On the 6th, it was learned from the Shenzhen railway department that in the first half of 2025, the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway will transport a total of 15.032 million cross-border passengers, an increase of 2.088 million compared to the same period last year, with a growth rate of 16.1%. Statistics show that the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway has operated over 37000 passenger trains in the first half of the year. The number of tourists from Hong Kong West Kowloon to the mainland reached 7.362 million, an increase of 967000 or 15.1% compared to the same period last year. Among them, 5.838 million passengers were sent to Guangdong Province. The number of mainland tourists traveling to West Kowloon, Hong Kong reached 7.67 million, an increase of 1.121 million or 17.1% compared to the same period last year. Among them, there were 6.068 million passengers from Guangdong Province to Hong Kong. This year, the number of cross-border travelers exceeded 15 million on June 30th, 27 days earlier than last year. In the first half of this year, during holidays such as Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, and various performance events, the daily cross-border passenger volume of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway exceeded 100000, with the highest peak on January 31 reaching 136000, reflecting the strong driving effect of holidays and large-scale events on personnel flow. The relevant person in charge of the Shenzhen railway department stated that while passenger volume has significantly increased, the service quality of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway is also constantly improving. As important hubs, Shenzhen North Station and Futian Station actively deploy volunteers in key areas such as entrances, elevators, and platforms to provide timely assistance to passengers. As an innovative service of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong High Speed Rail, the "Flexible Travel" product has also played an important role in the first half of 2025, serving a total of 51000 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 13%, providing passengers with more flexible travel choices and meeting the personalized needs of different passengers. (New Society)