The history of a railway had ever occupied by war forces and now become 350km high-speed rail!
The Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation, the idea of constructing a railway between Hong Kong and Mainland China was first put forward as early as 1864 by a British railway engineer, Macdonald Stephenson, who had played an important role in the initial development of railways in India. Unfortunately, he found little support from either the Imperial Chinese Government in Peking or most of the prominent businessmen in Hong Kong, and the idea was not given further serious consideration for about the next 30 years.
In December 2007, the Corporation granted a 50-year service concession to the MTR Corporation Limited to operate its railway lines...
Historical Images  1898
A concession was granted to the British and Chinese Corporation to build a railway between Canton and Hong Kong.
 1912 Lane designed map 1912 Sha Tau Kok Lane open 12 Dec 1941-45 war forces |
Fanling Station Platform
2019 New Open 'High-Speed Rail'
The 2nd Direct Lane from Kowloon to China Mainland
200km/h in the Hong Kong Section and up to 350km/h in the Mainland Section....the railway system is connecting Hong Kong with 44 Mainland stations without interchange... Awesome!
'High-Speed Rail' - check fare & schedule to plan your trips
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