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The Kowloon-Canton Railway (九廣鐵路), frequently abbreviated as the KCR, is the railway network providing intercity, suburban rapid transit and light rail passenger services in Hong Kong. The first section of the network opened in 1910 and trains were steam hauled. The network has since grown to 4 systems, 32 railway stations and 68 light rail stations. The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) is responsible for the network's operations, which is in turn fully owned by the Hong Kong Government. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To suggest a relevant news story for the Main Page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... KCR can mean: KCR, railway network Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, corporation that operates KCR railway network KCR (AM), radio station in San Diego, California This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A Romanian InterCity train, run by Romanian Railways, at Arad station in May 2003 InterCity is a name for the inter-city rail services in Europe. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Metro redirects here. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... -1... Great Western Railway No. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ... On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ...

Before rebranding, "Kowloon-Canton Railway" referred to the rail link between Kowloon and Canton (now Guangzhou), or specifically the "British Section" of the railway, which largely corresponded to the present-day KCR East Rail. Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (九龍; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóng; lit. ... There are multiple Cantons in China Canton City : Guangzhou Canton Province : Guangdong This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City The East Rail (東鐵) is one of the three lines of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ...

The Hong Kong government has proposed to merge the KCRC with the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC), another railway company in Hong Kong which has an extensive network in the areas of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Lantau Island and with 75% government ownership. Hong Kong's Executive Council formally approved the deal on April 11, 2006 by leasing the KCR's operation to the MTRC for 50 years. The merger is subject to be approved by the Legislative Council and the minority shareholders of the MTRC.^[1] For MTR as a metro system, see MTR. This article is about the operator of the system. ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: Xiānggǎngdǎo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (九龍; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: Jiǔlóng; lit. ... Lantau Island, Hong Kong 22° 16′ 14″ N, 113° 57′ 10″ E Lantau Island (based on the local old name of Lantau Peak 爛頭 Làntóu, Ragged Head; 大嶼山 pinyin: Dàyǔ shān, Cantonese: Tai yue shan, Big Island Mountain), also Lantao, is the largest island in Hong Kong, located... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

KCR network

Current system map of the KCR with planned extensions (where the green lines belong to the MTR system)

KCR East Rail
Between East Tsim Sha Tsui and Lo Wu¹ Download high resolution version (1200x975, 26 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1200x975, 26 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City The East Rail (東鐵) is one of the three lines of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ... East Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀東, colloquially 尖東) is the latest station (the southern terminus) on the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail, opened on October 24, 2004, symbolizing the comeback of the Rail to Tsim Sha Tsui after 30 years. ... Lo Wu is the northern terminus of the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail. ...

KCR Light Rail
Within towns of Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai Opening Date 25 September 1988 Routes 9 Number of trains 1191 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long The KCR Light Rail is one of the four systems of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Yuen Long (元朗, Jyutping: jyun4 long5, pinyin: Yuánlǎng) (used to be known as Un Long), one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the North-West of the New Territories, is a post-war new town set in the centre of Hong Kongs largest alluvial plain. ... Tin Shui Wai (Traditional Chinese: 天水圍; Simplified Chinese: 天水围; pinyin: Tiānshuǐwéi; Jyutping: tin1 seoi2 wai4) is a new town located in the northwest of Yuen Long New Town, in the northwestern New Territories, Hong Kong. ...

KCR West Rail
Between Nam Cheong and Tuen Mun Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Nam Cheong is the southern terminus of the Hong Kong KCRC West Rail. ... The entrance of the station Tuen Mun is a KCRC station located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. ...

KCR Ma On Shan Rail
Between Tai Wai and Wu Kai Sha Opening Date 21 December 2004 Stations 9 Number of trains 20 Service Area Sha Tin The Ma On Shan Rail (Chinese: 馬鞍山鐵路, abbreviated as 馬鐵) is an extension of the KCRC East Rail network in Hong Kong. ... Tai Wai is a station on the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail and it is the western terminus of the Ma On Shan Rail. ... Wu Kai Sha is the eastern terminus on the Hong Kong KCRC Ma On Shan Rail. ...

