Dear Shujen,
Ah yes, tickets. Beijing-Hong Kong Through Trains tickets are only available from
respective departing station or some travel agencies in China I think. The train is fairly
popular for tours and school trips which meant it's often fully booked very quickly
once the booking window opens 90 days before departure.
On the other hand, 12306.cn is not really usable for those without Chinese bank
accounts/credit cards, and it3.mtr.com.hk requires you to pick up the tickets in Hong Kong
with your credit card, so both online booking options aren't viable for this Wikitrain
trip planning.
Best regards,
Alan
Sent on the road
On 19 Jan, 2013, at 23:12, Shujen Chang <i(a)blue.cat> wrote:
Seems the ticket of Beijing-Kowloon Through Train can
only be bought from Beijing West Train Station or Hong Kong Station, and cannot be
reserved via internet. But the ticket of Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Rail can be reserved
via 12306.cn website, and Guangzhou-Hongkong Through Train can be reserved via mtr.com.hk
website. I'm afraid it is very difficult to buy the train ticket from Chinese train
station, because there're always many people buying tickets.
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Alan C Y Lai <alancylai(a)wikimedia.hk> wrote:
Dear All,
I'm afraid that Deryck Chan is overtly optimistic about the construction of High
Speed Rail in Hong Kong. As the line is still under construction until 2015, the
Beijing-Hong Kong through train will still be on conventional lines during Wikimania 2013.
And I strongly urge for convenience and comfortability sake you'd better take the
through train to Hung Hom.
Best regards,
Alan
Deryck Chan <deryckchan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
IIRC by Wikimania 2013 the Hong Kong-Beijing direct train will have switched to the high
speed system.
On Jan 18, 2013 7:55 AM, "Shujen Chang" <i(a)blue.cat> wrote:
There's also a railway line from Beijing to Kowloon, but that line is slower and less
confortable than the Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Railway Line.
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Shujen Chang <i(a)blue.cat> wrote:
I recommend you take the Beijing-Guangzhou High Speed Railway in China, than you can
transfer train from Guangzhou to Hong Kong.
I'm planning to train to Hong Kong to (from China), so maybe I can join you in
Beijing-Guangzhou&Guangzhou-Hong Kong line.
and attention, you must apply for a Chinese visa if passing China, the Hong Kong visa is
not valid in China.
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Seb35 <seb35wikipedia(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello, ����ҧ���� �է֧ߧ�,
Three years ago some crazy Wikimedians (whose I was) travelled by train through Europe to
join Gda��sk for Wikimania.
This year I intend to join Wikimania Hong Kong by train from France, mainly with the
Trans-Siberian Railway and the Chinese trains. The travel can take a minimum of about 2
weeks (of intensive train :), but it would be more comfortable to take more time; the
price seems to be about 300-400 � (+food, visas, etc��), so probably less or similar than
the airtravel of ~800 �.
Does anyone is interested to join me? You have time if you want think about. If we are
some people interested in Europe, we could join in Deutschland before continuing the 10k
km :)
~ Seb35 [^_^]
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