Night train route
Hong Kong–Beijing High-Speed Sleeper
Hong Kong → Beijing · Hong Kong · China
Hong Kong–Beijing High-Speed Sleeper in pictures
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- Distance
- 2,439 km
- Fastest time
- 10 h 28 min
- Average speed
- 233 km/h
- Top speed
- 350 km/h
- Operator
- China Railway Guangzhou · MTR
- Train
- Fuxing high-speed sleeper
- Countries
- Hong Kong, China
- In service since
- 2024
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Fuxing sleeper EMUs leave Kowloon’s skyline at dusk and cross five provinces overnight, rolling into Beijing West before seven in the morning.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 81% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 13 m); the longest stretch away from it is 17.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: China Railway 12306 — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
How long is the Hong Kong–Beijing High-Speed Sleeper?
The Hong Kong–Beijing High-Speed Sleeper runs 2,439 km from Hong Kong to Beijing. It runs through Hong Kong and China.
How long does the Hong Kong–Beijing High-Speed Sleeper take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 10 h 28 min for the 2,439 km. That is an average of 233 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 350 km/h.
Who runs the Hong Kong–Beijing High-Speed Sleeper?
China Railway Guangzhou and MTR, with Fuxing high-speed sleeper.
How old is the Hong Kong–Beijing High-Speed Sleeper?
The line has been in service since 2024. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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