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{{Short description|Former railway service in China}}
[[File:Beijing-KowloonThroughTrain.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Beijing-Kowloon Through Train, hauled by a [[China Railways SS8|SS8]] [[electric locomotive]], passing through [[Tai Po Market Station]] in Hong Kong]]▼
{{Infobox rail service
|box_width=300px
|color={{rcr|MTR|Beijing-Kowloon}}
|name=Beijing–Kowloon through train<br>{{lang|zh-Hant-HK|京九直通車}}
|image=Board of Z97-98 (20190331151627).jpg
|caption=Direction Board of Z97/98
|type=[[Inter-city rail]]
|locale={{ubl|[[Beijing]]|[[Hong Kong|Hong Kong SAR]]}}
|first={{Start date and age|1997|5|18|df=y}}
|last=
|operator=[[China Railway Guangzhou Group|CR Guangzhou]]
|start={{rws|Beijing West}}
|end={{rws|Guangzhou East}}<br><s>[[Hung Hom station|Hung Hom]]</s>{{efn|Services to Hung Hom have been suspended indefinitely since 30 Jan 2020 and the train currently runs only from Beijing to Guangzhou East.}}
|owners={{ubl|[[China Railway]] (China section)|<s>[[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation|KCRC]] (Hong Kong section)</s>}}
|}}▼
 
▲[[File:Beijing-KowloonThroughTrainSS8 0192@KOT (20190313125921).jpg|thumb|240px|right|Beijing-KowloonBeijing–Kowloon Throughthrough Traintrain, hauled by a [[China Railways SS8|SS8]] [[electric locomotive]], passing through [[Tai PoKowloon MarketTong Stationstation]] in Hong Kong]]
The '''Beijing-Kowloon Through Train''' ({{zh| s=京九直通车| t＝京九直通車| p=jīng jiǔ zhítōng chē}}) is an [[Inter-city rail|intercity]] railway service between [[Hung Hom Station]] (formerly Kowloon Station until 1998) in [[Hong Kong]] and the [[Beijing West Railway Station]], jointly operated by the [[MTR]] of [[Hong Kong]] and [[China Railway]], [[China]]'s national rail service. The train runs to Beijing and Hong Kong every other day. Services use the [[East Rail Line (MTR)|East Rail Line]] in [[Hong Kong]], cross the boundary between Hong Kong and mainland China at [[Lo Wu]] and then continue along China's railway network via the [[Guangshen railway]] and the [[Jingguang railway]] to Beijing. Total journey time is approximately 23 hours, and the train uses [[China Railways 25T passenger car|25T class train carriages]].▼
 
▲The '''Beijing-KowloonBeijing–Kowloon Throughthrough Traintrain''' ({{zh| s=京九直通车| t＝京九直通車| p=jīng jiǔ zhítōng chē}}) iswas an [[Inter-city rail|intercity]] railway service between [[Hung Hom Stationstation]] (formerly Kowloon Stationstation until 1998) in [[Hong Kong]] and the [[Beijing West Railwayrailway Stationstation]] in China, jointly operated by the [[MTRMTRC]] of [[Hong Kong]] and [[China Railway]], [[China]]'s national rail service. The train runsran to Beijing and Hong Kong every other day. Services useused the [[East Rail Line (MTR)|East Rail Lineline]] in [[Hong Kong]], crosscrossed the boundary between Hong Kong and mainland China at [[Lo Wu]] and then continuecontinued along China's railway network via the [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway|Guangshen railway]] and the [[Beijing–Guangzhou railway|Jingguang railway]] to Beijing. Total journey time iswas approximately 23 hours, and the train uses [[China Railways 25T passenger car|25T class train carriages]].
 
From 28 December 2017, travellers of selected nationalities are able to utilise the 144-hour transit when travelling on this line to or from Beijing, providing that they clear immigration in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Explanations of 144-hour Transit Policy for Nationals of Certain Countries|url=http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254999/c5977739/content.html|website=Chinese Ministry of Public Security|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131115647/http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254996/n2254999/c5977739/content.html|archive-date=31 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], services to Hong Kong has been suspended indefinitely since 30 January 2020. There has been no plan to resume its service, even after the end of the pandemic. After the resumption of train services suspended due to COVID-19, this series of train services only retain the itinerary within mainland China (Beijing-Guangzhou) and no longer operate the itinerary to Hong Kong.
 