¹ Intercity services run from Hung Hom beyond Lo Wu to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and other cities. Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (紅磡車站, formerly Kowloon Station: 九龍車站) is a station on the Hong Kong KCRCs East Rail. ... (help· info) (IPA peiË© tɕɪŋ˦), a city in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Location within China Canton, China redirects here. ... For other uses, see Shanghai (disambiguation). ...

KCR East Rail

Interior of a refurbished Metro Cammell EMU

Main article: KCR East Rail

Trains for local service on the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway were originally steam powered, but diesel trains were gradually introduced during the 1950s, and by 1962 they had fully replaced all steam trains. In 1973, a modernisation programme was begun, which included double tracking and electrifying the railway. The first stage of electrification was completed with the start of an inner suburban service between Kowloon station and Sha Tin station on 6 May 1982. One year later, on 15 July 1983 the final section of the railway to Lo Wu was completed and opened by the then Governor, Sir Edward Youde. Diesel locomotives were replaced by electric multiple units. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 358 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 358 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City The East Rail (東鐵) is one of the three lines of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ... A steam engine is a heat engine that makes use of the potential energy that exists as pressure in steam, converting it to mechanical work. ... Diesel or Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Kowloon, 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. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Governor of Hong Kong was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ... Sir Edward Youde (1924 - 1986) was a British administrator and diplomat. ... Diesel or Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...

Inter-city passenger and freight train services to cities in mainland China share most of the tracks of the local service. The service was terminated in 1949 when the communists seized power following the Chinese civil war. It was resumed in 1979 when the late leader Deng Xiaoping introduced the Open Door Policy. The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (official name) or Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; Pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng) is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Combatants Chinese Nationalist Party Chinese Communist Party Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength 3,600,000 circa June 1948 2,800,000 circa June 1948 The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; Pinyin: guógòng neìzhàn; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (help· info) (Simplified Chinese: 邓小平; Traditional Chinese: 鄧小平; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Teng Hsiao-ping; August 22, 1904–February 19, 1997) was a leader in the Communist Party of China (CPC). ... The Open Door Policy is the maintenance in a certain territory of equal commercial and industrial rights for the nationals of all countries. ...

In 1975, the southern terminus was moved to the new Kowloon Station (now Hung Hom) as the old Kowloon Station was too small and there was no room to expand. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (紅磡車站, formerly Kowloon Station: 九龍車站) is a station on the Hong Kong KCRCs East Rail. ...

The electric multiple units trains of East Rail were refurbished in the late 1990s. A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North District, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City The East Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

