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Geographical map of Peak Tram. The Peak Tram's route from Central district to Victoria Peak covers a distance of about 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) and an elevation of just under 400 metres (1,312 ft). The line has two pronounced curves, one to the left immediately after leaving the lower terminus, and the other to the right in the upper half of ...
Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island.It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of 552 metres (1,811 ft), it is the tallest hill on Hong Kong Island, and the 29th tallest in the territory of Hong Kong.
The Peak Tower is a shopping complex located at Victoria Gap, near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It also houses the upper terminal of the Peak Tram, a funicular railway. Both the Peak Tower and the Peak Tram are owned by the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels group, the owner of Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel and
The Signal Station [3] at the top of Victoria Peak, for the signalmen, was the very first house on the Peak. In 1860, a path was also laid from Victoria Gap down to Pok Fu Lam Village in 1863. A small Military Hospital called the Sanatorium was built 1860 as an experiment, on a flat area below the signal station and facing toward Mt. Kellett.
The Peak Tram. There are two funicular railway services in Hong Kong: The Peak Tram carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. It provides the most direct route to Victoria Peak and offers scenic views over Victoria Harbour and the skyscrapers of Hong Kong. It was inaugurated in 1888.
The first mode of rail transport for the public in Hong Kong was the Peak Tram, serving The Peak (at Victoria Gap), the Mid-Levels and the city centre since 1888. This was followed by the Mount Parker Cable Car in 1892, but this system was terminated in 1932 and dismantled. The tram started service along the northern coast of the Hong Kong ...
Victoria Gap (Chinese: 爐峰峽) is an area and a mountain pass located between the summits of Victoria Peak (aka. Mount Austin) and Mount Gough , on Hong Kong Island , in Hong Kong . [ 1 ] It is the most touristic place within the area referred to as The Peak , which receives some seven million visitors every year.
Tram stop sign outside Flinders Street railway station in July 2017. This is a list of tram routes on the tram network in Melbourne , Australia, operated by Yarra Trams . Current routes