On 4 June 2024, China Railway announced that the services from Beijing and Shanghai to Hung Hom will be replaced by high-speed sleeper trains to [[Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station|West Kowloon station]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Trains to depart Hong Kong at night, arrive in Beijing in morning from June 15 |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3265283/high-speed-sleeper-trains-depart-hong-kong-night-arrive-beijing-shanghai-morning-june-15?module=Transport&pgtype=section |work=South China Morning Post |date=4 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Beijing West railway station port is closed officially on 5 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=海关总署公告2024年第96号（关于关闭北京西站、上海站、广州、东莞等4个铁路口岸的公告） |url=http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/6013329/index.html |website=General Administration of Customs |accessdate=2024-08-01}}</ref>
 
==Carriages==
The train operatesoperated in two parts, where 11 carriages would depart Hong Kong (travelling under number T97BZ97B from Beijing and T98BZ98B from Hong Kong) with an additional 8 carriages added at [[Guangzhou East Railwayrailway Stationstation]] (using number Z97A/Z98A), totalling 19 carriages. Along the route, trains stopstopped at [[Changsha]], [[Wuhan]] and [[Zhengzhou]], though only passengers travelling from Guangzhou maymight disembark due to customs and immigration reasons.
 
The Hong Kong to Beijing section of the train iswas divided into three distinct classes -– [[hard sleeper]], [[soft sleeper]] and luxury soft sleeper (catering only to two persons, with better furnishing and private lavatories). The Guangzhou to Beijing section of the train only havehad hard sleepers and [[hard seat]]s.
 
Dining services arewere provided by the [[Guangshen Railway Company]]. Passengers may choose to buy from carts which are pushed throughout the train at different intervals, or choose to dine in the [[dining car]]. The dining car providesprovided a selection of light refreshments, along with two sets of menus (one for breakfast, and one for lunch/dinner) providing a range of cooked, ''a la carte'' dishes.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: small;"
!Carriage number
|1||2||3－53–5||6－96–9||10||11||12-1512–15||16-1716–17||18||19
|-
! style="width: 10%;" | Type of carriages
Line 19 ⟶ 42:
| style="width: 10%;" | YW25T<br />Hard Sleeper<br />(Chinese:<br />硬卧车)
| style="width: 10%;" | RW25T<br />[[Soft sleeper]]<br />(Chinese:<br />软卧车)
| style="width: 10%;" | RW19T<br />Luxury Soft Sleeper<br />(Chinese:<br />高级包厢软卧车）)
| style="width: 10%;" | CA25T<br />[[Dining car]]<br />(Chinese:<br />餐车)
| style="width: 10%;" | YW25T<br />Hard Sleeper<br />
Line 27 ⟶ 50:
|-
!Notes
| colspan=6 style="color:blue;"| Carriages No.1-11 1–11 go to Hong Kong（Z97BKong (Z97B/98B）98B)
| colspan=4 | Carriages No.12-19 only serve passengers taking Z97A/98A
|}
Line 38 ⟶ 61:
 
==Locomotives==
The train changeschanged locomotives once on the way.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: small;"
!Sections
Line 49 ⟶ 72:
 
==Operation==
[[File:Beijing West Railway Station Train availability board P97 Kowloon June-2017.jpg|right|thumb|On the ticket availability board in Beijing West Railwayrailway Stationstation, the Beijing-KowloonBeijing–Kowloon through train iswas numbered as P97 to distinguish it from the train going to Guangzhou East.]]
 
===Ticketing===
Beijing-bound passengers from Hong Kong maycould order tickets from an online reservation system operated by the MTR Corporation. The system iswas limited to the one-way, Hong Kong to Beijing trips only.<ref>[http://www.it3.mtr.com.hk/B2C/frmFareBeijing.asp?strLang=Eng MTR ticketing information (Note 1 under "Beijing-KowloonBeijing–Kowloon Throughthrough Traintrain")]</ref> Ordering of tickets requiresrequired extensive registration, including a credit card number, and tickets cancould only be delivered in the Hong Kong SAR, which makesmade it impossible for most non-HK resident customers to order. Travellers for Beijing may purchase Northboundnorthbound tickets at a dedicated counter at Hung Hom Stationstation, whilst Southboundsouthbound tickets from Beijing to Hong Kong cancoild only be purchased in Beijing or from travel agencies.
 