KCR Light Rail

Main article: KCR Light Rail

The KCR Light Rail is one of the four systems of the KCR network in Hong Kong. It serves the northwestern New Territories within and between the new towns of Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, and Tin Shui Wai. It runs on 1435 mm track gauge (standard gauge), with direct current 750 V. When Tuen Mun was developed in the 1970s, the government had set aside space for laying rail tracks. In 1983, the KCRC decided to build the system. After some research, construction commenced in 1985. The system was completed and fully operational on 25 September 1988. It consists of two big and three small loops serving most public housing estates in northern Tuen Mun and three branches: One to the On Ting Estate in the southeast, one to the Tuen Mun ferry pier in the southwest; another northern branch all the way into the town of Yuen Long, along Castle Peak Road, and a loop in Tin Shui Wai. Opening Date 25 September 1988 Routes 9 Number of trains 1191 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long The KCR Light Rail is one of the four systems of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ... A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Yuen Long (元朗, Jyutping: jyun4 long5, pinyin: YuánlÇŽng) (used to be known as Un Long), one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the North-West of the New Territories, is a post-war new town set in the centre of Hong Kongs largest alluvial plain. ... Tin Shui Wai (Traditional Chinese: 天水圍; Simplified Chinese: 天水围; pinyin: Tiānshuǐwéi; Jyutping: tin1 seoi2 wai4) is a new town located in the northwest of Yuen Long New Town, in the northwestern New Territories, Hong Kong. ... Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails which make up a railway track. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Direct current (DC or continuous current) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. ... International danger high voltage symbol. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... track Rail tracks are incredibly exciting. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC or just KCR, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ... This article is about the year. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A local authority tower block in Cwmbrân, South Wales Public housing or project homes is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... An Estate (or housing estate) (mostly UK) refers to a defined area of housing, usually in a common style or built during the same period. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Yuen Long (元朗, Jyutping: jyun4 long5, pinyin: YuánlÇŽng) (used to be known as Un Long), one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the North-West of the New Territories, is a post-war new town set in the centre of Hong Kongs largest alluvial plain. ... Castle Peak Road (青山道 in Kowloon; 青山公路 in the New Territories) is the longest road in Hong Kong. ... Tin Shui Wai (Traditional Chinese: 天水圍; Simplified Chinese: 天水围; pinyin: Tiānshuǐwéi; Jyutping: tin1 seoi2 wai4) is a new town located in the northwest of Yuen Long New Town, in the northwestern New Territories, Hong Kong. ...

KCR West Rail

Interior of a KCR West Rail Train

Main article: KCR West Rail

KCR West Rail was proposed in the early 1990s and both the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC, now the MTR Corporation Limited, MTRCL) and Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) submitted plans to the government. The government awarded the project to KCRC, and approved the first phase of the project in September 1998. Construction began in October 1998 with service commencing on 20 December 2003. It is the first new rail line built by KCRC. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... For MTR as a metro system, see MTR. This article is about the operator of the system. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The first phase of West Rail starts at Nam Cheong Station in Sham Shui Po and ends at Tuen Mun Station in Tuen Mun. The 30.5 km alignment has 9 stations and cost HK$46.2 billion. It provides interchanges with KCR Light Rail at four stations and MTR Tsuen Wan Line and Tung Chung Line in its urban section. Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Nam Cheong is the southern terminus of the Hong Kong KCRC West Rail. ... Skyline of Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po (Chinese: 深水埗; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: sam1 sui2 bo2, Yale: sam seuí bouh; Mandarin Pinyin: shen1 shui3 bu4; lit. ... The entrance of the station Tuen Mun is a KCRC station located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 25 September 1988 Routes 9 Number of trains 1191 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long The KCR Light Rail is one of the four systems of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ... Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... Tsuen Wan Line route map (with detailed interchanges) The Tsuen Wan Line is one of the six lines of the metro network in Hong Kong known as the MTR. It is indicated in red on the MTR map. ... The Tung Chung Terminus The Tung Chung Line (東涌線) is one of the six lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. ...

New trains were bought to run on the new line, and they come in seven-car sets. Extensions to nine-car trains would be possible. Stations are all air-conditioned and platform screen doors (PSDs) are built to enhance safety. Platform screen doors at St Lazare on the Paris Metro Platform screen doors, also known as platform-edge doors, are doors for screening the platform and trains at train or subway stations. ...

The patronage of West Rail is not very high. Critics have said that the stations are located too far away from the main residential areas, and a trip on the Light Rail is often needed to connect to the West Rail. Fares are high and the journey time is not too different from travelling by bus. Various problems on the new line, which led to service suspensions in the first few months of service, failed to ensure passenger confidence in its service. Since then, the KCR has launched campaigns to promote ridership, including reduced fares, a monthly pass and an interchange discount with buses and minibuses. Passenger numbers are now rising steadily. Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 25 September 1988 Routes 9 Number of trains 1191 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long The KCR Light Rail is one of the four systems of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ...

