CCTV News: During this year's National Day holiday, there have been new changes in the trains between the mainland and Hong Kong, and the original Harmony moving sleeper train between Beijing and Hong Kong and Shanghai and Hong Kong has been upgraded to the Fuxing intelligent moving sleeper train. On the evening of September 30, the first Fuxing intelligent moving sleeper train was launched. From October 1, the high-speed rail moving sleeper train between Beijing and Hong Kong and Shanghai and Hong Kong has been comprehensively upgraded, with more complete equipment and facilities, more comfortable travel experience, and more obvious advantages of sunset and sunset.
Shenzhen North Railway Station is also a necessary stop for Beijing-Hong Kong and Shanghai-Hong Kong moving sleeper trains, and the first upgraded train G898 from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Beijing West is stopping at the platform. The newly put into use Fuxing intelligent sleeper train consists of a total of 16 carriages, including 2 seat cars, 1 dining car and 13 sleeper cars. Compared with the previous Harmony sleeper train, the total capacity has increased to 652 people, and more passengers can be transported.
Since June this year, the high-speed rail moving sleeper train between Beijing and Hong Kong and Shanghai and Hong Kong has been opened for the first time. This time, the quality has been upgraded, the D909/910 times between Beijing West and Hong Kong West Kowloon have been upgraded to G897/898 times, and the D907/908 times between Shanghai Hongqiao and Hong Kong West Kowloon have been upgraded to G899/900 times.
According to the reporter, next to each sleeper, there is a new integrated multi-functional service device like this, including a reading light that can adjust the three-speed mode, as well as an atmosphere lamp, and the charging port is also equipped with a USB interface and a Type-C interface, which is more convenient. Glasses and mobile phones can be hung on the hook, as well as pants and a jacket.
The new train adopts all-round, sub-regional sound insulation and noise reduction measures, and the air-conditioning units of the whole train also adopt frequency conversion technology, which makes the temperature regulation more accurate, the noise generated is smaller, the passengers will feel more comfortable, and the carriage will be quieter. Each private room not only has a socket for the mainland version, but also a socket for the Hong Kong version, which is more convenient for passengers to use.
There is also a new change on the train, in the No. 8 car, the reporter also found that there is such a special special Braille guidance sign, and there is also a barrier-free sleeper private room for the disabled in the carriage, and the overall space is also more spacious, including a series of corresponding facilities, which is more humane. The number of toilets and electric boiling water stoves has increased throughout the train, and the facilities and equipment have been improved.
After the quality upgrade, the maximum running speed of the high-speed rail moving sleeper train between Beijing and Hong Kong and Shanghai and Hong Kong has been increased from 250 kilometers to 300 kilometers, which is faster, the travel time is compressed, and the train operation time has also been optimized. For example, the G897 train from Beijing West to Hong Kong West Kowloon arrived in Hong Kong at 7 a.m. the next day, more than an hour earlier than before. The departure time of the G898 train from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Beijing West has been delayed by more than an hour, so passengers can get on the train after dinner, and arrive in Beijing after a good night's sleep.
On October 1 and 2, two-way traffic will be implemented between Beijing and Hong Kong, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and follow-up trains will also be arranged to run in both directions every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday when passenger travel demand is most concentrated, which will further promote people, economic and cultural exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong.
Editor: Wang Zhitao
Source: CCTV