High-speed sleeper train linking Beijing, Hong Kong begins service(1/6)

Railway attendants of D919, the first high-speed sleeper train from Beijing to Hong Kong, greet passengers at the platform of Beijing West Railway Station on June 15. (Photo: China News Service/ Jia Tianyong)

The sleeper train departs from Beijing at 20:37 and arrives at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Station at 8:47 the next day.

D919, the first high-speed sleeper train from Beijing to Hong Kong, is ready for departure at Beijing West Railway Station on June 15. (Photo: China News Service/ Jia Tianyong)

Travelers wait in the dining car on the D919 train at Beijing West Railway Station on June 15. (Photo: China News Service/ Jia Tianyong)

A railway attendant answers questions from passengers on the D919 train at Beijing West Railway Station on June 15. (Photo: China News Service/ Jia Tianyong)

A passenger and her baby take the D909 train at Beijing West Railway Station, June 15, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/ Jia Tianyong)

Railway attendants of D919, the first high-speed sleeper train from Beijing to Hong Kong, greet passengers at the platform of Beijing West Railway Station on June 15. (Photo: China News Service/ Jia Tianyong)