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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 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.
The MTR, the rapid transit system of Hong Kong, encompasses 10 heavy rail lines and 98 stations as of May 2022. The following list sorts the stations according to their service line. In addition to the 98 metro stations listed on this page, the MTR system also consists of 68 light rail stops and one high-speed rail terminus in the city. [1]
Conventional railway shares tracks with the East Rail line, a regional/suburban service integrated within the MTR network. Currently cross-border trains only stop at Hung Hom station in Kowloon. The Tuen Ma line was also built to conventional railway standard but currently only regional/suburban service is available.
MTR Corporation Limited is a majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong which operates the Mass Transit Railway, the most popular public transport network in Hong Kong. It is listed on the Hong Kong Exchange and is a component of the Hang Seng Index.
This train, the Hyundai Rotem EMU, replaced all prior rolling stock on the East Rail line. Hong Kong has an extensive railway network, and the Hong Kong Government has long established that the public transit system has the "railway as its backbone". Public transport trains are operated by the MTR Corporation.
The Railways Department (Chinese: 鐵路署) is a proposed Hong Kong government department.The Railway Development Office of the Highways Department and the Railways Branch of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department would be merged into the new department, which would be subordinate to the Transport and Housing Bureau.
Together with the construction of the Sha Tau Kok line, [5] a two-foot narrow-gauge branch railway from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok (making use of the rails and rolling stock used in the construction of the main line and later closed in April 1928), the final cost was HK$12,296,929, making it one of the most expensive railways in the world and, as ...