===Service===
Passengers departing from or arriving at Hong Kong cancould embark or disembark from platforms 5 or 6 of Hung Hom Station, which iswas restricted to intercity operations. Prior to boarding, passengers must go through Hong Kong immigration counters and cannot exit the restricted area.
 
[[File:Immigration and Quarantine Hall@BJX (20150105123706).JPG|thumb|Check hall for Beijing-KowloonBeijing–Kowloon through train at Beijing West Railwayrailway Stationstation.]]
{{multiple image
Trains use platform 1 of Beijing West Railway Station, which is connected to the check hall for this particular through train service. Passengers coming from or going to Hong Kong clear Chinese immigration and customs in the hall. The part of the platform between the hall and the passenger cars for Hong Kong is cordoned off by police.▼
| align = right
| direction = vertical
| width = 200
| image1 = BJX train Z97 platform front Sept-2015.jpg
| image2 = BJX train Z97 platform middle Sept-2015.jpg
| caption2 = The platform area for the Kowloon section of train Z97 in Beijing West railway station is temporarily designated as boundary restricted area and guarded by police before departure.
}}
▲Trains useused platform 1 of Beijing West Railwayrailway Stationstation, which iswas connected to the check hall for this particular through train service. Passengers coming from or going to Hong Kong clear Chinese immigration and customs in the hall. The part of the platform between the hall and the passenger cars for Hong Kong is cordoned off {{clarify span|by police.|date=January 2022}}
 
Trains operate from either terminating stations on an alternate schedule, under the following timetable:<ref>[http://www.it3.mtr.com.hk/B2C/frmScheduleBeijing.asp?strLang=Eng Official timetable]</ref>
Line 70 ⟶ 102:
!Arrive||Depart||Arrive||Depart
|-
|—||12:40||[[Beijing West Railwayrailway Stationstation|Beijing West]]||15:30||—
|-
|18:25||18:31||[[Zhengzhou Railwayrailway Stationstation|Zhengzhou]]||09:37||09:44
|-
|23:05||23:11||[[Wuchang Railwayrailway Stationstation|Wuchang]]||04:56||05:02
|-
|02:26||02:32||[[Changsha Railwayrailway Stationstation|Changsha]]||01:29||01:35
|-
|10:01||11:04||[[Guangzhou East Railwayrailway Stationstation|Guangzhou East]]||17:16||18:06
|-
|13:01||—||[[Hung Hom Stationstation|Hung Hom]]||—||15:15
▲|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=6|Effective until 14 May 2016
|-
! colspan="2"|Z97
! rowspan="2"|Stops
! colspan="2"|Z98
|-
!Arrive||Depart||Arrive||Depart
|-
|—||13:00||[[Beijing West Railway Station|Beijing West]]||15:13||—
|-
|18:41||18:47||[[Zhengzhou Railway Station|Zhengzhou]]||09:28||09:34
|-
|23:16||23:22||[[Wuchang Railway Station|Wuchang]]||04:48||04:54
|-
|02:35||02:41||[[Changsha Railway Station|Changsha]]||01:19||01:25
|-
|10:01||11:03||[[Guangzhou East Railway Station|Guangzhou East]]||17:16||18:06
|-
|12:56||—||[[Hung Hom Station|Hung Hom]]||—||15:15
|}
 
==See also==
* [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railwayrailway]]
* [[MTR]]
* [[Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Highhigh-Speedspeed Railwayrailway]]
* [[Shanghai-KowloonShanghai–Kowloon Throughthrough Traintrain]]
* [[Beijing–Guangzhou Railwayrailway|Jingguang Railway]]
* [[Beijing–Kowloon Railwayrailway|Jingjiu Railway]]
 
==Notes==
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==References==
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