An extension of West Rail, called the Kowloon Southern Link, was approved for construction in 2002 in order to extend the service to Hung Hom and connect with the rest of the KCR network. The second phase of West Rail, the Northern Link, will connect the line to the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, introducing service between the Kam Sheung Road station and Lok Ma Chau. Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (紅磡車站, formerly Kowloon Station: 九龍車站) is a station on the Hong Kong KCRCs East Rail. ... Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Kam Sheung Road is a KCRC station station located between Pat Heung and Kam Tin. ... Lok Ma Chau (Chinese: 落馬洲, Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: lok6 maa5 zau1, Mandarin Pinyin: Luòmăzhōu), is the northwestern terminus on the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line - a branch line of the KCR East Rail. ...

KCR Ma On Shan Rail

A KCR Ma On Shan Rail train approaching the station.

Main article: KCR Ma On Shan Rail

The government approved the building of KCR Ma On Shan Rail in mid-1998. Construction started in 2000 and service commenced on 21 December 2004. It runs from Tai Wai to Wu Kai Sha with a total of 9 stations. Tai Wai serves as the interchange between East Rail and Ma On Shan Rail. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 651 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 651 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Opening Date 21 December 2004 Stations 9 Number of trains 20 Service Area Sha Tin The Ma On Shan Rail (Chinese: 馬鞍山鐵路, abbreviated as 馬鐵) is an extension of the KCRC East Rail network in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 21 December 2004 Stations 9 Number of trains 20 Service Area Sha Tin The Ma On Shan Rail (Chinese: 馬鞍山鐵路, abbreviated as 馬鐵) is an extension of the KCRC East Rail network in Hong Kong. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Tai Wai is a station on the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail and it is the western terminus of the Ma On Shan Rail. ... Wu Kai Sha is the eastern terminus on the Hong Kong KCRC Ma On Shan Rail. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North District, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City The East Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ...

Most of the line, including stations, was built elevated on reserved lands along the eastern side of Sha Tin and Ma On Shan. Trains running on this line resemble the ones running on West Rail, but are in a four-car configuration instead. Most platforms have provision for eight-car trains if patronage increases. Trains on Ma On Shan Rail run on the righthand side, an exception to Hong Kong's traffic custom. This design is to align the two southbound tracks immediately next to each other, speeding up interchange during the morning commute to Kowloon. Sha Tin, or Shatin (Chinese: 沙田; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: saa1 tin4; Mandarin Pinyin: Shātián) (literally fields of sand), is an area in the core of the Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. ... Ma On Shan (Chinese: 馬鞍山, pinyin Mǎānshān, lit. ...

History of the KCR

Steam locomotive W.G. Bagnall 0-4-4T, used in former Sha Tau Kok Branch Line.

The Kowloon-Canton Railway started as a rail link between Kowloon and Guangzhou (Canton) in 1910. Its British Section, the section within Hong Kong's territory, is the present-day East Rail. (The remaining section, the Chinese Section, is the present-day Guangshen Railway Corporation (Guangzhou-Shenzhen Section), 廣深鐵路). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2197 KB) Summary Steam locomotive W.G. Bagnall 0-4-4T, used in former Sha Tau Kok Branch Line, KCR. Copyright © 2006 mailer_diablo Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: KCR Hong Kong Railway Museum User:Mailer... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2197 KB) Summary Steam locomotive W.G. Bagnall 0-4-4T, used in former Sha Tau Kok Branch Line, KCR. Copyright © 2006 mailer_diablo Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: KCR Hong Kong Railway Museum User:Mailer... Sha Tau Kok Railway (沙頭角鐵路) was a narrow gauge railway running from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok in the northern New Territories area of Hong Kong. ... Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (九龍; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóng; lit. ... Location within China Canton, China redirects here. ... -1... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North District, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City The East Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Guangshen Railway or Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway (Simplified Chinese: 广深铁路 or 广深线) is a railway in the Guangdong Province of the Peoples Republic of China, between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. ...

