Whole line of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link put into operation
(WorldNews China)

HONG KONG -- The whole line of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link has been put into official operation, as the Hong Kong section of the high-speed railway entered into service on Sunday morning. A bullet train G5736 left Hong Kong West Kowloon Station at 7 am on Sunday for Shenzhen North Railway Station in Guangdong Province and arrived at the Shenzhen station in 19 minutes. Some 500 passengers, including those from media, came to the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to take the first train. The carriage was quite spacious and the seats could be adjusted to face front or back, according to Mr. Leung, a Hong Kong citizen who were aboard the train. `It (the ride) is quite...