Overview
- MTR will launch 16 new direct destinations from West Kowloon on January 26, bringing the total number of direct-access stops to 110.
- The expansion targets Guangdong and the Yangtze River Delta, adding stations such as Nanjing, Wuxi, Qingyuan and Shantou South.
- The Shanghai Hongqiao high-speed sleeper service will move from a weekend schedule to daily departures.
- Ticket sales opened on January 12, with the South China Morning Post reporting rapid online sellouts across several classes and light queues at the station.
- SCMP reported business-class seats to Nanjing South on January 26 sold out by the afternoon at HK$3,136 with an estimated seven-hour journey, and local agencies are pivoting to rail-based tour packages.