Originally, the railway extended from Tsim Sha Tsui across the border to Canton. After mainland China was taken over by the communists in 1949, KCR trains were no longer able to cross the border, and since then, Lo Wu has become the terminus. There are multiple Cantons in China Canton City : Guangzhou Canton Province : Guangdong This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

The British Section opened for service in 1910 as a single track system. When it was opened, trains travelled from Yau Ma Tei Station (now Mong Kok Station) through the New Territories and up to the Chinese border at Lo Wu. The southern terminus, Kowloon Station in Tsim Sha Tsui opened slightly later.-1... Mong Kok is a station on Hong Kongs KCR East Rail. ... A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ... Lo Wu is the northern terminus of the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail. ... Kowloon, 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. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ...

It was originally a narrow gauge railway but was changed to standard gauge before its opening. The narrow gauge materials were later used to build the now-defunct Sha Tau Kok Railway. Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Sha Tau Kok Railway (沙頭角鐵路) was a narrow gauge railway running from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok in the northern New Territories area of Hong Kong. ...

After the decision to build West Rail, the "British Section" was renamed East Rail.

Originally the Railway Department of the government was responsible for the KCR's operation. In December 1982 an ordinance was enacted, establishing the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) as a public corporation wholly owned by the Hong Kong government to operate and manage the KCR. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ...

The network was expanded in 1984, when the KCRC accepted the government's invitation to build and operate the Light Rail network in the New Territories. This came into service in September 1988. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Opening Date 25 September 1988 Routes 9 Number of trains 1191 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long 1 There was previously 120 trains, but a trained numbered 1013 was crashed in 1994. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The West Rail was proposed in the early 1990s, and was opened on 20 December 2003. The Ma On Shan Rail was opened on 21 December 2004. Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Opening Date 21 December 2004 Stations 9 Number of trains 20 Service Area Sha Tin The Ma On Shan Rail (Chinese: 馬鞍山鐵路, abbreviated as 馬鐵) is an extension of the KCRC East Rail network in Hong Kong. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

KCR Feeder Buses

KCR feeder bus in service.

Feeder bus services run between KCR railway stations and nearby residential areas. There are 6 East Rail feeder bus routes operated by KMB, although they were run by the KCR in the past. Image File history File linksMetadata GM4372. ... Image File history File linksMetadata GM4372. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

As of March 2005, there are 15 West Rail and Light Rail feeder bus routes, and one residential route. A fare is charged for these buses except when an Octopus card passenger rides to connect with the KCR. ← - 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in March • 31 – Terri Schiavo • 30 – Mitch Hedberg • 29 – Johnnie Cochran • 27 – Wilfred Bigelow • 26 – Paul Hester • 26 – James Callaghan • 21 – Jeff Weise • 21 – Bobby Short • 19 – John De Lorean • 18 – Gary Bertini • 17 – George F... Obverse side of a standard adult card. ...

For information of feeder bus services, see KCR Feeder Bus. The KCR logo KCRC operates KCR feeder bus routes to complemate its rail systems. ...

Station facilities and safety

Fares and tickets

The octopus card is a very popular form of payment among travellers on the KCR network.

Currently, there are two different fare classes on the KCRC: Adult and Concessionary. Only children between the ages of 3 and 12, and senior citizens 65 years or over qualify for the concessionary rate. Unlike the MTR, the KCR does not provide a concessionary fare for students, although there is a student discount system available for students who live in Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai. Download high resolution version (992x671, 95 KB)New picture of front of Octopus card. ... Download high resolution version (992x671, 95 KB)New picture of front of Octopus card. ... Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. ... Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Yuen Long (元朗, Jyutping: jyun4 long5, pinyin: Yuánlǎng) (used to be known as Un Long), one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the North-West of the New Territories, is a post-war new town set in the centre of Hong Kongs largest alluvial plain. ... Tin Shui Wai (Traditional Chinese: 天水圍; Simplified Chinese: 天水围; pinyin: Tiānshuǐwéi; Jyutping: tin1 seoi2 wai4) is a new town located in the northwest of Yuen Long New Town, in the northwestern New Territories, Hong Kong. ...

