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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.
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 ] The current system was formed after the merger with the Kowloon–Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, when the operations of the East Rail line , the West Rail line , the Ma On Shan ...
Kowloon Tong is a station on MTR's Kwun Tong line and East Rail line in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station serves Kowloon Tong and its vicinity, including Yau Yat Tsuen, the Festival Walk shopping centre, City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University. The station straddles the boundary between Kowloon City District and Sham ...
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 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.
Central station is one of the major transport hubs of Hong Kong. It is commonly used as a connecting hub for commuters travelling from the Tung Chung line to the Island line, and Tsuen Wan line. The area around Central station and Hong Kong station offers a wide range of transport options, including the tramway, buses, ferries, minibuses and more.