15:30, September 1

Temporary closure of the bridge channel of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge affected by Typhoon Saola

According to the authority of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, due to the impact of typhoon Saola, temporary traffic control has been implemented on the bridge channel of the Zhuhai-Macao Bridge since 3:30 pm, September 1. Also, customs clearance services between Zhuhai and Hong Kong were suspended on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Zhuhai Port.

15:10, September 1

Hengqin Port has suspended customs clearance since 15:10 on September 1

With the super typhoon Saola approaching, Hengqin Port has suspended its customs clearance service since 15:10 on September 1, with the Lotus Bridge also being closed, according to the Zhuhai port authority. Please make proper arrangements for your trip until further notice.

14:00, September 1

Guangdong suspends all trains ahead of Typhoon Saola's landfall

From 8 p.m. on September 1 to 6 p.m. on September 2, all trains bound for Guangdong will be suspended as Typhoon Saola is expected to make landfall in the province's eastern coastal areas, according to railway authorities. 

The train service will be gradually resumed from 6 p.m. on September 2, including Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, Nanning-Guangzhou high-speed railway, and Guiyang-Guangzhou high-speed railway. 

For more information, please log in to the 12306 official website, the 12306 mobile APP or call the railway hotline 020-12306. 

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10:00, September 1

Guangdong braces for Typhoon Saola

Typhoon Saola is expected to make a landfall between Huidong county and Taishan city on Friday night or Saturday morning after its path adjustment, Guangdong meteorological department said on Friday morning.

Saola, classified as a super typhoon, is moving at 10 to 15 kilometers an hour as it approaches Guangdong coast from the sea surface 245 kilometers away from southeast direction of Hong Kong on Friday morning, meteorological department said.

To brace for Saola that is expected to bring storms and gales to Guangdong coast, a total of 27,214 fishing vessels have all returned to shelters and 12,322 fishermen and offshore workers from ocean ranch fishing rafts have gone ashore as end of Thursday, when Guangdong's flood control, drought relief and anti-typhoon headquarters upgraded its anti-typhoon emergency response to Level 1 from Level 3 on Thursday afternoon, local authorities said.

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18:00, August 31

Trains and flights to be suspended as typhoon Saola approaches

Starting from August 31, some railway trains will be suspended as super typhoon Saola approaches, according to the authorities of China Railway Guangzhou Group Co., Ltd.

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport will suspend all inbound and outbound flights from 12 pm on September 1.

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Here are the details:

1. August 31

After 4 pm:

Trains passing through the Hangzhou-Shenzhen Railway (the east of Shanwei in the Guangdong section), Meizhou-Shantou Railway and Zhangping-Longchuan Railway 

2. September 1

The whole day:

Hangzhou-Shenzhen Railway (Guangdong section), Beijing-Hong Kong High-speed Railway (Guangdong section), Meizhou-Shantou Railway, Dongguan-Huizhou Intercity Railway and Zhangping-Longchuan Railway

After 7 am:

Beijing-Kowloon Railway

After 4 pm:

Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway and Guangzhou-Shenzhen Slow-speed Railway

3. September 2 to 3

The whole day:

Hangzhou-Shenzhen Railway (Guangdong section), Meizhou-Shantou Railway, Beijing-Hong Kong High-speed Railway (Guangdong section), Dongguan-Huizhou Intercity Railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway, Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway, Shenzhen-Zhanjiang Railway, Foshan-Zhaoqing Intercity Railway, Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Zhangping-Longchuan Railway and Guangzhou-Shenzhen Slow-speed Railway

4. September 4

The whole day:

Shenzhen-Zhanjiang Railway

Before 3 pm:

Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway

Shenzhen North Railway Station, Shenzhen Railway Station, Shantou Railway Station, Chaoshan Railway Station and Shanwei Railway Station have issued the suspension notice and added more staff members to provide ticket refund services to passengers.

For more information about the suspended trains and service resumption, please log in to the 12306 website (12306 mobile APP) or call the hotline 020-12306.