Entering China by rail from Europe or Asia   
Beijing-Kowloon Through Train

This train is operated on alternative days between Beijing W. and Hong Kong . The journey is about 30 hours and there are different sleepers for you to choose: Harder sleeper, Soft Sleeper and Deluxe Sleeper.

Schedule - Year 2002

Destination

Train
Number 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Kowloon-Beijing

T98

Odd*

Even*

Even*

Odd*

Odd*

Even*

Even*

Odd*

Even*

Even*

Odd*

Odd*

Beijing-Kowloon

T97

Even*

Odd*

Odd*

Even*

Even*

Odd*

Odd*

Even*

Odd*

Odd*

Even*

Even*

*Odd - Odd number dates, e.g. 1st May, 3rd May, 5th May, 7th May, etc.
*Even - Even number dates, e.g. 2nd May, 4th May, 6th May, 8th May, etc.

Journey Schedule (*day after departure)
(Effective on Oct 21, 2001 until further notice)

Station

Train No.

T97
 
Beijing-Kowloon

T98
 
Kowloon-Beijing

 Beijing West

10:06 depart

18:58*arrive

 Zhengzhou

16:48 depart

11:23*arrive

 Hankou

22:03 depart

06:08*arrive

 Wuchang

22:30 depart

06:34*arrive

 Changsha

01:56*depart

05:41*arrive

 Shaoguan

07:05*depart

02:10 arrive

 Guangzhou East

10:08*depart

  17:47  arrive

 Dongguan

12:00*depart

16:11 arrive

 Hung Hom

13:10*arrive

15:00 depart

 No stopover allowed for this route.

Ticket Fares
  (in HKD)

Station

Type

Adult

Child (5 - 9years old)

Deluxe Soft Sleeper

Soft Sleeper

Hard Sleeper

Deluxe Soft Sleeper 

Soft Sleeper

Hard Sleeper

upper berth

middle
berth

lower
berth

upper berth

middle
berth

lower
berth

 Beijing West

$1391

$1134

$774

$787

$801

$988

$804

$566

$580

$593

 Zhengzhou

$1169

$976

$680

$690

$699

$830

$691

$501

$511

$520

 Hankou/Wuchang

$993

$851

$605

$612

$620

$705

$602

$448

$455

$463

 Changsha

$849

$748

$543

$548

$553

$602

$529

$405

$410

$415

 Shaoguan

$704

$645

$480

$484

$487

$501

$457

$361

$366

$368

 Guangzhou East

$500

$500

$390

$390

$390

$350

$350

$295

$295

$295

 Dongguan

$400

$400

$340

$340

$340

$300

$300

$270

$270

$270


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