Travel Diary on January 4, 2019

I got up early in the morning to take 1st train to Guangzhou-nan.

I ate breakfast on the way to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station.

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My breakfast

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This man says "Initial service can be inconvenient, due to lack of skilled workers"

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Tha same man

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Good-bye is written in some languages

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I'm proceeding to the area controlled by Mainland China

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Lounge for 1st class or business class passengers is so simple ,and There was no one when I entered the room.

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Station structure

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Waiting for the begining of train boarding

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Inside the train

CRH1A-A taken in Guangzhou-nan Station

CRH6A in Guangzhou-nan Station

CR400AF(Fuxing) there

I descended to a platform of Guangzhou Metro Line 7.

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Guangzhou South Railway Station on Line 7

I took the train to terminus.

Guangzhou Metro B5 series(Line 7) in Higher Education Mega Center S.Sta

And I changed trains to Line 4

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I arrived at Haibang

I looked for the place to take good pictures of the trains on Line 4.

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It seems to be countryside even 10 mins walk away from Haibang Station

Guangzhou Metro 04series(L1, Line 4)

Guangzhou Metro 04series(L5, Line 4)

I went back to Haibang Station, and went back to North.

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Shiqi Station

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It's interesting that this station is Guanzhou in Guangzhou

I got off at Wan Sheng Wei Station to see tram.

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Wanshengwei Station on Tram Line

Guangzhou Tram

I took train to Shayuan on Line 8.

Guangzhou Metro A5 series(Line 8) in Shayuan.Sta

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I changed trains in Shayuan to take GuangFo Line.

And then, I changed trains again at Xilang to Line 1.

Locomotive near Kengkou Station

Guangzhou Metro A1 series(Line 1) near Kengkou.Sta

Guangzhou Metro A3 series(Line 1) near Kengkou.Sta

Guangzhou Metro A2 series(Line 1)

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I ate beef noodle in front of Kengkou station.

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Guangzhou Metro Line 1 installs women's car

I changed trains at Huangsha to Line 6.
But, I alighted from the train at Tanwei to see Line5.

Guangzhou Metro L2 series(Line 5) near Tanwei.Sta

Guangzhou Metro L4 series(Line 5)

China Railway DF4B series was running near the station

Guangzhou Metro L3 series(Line 6) near Shabei.Sta

I went back to Huangsha and took Line1.

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I changed trains at Guangzhou Railway Station

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I changed trains at Jiahewanggang

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This letters say "Express terminus: Zhenlong"

Guangzhou Metro B series(Line 14) near Xinhe.Sta

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Express train is guided as green letters

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Route map of Line 14

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Zhenlong Station

I took Line 21 at Zhenlong. "21" is the biggest number I've ridden in my life.

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Letters on the left says "Guangzhou Metro welcomes you". This type of screen is similar to the one of China Railway

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Old hotel in front of Zhucun Station

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Station entrance of Zhucun Station

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Viaducts of Guangzhou Metro Line 21

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Concourse of Zhucun Station

I went back to Xinhe Station.

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Train information screen in Xinhe Station

Guangzhou Metro B series(Line 14,21) near Xinhe.Sta

I met my friend from Hong Kong at Xinhe Station.
We took Express Train to downtown of Guangzhou.

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We changed trains at Tiyu xilu Station

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Japanese restaurants near Gangding Station

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Food served in this Japanese restaurant is more expensive than the one in Japan

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Food is completely the same as Japan's

The friend called a private taxi to Guangzhou-nan Station.

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G1017 bound for Shenzhen-bei is delayed by 146 mins.

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This sentense says "Transportation-rich country! Railways are prioritized!"

China Railway CR400BF-A in Guangzhou-nan

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We arrived at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station

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As we are still in Mainland China-controlled area, some advertisements are written in simplified Chinese like this.

I said goodbye to the friend at Austin Station, and I headed for the hotel.

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My midnight food, Pineapple bun

Travel diary on January 3, 2019

In the evening, I left Kansai International Airport for Hong Kong International Airport.
As usual passengers, I took Airport Express to Kowloon.

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I'm going to Kowloon by Airport Express

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Kowloon

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Famous landscape could be seen on the way to Hong Kong West Kowloon station

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Entrance of Hong Kong West Kowloon Station

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Ticketing office

I collected tickets at this counter.

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Automatic ticketing machine

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My dinner was in Tim Ho Wan

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Sky corridor is better for seeing night scene.

I walked to today's hotel in Jordan.

Travel Diary will be coming soon

From January 3 to 7, I paid a visit to Hong Kong and Guangdong Province.
I'll write travel diaries within a couple of weeks.

Why weren't they built from the capital?

Chengde – Shenyang heads next tranche of PDL openings
https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/chengde-shenyang-heads-next-tranche-of-pdl-openings.html

It's interesting that high speed rails were not built from Beijing, but from Shenyang or other Northeastern cities. Though I don't know the real reason why they were built in irregular order, it would be aimed at prioritizing rural provinces.

Why don't they make use of the conventional tracks?

Seoul starts work on regional express network
https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/seoul-starts-work-on-regional-express-network.html

Suburban railways using tracks or trains of high speed rail are becoming common in China. In South Korea, Regional Express Network(GTX) is a kind of that. But, I guess what South Korean railway companies should prioritize is launching express trains on conventional tracks. Though there are many rail lines around Seoul, there are a few lines where express trains are available at high frequency.
Until inauguration of GTX, they should install express trains as a tentative measure.

Why can we rely on VR everytime?

edition.cnn.com

It would be better to install VR, if many people are suffering from something.
But, that kind of sufferings must be the one that we can overcome while we are distracted.
Otherwise, it's dangerous to use VR. For example, it's not good to watch VR when you are experiencing dental surgery.

Why do many metro lines open at the same time?

Xi’an opens second north-south metro line
https://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/xian-opens-second-north-south-metro-line.html

As is often the case with China's metro, so many metro lines open at the same time in December.
This December, new metro lines or extension of existing lines were inaugurated in Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Qingtao, and Wuhan.