909/910(Later renamed to G897/898 on 30 September 2024). The Beijing West railway station port is closed officially on 5 July 2024.[3]

Carriages

[edit]

The train operated in two parts, where 11 carriages would depart Hong Kong (travelling under number Z97B from Beijing and Z98B from Hong Kong) with an additional 8 carriages added at Guangzhou East railway station (using number Z97A/Z98A), totalling 19 carriages. Along the route, trains stopped at Changsha, Wuhan and Zhengzhou, though only passengers travelling from Guangzhou might disembark due to customs and immigration reasons.

The Hong Kong to Beijing section of the train was divided into three distinct classes – hard sleeper, soft sleeper and luxury soft sleeper (catering only to two persons, with better furnishing and private lavatories). The Guangzhou to Beijing section of the train only had hard sleepers and hard seats.

Dining services were provided by the Guangshen Railway Company. Passengers may choose to buy from carts which are pushed throughout the train at different intervals, or choose to dine in the dining car. The dining car provided a selection of light refreshments, along with two sets of menus (one for breakfast, and one for lunch/dinner) providing a range of cooked, a la carte dishes.

Carriage number 1 2 3–5 6–9 10 11 12–15 16–17 18 19
Type of carriages XL25T
Baggage van
(Chinese:
行李车) 		YW25T
Hard sleeper
(Chinese:
硬卧车) 		YW25T
Hard Sleeper
(Chinese:
硬卧车) 		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 		UZ25T
postal car
(Chinese:
邮政车)
Notes Carriages No. 1–11 go to Hong Kong (Z97B/98B) Carriages No.12-19 only serve passengers taking Z97A/98A
  • RW19TLuxury soft sleeper carriage
    RW19TLuxury soft sleeper carriage
  • Interior of a luxury soft sleeper cabin
    Interior of a luxury soft sleeper cabin
  • Another view of the interior of a luxury soft sleeper cabin
    Another view of the interior of a luxury soft sleeper cabin

Locomotives

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The train changed locomotives once on the way.

Sections Hung Hom－Guangzhou East Guangzhou East－Beijing West
Locomotives and their allocation SS8 electric locomotive
Guangzhou Railway Group Guangzhou Depot
(Chinese: 广铁广段) 		HXD1D electric locomotive
Guangzhou Railway Group Guangzhou Depot (Chinese: 广铁广段) or HXD3D electric locomotive
Beijing Railway Bureau Beijing Depot (Chinese: 京局京段)

Operation

[edit]
On the ticket availability board in Beijing West railway station, the Beijing–Kowloon through train was numbered as P97 to distinguish it from the train going to Guangzhou East.

Ticketing

[edit]

Beijing-bound passengers from Hong Kong could order tickets from an online reservation system operated by the MTR Corporation. The system was limited to the one-way, Hong Kong to Beijing trips only.[4] Ordering of tickets required extensive registration, including a credit card number, and tickets could only be delivered in the Hong Kong SAR, which made it impossible for most non-HK resident customers to order. Travellers for Beijing may purchase northbound tickets at a dedicated counter at Hung Hom station, whilst southbound tickets from Beijing to Hong Kong coild only be purchased in Beijing or from travel agencies.

Service

[edit]

Passengers departing from or arriving at Hong Kong could embark or disembark from platforms 5 or 6 of Hung Hom Station, which was restricted to intercity operations. Prior to boarding, passengers must go through Hong Kong immigration counters and cannot exit the restricted area.

Check hall for Beijing–Kowloon through train at Beijing West railway station.
The platform area for the Kowloon section of train Z97 in Beijing West railway station is temporarily designated as boundary restricted area and guarded by police before departure.

Trains used platform 1 of Beijing West railway station, which was connected to the check hall for this particular through train service. Passengers coming from or going to Hong Kong clear Chinese immigration and customs in the hall. The part of the platform between the hall and the passenger cars for Hong Kong is cordoned off by police.[clarify]

Trains operate from either terminating stations on an alternate schedule, under the following timetable:[5]

Effective from 15 May 2016
Z97 Stops Z98
Arrive Depart Arrive Depart
— 12:40 Beijing West 15:30 —
18:25 18:31 Zhengzhou 09:37 09:44
23:05 23:11 Wuchang 04:56 05:02
02:26 02:32 Changsha 01:29 01:35
10:01 11:04 Guangzhou East 17:16 18:06
13:01 — Hung Hom — 15:15

See also

[edit]

Notes

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

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Explanations of 144-hour Transit Policy for Nationals of Certain Countries". Chinese Ministry of Public Security. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Trains to depart Hong Kong at night, arrive in Beijing in morning from June 15". South China Morning Post. 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ MTR ticketing information (Note 1 under "Beijing–Kowloon through train")
  5. ^ Official timetable
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