CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Recently, the news about “Chongqing will open high-speed trains to Hong Kong” has gone viral on the Internet. Chongqingxi Railway Station confirmed that the news is true afterwards.

A screenshot about the news, from the Internet

From July 11st, China Railway Guangzhou Group Co., Ltd. will operate the G319/320 Fuxing high-speed trains from Chongqingxi Railway Station to Hong Kong Kowloon Railway Station. It will depart from Chongqingxi Railway Station at 8:20 in the morning and arrive at Hong Kong Kowloon Railway Station at 15:57. The whole journey is 1,342km, taking 7 hours and 37 minutes. It will stop at Zunyi Railway Station, Guiyangdong Railway Station, Guilinxi Railway Station, Zhaoqingdong Railway Station, Guangzhounan Railway Station and Shenzhenbei Railway Station along the route. For return, it will depart from Hong Kong Kowloon Railway Station at 14:53 and arrive at Chongqingxi Railway Station on 22:25. A second-class seat is 660 yuan.

It takes 6 hours and 39 minutes from Chongqingxi Railway Station to Guangzhounan Railway Station for G319/320 high-speed trains, which will be the fastest direct high-speed trains between two places. (Translated by Mao Qiao, Fathom Language Limited)