Is there anything different after the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China?

In the past 20 years, Hong Kong has returned to the embrace of its motherland and has grown into a high-spirited young man; in the past 20 years, the story of railway services for Hong Kong has been unfolding wonderfully.

In the past 20 years, Hong Kong has been changing, becoming more prosperous and developing day by day. In the past 20 years, railways have been changing. There are more roads, more cars, faster speeds, and more convenient travel.

In the past 20 years, what remains unchanged is the service purpose of "people's railway for the people", and the railway's original intention of serving the social development of Hong Kong has never changed.

Between changes and changes, Hong Kong, the "Pearl of the Orient", becomes more dazzling and shining. Road to family ties: Guangzhou-Kowloon through train opens the first window of railway service in Hong Kong

On July 1, 1997, the Guangzhou-Kowloon through train "the first train to return" departed from Hung Hom in Kowloon, Hong Kong at 8:35 As the station departed, the flight attendants of the Guangzhou-Kowloon Passenger Section of the Guangzhou Railway (Group) Company, who were in charge of service, hung a large red banner with the words "First train for the return of Hong Kong" on the front of the train, and also hung banners with the words "Celebrate the return of Hong Kong" in each carriage. slogan. Many compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao and foreign friends rushed to take photos with the through train.

The direct train from Guangzhou to Hong Kong and Kowloon has a history of a hundred years. In the early days of operation in 1979, the Guangzhou-Kowloon through train operated only one pair per day, with a passenger limit of 640, and the annual passenger flow was only more than 300,000. By July 1, 1997, the average daily operation reached 6 pairs, carrying passengers throughout the year. 1.48 million passengers, an increase of five times; today, the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the average daily number of passengers has increased to 12, and the number of passengers transported this year is expected to exceed 2.8 million, an increase of nine times compared with the initial period.