Fares on the East Rail, Ma On Shan Rail, West Rail and the Light Rail (Octopus fare system only) are based on the distance between the start and end points of the journey. The fare range for each line is as follows (as of 2005): 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• East Rail and Ma On Shan Rail: Adult HK$3.5-$36.5, Concessionary HK$1.5-$18.0
• West Rail (Discounted): Adult HK$4.5-$15.0, Concessionary HK$2.5-$7.5
• Light Rail (Octopus fare): Adult HK$3.7-$5.8, Concessionary HK$1.8-$2.7

The fare for first-class service on the East Rail is double that of normal fares. Fares to Lo Wu are substantially higher than fares to the station just before, Sheung Shui (about $11 from East TST) because of a tariff imposed on those travelling across the border to mainland China. Meanwhile, a 10% discount currently applies to fares for the West Rail. Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North District, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City The East Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 21 December 2004 Stations 9 Number of trains 20 Service Area Sha Tin The Ma On Shan Rail (Chinese: 馬鞍山鐵路, abbreviated as 馬鐵) is an extension of the KCRC East Rail network in Hong Kong. ... The Hong Kong Dollar (ISO 4217: HKD) is the official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) within the Peoples Republic of China. ... Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... The Hong Kong Dollar (ISO 4217: HKD) is the official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) within the Peoples Republic of China. ... Opening Date 25 September 1988 Routes 9 Number of trains 1191 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long 1 There was previously 120 trains, but a trained numbered 1013 was crashed in 1994. ... The Hong Kong Dollar (ISO 4217: HKD) is the official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) within the Peoples Republic of China. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North District, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City The East Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Lo Wu is the northern terminus of the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail. ... Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ...

The Light Rail implements a zone-based fare system for single journey tickets. There are six zones in total, and adult fares range from HK$4.0-$5.8 while concessionary fares range from HK$2.0-2.9 (as of 2005). Opening Date 25 September 1988 Routes 9 Number of trains 1191 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long 1 There was previously 120 trains, but a trained numbered 1013 was crashed in 1994. ... The Hong Kong Dollar (ISO 4217: HKD) is the official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) within the Peoples Republic of China. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There are two payment methods:

• Octopus card
• Single Journey Ticket

Octopus card

Main article - Octopus card Obverse side of a standard adult card. ...

In 1998, the MTR and KCR started using the Octopus Access Control System as the main payment method for travel on its network, replacing the Common Stored Value Tickets. Octopus cards are rechargeable, contactless smart cards, thus money is digitally stored in the card, and the amount can be automatically calculated and deducted by Octopus card readers. The system was originally proposed and introduced by the MTR. It has been extended to different services such as minibuses, franchised buses such as the Kowloon Motor Bus and Citybus, supermarkets, and fast food restaurants. It has the potential to be further developed in other fields of services. The older, traditional magnetic ticketing system is also still in use for single journeys. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Common Stored Value Tickets is a system of plastic magnetically sensitive cards used to pay for fares on the MTR and KCR railway systems in Hong Kong. ... Obverse side of a standard adult card. ... Smart card used for health insurance in France. ... Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... Volksvagen minibus A minibus is a motor vehicle that is designed to carry fewer people than a full-size bus. ... The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is the largest of the three franchised bus operators in the urban area of Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately-owned public bus operators in the world. ... CityBus is not the operating name used by the Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation of Lafayette, Indiana since 1998. ...

Using the Octopus card to travel on the KCR is slightly cheaper than using single journey tickets. Various discount schemes on different lines, and free or discounted transfer to other modes of transport have to be done through Octopus Card.

