Guangzhou–Kowloon through train
| Guangzhou–Kowloon through train 廣九直通車 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Service type | Inter-city rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Guangdong Province Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First service | 5 October 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last service | 29 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Termini | Guangzhou East Hung Hom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz Overhead catenary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Guangzhou–Kowloon through train (simplified Chinese: 广九直通车 or 港穗直通车; traditional Chinese: 廣九直通車 or 港穗直通車; pinyin: Guǎngjiǔ Zhítōngchē or Găngsuì Zhítōngchē) was an inter-city railway service between Hong Kong and Guangzhou jointly operated by the MTR Corporation of Hong Kong and the Guangzhou Railway Group of mainland China. Services operated along the East Rail line within Hong Kong territory, crossing the Hong Kong–Chinese border at Lo Wu, and continuing along the Guangmao Railway and Guangshen Railway in Guangdong province.
Twelve trains ran in each direction every day, with a journey time of 1 hour 40 minutes.
The MTRC operated the KTT service on this route. The KTT service was provided by double-decker trains, usually comprising two Premium Class carriages and five First Class carriages. China Railway Guangzhou Group provided the other trains on this route.
Places served by the MTR Guangzhou–Kowloon Through Train included: Hong Kong, Dongguan, Guangzhou. The service had been suspended since the outbreak of COVID-19, and officially discontinued in 31 July 2024, following an announcement by the General Administration of Customs on the closure of all four railway ports of the inter-city through trains, citing that the travel needs had been met by high-speed rail services from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Guangzhou East.