Starting from October 1st, Ningbo Railway Station will start operating a high-speed rail sleeper train directly to Hong Kong West Kowloon for the first time.
This high-speed rail sleeper train runs from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hong Kong West Kowloon, along the Shanghai-Hangzhou, Hangzhou-Shenzhen, and Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railways. The train number is G899, departing from Ningbo at 22:15 and arriving at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station at 7:20 the next day, with a total journey time of only 9 hours and 05 minutes. The return train G900 departs from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station at 20:05 and arrives at Ningbo Station at 4:07 the next day, with a total journey time of 8 hours and 02 minutes.