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Kowloon is a station on the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express of Hong Kong's MTR.It is one of the two Airport Express stations providing in-town check-in services for passengers departing from Hong Kong International Airport and free shuttle bus services to most major hotels in the Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei areas.
The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Kowloon.. Kowloon station (Chinese: 九龍車站), colliquially Old Tsim Sha Tsui Terminal, located in Tsim Sha Tsui on the present site of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, was the former southern terminus of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR).
Hong Kong West Kowloon station [8] (abbreviated WEK) is the southern terminus of and the only station on the Hong Kong section of the Guangshengang XRL.The station connects to China's high-speed rail (HSR) network across the border through dedicated tunnels and includes a Mainland Port Area where the laws of (Mainland) China are enforced.
formerly Kowloon Tuen Ma line: Yau Tsim Mong/Kowloon City: 30 November 1975: HUH [a] Mong Kok East formerly Mong Kok, Yaumati: Yau Tsim Mong/Kowloon City: 1 October 1910: MKK [b] [c] Kowloon Tong Kwun Tong line: Sham Shui Po/Kowloon City: 4 May 1982: KOT [6] Tai Wai Tuen Ma line: Sha Tin: 15 August 1983: TAW: Sha Tin: Sha Tin: 1 October 1910 ...
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 Through Train service to Guangzhou (formerly Canton) was a legacy of Hong Kong's first railway, the Kowloon–Canton Railway. Outside Hong Kong it was operated through the rail network in mainland China , including the Guangshen railway , Jingguang railway and Hukun railway .
Although the locomotive has a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph), KTT only runs at a maximum service speed of 140 km/h (87 mph) on the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou - Kowloon Railway and at 160 km/h (99 mph) [2] on the Guangzhou - Shenzhen Railway. KTT now has ten compartments (eight first-class compartments and two executive-class compartments).
The Morning Express Service is a special promotional service, allowing passengers from Tsing Yi and Kowloon stations to travel to Hong Kong station to get to work daily (excluding Sundays and public holidays) from 7am to 10am for HK$25. [19]