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KTT - KCR Through Train Guangdong Through Train (MTR) 九廣通直通車 KTT in standard livery In service 1998–2020 Manufacturer SLM and ABB (locomotives) Kinki Sharyo (coaches) Built at Winterthur and Zürich, Switzerland (locomotives) Osaka, Japan (coaches) Constructed 1995 Entered service 28 August 1998 Number built 2 locomotives and 12 coaches Fleet numbers Kowloon Through Train ...
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving Hong Kong.Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus services, centred around a 10-line rapid transit network, serving the urbanised areas of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories.
Inter-city train services crossing the Hong Kong-China boundary are known as Intercity Through Trains. They are jointly operated by Hong Kong's MTR Corporation and China Railway High-speed . Hung Hom station (formerly called Kowloon station ) and West Kowloon Terminus are the stations in Hong Kong where passengers can catch these trains.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Intercity Through Train (Chinese: 城際直通車) service shared tracks with East Rail line domestic service between Hung Hom and Lo Wu. These intercity trains ran across the Hong Kong–China border and proceed to Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing in Mainland China. Intercity trains did not call at stations ...
The Tuen Ma line (Chinese: 屯馬綫) is a rapid transit line that forms part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. Coloured brown on the map, the Tuen Ma line is 56.2 kilometres (34.9 mi) in length, making it the longest line of the MTR network.
The Guangzhou–Kowloon through train (simplified Chinese: 广九直通车 or 港穗直通车; traditional Chinese: 廣九直通車 or 港穗直通車; pinyin: Guǎngjiǔ Zhítōngchē or Găngsuì Zhítōngchē) was an inter-city railway service between Hong Kong and Guangzhou jointly operated by the MTR Corporation of Hong Kong and the ...
Although the MTR Corporation is a listed company, the Hong Kong Government is the controlling shareholder with a stake of about 75%. In 2006, the local KCR local passenger train network (i.e. intercity services excluded) recorded an annual ridership of 544 million.
The first refurbished train was put into service in 1996, while the original yellow-cab train was formally retired with a "Farewell Ride" on 31 October 1999. The trains were converted to fixed 12-car sets and received a new exterior livery of blue and silverish bodies with red doors; they were reassembled into either a 3+3+6 configuration (3xx ...