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Light Rail network map Geographically accurate map of the Light Rail network Track layout diagram of the network in 1996. The Light Rail, also known as the Light Rail Transit (LRT), officially the North-West Railway, [1] is a light rail system in Hong Kong, serving the northwestern New Territories, within Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long District.
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]
Three years later, the British Section of the Kowloon–Canton Railway began its transition towards electrification, which changed it into a commuter rail, and eventually providing rapid transit-like service. The Light Rail Transit (LRT, now the MTR Light Rail) began its operation in the Tuen Mun and Yuen Long new towns in 1988.
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.
In the 1980s, the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) undertook the construction of operation of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in Northwest New Territories. To ensure the financial viability of the LRT system as much as possible, the Hong Kong government established the Northwest Transit Service Area (TSA; 西北鐵路服務範圍, commonly known as 輕鐵專區) within which the ...
The light rail will go around Tung Chung, the airport and the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge and will take only 15 minutes to make the trip, opposed to the 45 minute bus ride along a small, winding road from Tung Chung or Mui Wo. The estimated cost of this proposal is HK$15 billion.
A double-decker tram in Hong Kong. Trams in Hong Kong include the Hong Kong Tramways, the Peak Tram (a funicular railway which is always referred to as a tram) and the Light Rail Transit (MTR Light Rail, LRT; formerly KCR Light Rail).
Light Rail Depot (Chinese: 輕鐵車廠) is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level at the junction of Lung Mun Road and Tuen Tsing Lane, near Tuen Mun Depot and Sun Tuen Mun Centre, in Tuen Mun District. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 1. [1]