Hong Kong to offer direct high-speed rail access to 16 more mainland Chinese stops

Travellers from Hong Kong will have direct high-speed rail access to 16 more mainland Chinese destinations, including Nanjing, Wuxi and Hefei, from January 26, the MTR Corporation has said. The city’s rail operator also said on Sunday that the sleeper train service to Shanghai’s Hongqiao station would be upgraded from four pairs a week to running daily in response to strong demand. Tickets for the upgraded services and extra stops will be available for pre-purchase online from Monday this...