China's Bullet Trains Are Coming For Hong Kong's Airlines
- Link starting Sunday connects Hong Kong to 44 destinations
- Expanded rail network overlaps with 11 Cathay Pacific routes
Still bruised from a typhoon that grounded hundreds of flights, Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s top aviation hub faces a new threat: Chinese bullet trains.
The world’s longest high-speed rail network extends to downtown Hong Kong starting Sunday, providing a direct connection to 44 mainland destinations. With the addition of services from Guangzhou and Shenzhen — the major cities closest to Hong Kong — a daylong train trip to Beijing would be cut to nine hours.