Hung Hom is a bus ride away from many of Hong Kong’s most iconic hotels, as well as Mid-Levels, where I live. In this case I was headed home from Sheung Shui, which is a minibus ride away from the Beas River Chalet, and the penultimate stop before the two immigration ports to Mainland China. If you’re considering first class on this route at all you’re probably either going on a day trip to Fanling (here’s a great guide on the area from The Loop HK), or headed on a train towards Mainland China from Lo Wu.
In case you’re wondering, Hung Hom is right by Victoria Harbour, Sha Tin features a bunch of hotels and a famous racecourse, and Fanling features a collection of villages and delicious local street food that some of my “older” relatives (sorry, aunt) describe as what the city was like 50 years ago. The East Rail Line actually stretches from Hung Hom to Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau (75% of the system’s trains go to Lo Wu, so one in four trains are headed towards Lok Ma Chau – both are immigration ports towards Mainland China), with Mong Kok, Sha Tin, Fo Tan, and Fanling among the rail line’s 12 stops. This began my 40-minute First Class rail experience that brought me ~20 km and cost me less than a Snickers bar. With work to do over the next few days (for those of you wondering when my next flight reviews will be out, I’m finally flying out on Friday night), I had to use the East Rail Line to get from Sheung Shui back to Hung Hom, which is a ~20 km, 40-minute journey. And you must’ve seen the yellow signage towards First Class and wondered what that experience was like.Īfter wrapping up a short stay at the Beas River Chalet Hong Kong (which I won’t be re-reviewing, as I’ve just done so last year and I spent a total of around 10 hours on the hotel grounds), my parents and Hailey wanted to spend a little more time taking advantage of the hotel pool, and they brought a bunch of friends with them too. If you’re not a hardcore premium travel geek and/or you don’t live in Hong Kong, this probably isn’t for you either.īut for those of you who are both of what I listed above, you must’ve taken the East Rail Line. File this under “OMG this is so extra but I had to do this at some point”.
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