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title: "The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail carried over 30 million passengers last year, setting a new record"
description: "The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail is expected to exceed 30 million passengers in 2025, setting a new record, an increase of nearly 17% compared to last year. During the recently concluded C"
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published_at: "2026-01-05T01:22:45.000Z"
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# The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail carried over 30 million passengers last year, setting a new record

> The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail is expected to exceed 30 million passengers in 2025, setting a new record, an increase of nearly 17% compared to last year. During the recently concluded Christmas holiday, the daily passenger count at the West Kowloon Station approached 140,000, breaking records. Since its opening in September 2018, the cumulative passenger volume has surpassed 100 million. MTR CORPORATION stated that short-distance passengers account for about 80%, and the proportion of Hong Kong residents has increased from 30% to about 45%, indicating that the high-speed rail has facilitated interaction and communication between the two regions

The high-speed rail section operated by MTR Corporation (00066.HK) in Hong Kong is expected to exceed 30 million passengers in 2025, an annual increase of nearly 17%, setting a new record. On the Saturday of the recently concluded Christmas holiday (December 27), the West Kowloon Station recorded nearly 140,000 passengers, breaking the single-day passenger record. Since its opening in September 2018, the cumulative passenger volume of the high-speed rail has recently surpassed 100 million.

MTR stated that currently, most high-speed rail passengers are short-distance travelers, accounting for about 80% of the total, while Hong Kong residents have increased from about 30% at the beginning of operations to approximately 45%, with the remainder being mainland and overseas travelers, reflecting that the high-speed rail has facilitated interaction and communication between the two regions

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