Rolling stock

Locomotives

• Clyde Engineering (Australia) G12 loco: 5 diesel locomotives (1954-1957)
• Clyde Engineering/GM (Australia) G16 loco: 4 diesel locomotives (1961-1966)
• General Motors (Australia) G26 CU diesel loco: 3 diesel locomotives (1974-1977)
• Siemens (Germany) ER20 loco: 5 diesel locomotives (2002)
• Adtranz-SLM Lok 2000 loco: 2 electric locomotives (1997)
• 0-4-4T (UK) steam loco: 2 (1924)²

Siemens AG (FWB:SIE, NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ... Adtranz was a German rail rolling stock equipment manufacturer which designed rail cars and engines. ... SLM stands for: Selective Level Meter Spatial light modulator Sudan Liberation Movement the ATA Airport Code for the spanish city Salamanca This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Passenger Train Coaches

• Metro-Cammell EMU England (1983): 348 out of 351 cars (all underwent mid-life refurbishment between 1996 - 1999)³
• East Rail Kinki Sharyo EMU SP1900: 96 cars (2001)
• West Rail Itochu/Kinki Sharyo/Kawasaki Consortium EMU SP1900: 154 cars (2001)
• Kinki Sharyo EMU SP1950: 72 cars
• Kinki Sharyo KTT passenger coaches (for service between Guangzhou and Kowloon): 12 cars (1998)⁴

Metro-Cammell logo The Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon (MCCW) was a Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons. ... Kinki Sharyo (The Kinki Sharyo Co. ... Image File history File links Wheelchair. ...

Light Rail

• Comeng (Australia) LRV: 70 units (1988)
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan) LRV (DT/MT): 30 units (1992-1993)
• A. Goninan (Australia) LRV: 20 units (1997-1998)

The term Comeng originally defined the company COMmonwealth ENGineering which manufactured Melbourne trains and the Melbourne A/B and Z tram variants. ... Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. ...

Buses

• Leyland Olympian (UK)
• Volvo B10M (Sweden)
• Dennis Dart (UK)
• Dennis Trident (UK)

²This steam engine was once used on the Sha Tau Kok Branch Line, but since its closing in 1924, the engine has been displayed in the Tai Po Railway Museum. It has been the only steam engine in Hong Kong for over 40 years (since the KCR last used a steam engine).
³Unit E44 (cars 144-244-444) didn't undergo refurbishment, and #144 is now kept at the Tai Po Railway Museum for display.
⁴All Kinki Sharyo stock are purchased and imported from Japan. The Leyland Olympian was a double-deck bus built by British Leyland in United Kingdom from 1980 to 1993. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus model built in UK and was the first successful Dennis product since the Dominator. ... KMBs 12m Trident 3 (ATR5) with Alexander ALX500 body. ...

Future expansion

Lok Ma Chau Spur Line

The government permitted the spur line project on 14 June 2002, after KCR proposed a better alignment to protect the wetlands in Long Yuen. Construction has started in January 2003 and service is projected to commence in mid-2007. June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The 7.4 km spur line, which will connect Sheung Shui and the checkpoint at Lok Ma Chau, will help relieve the congestion of cross-border ridership at Lo Wu. The alignment of the branch has been altered several times to reduce the impact on Long Yuen, a major wetland area near the border that is a paradise for migrating birds. It will consist of a bored tunnel from Sheung Shui across Long Yuen, rising at Chau Tau onto viaducts to Lok Ma Chau station. Areas have been reserved so that a future station at Kwu Tung can be built as a stop on the spur line. There will be six trains per hour serving East Tsim Sha Tsui station, and the journey time will be 47 minutes. Sheung Shui is the second last railway station on the KCR East Rail in Hong Kong. ... Lok Ma Chau or Lokmachau (落馬洲) is a place at the border of Hong Kong and Shenzhen in the northwest New Territories of Hong Kong. ... Lo Wu is the northern terminus of the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail. ... Lok Ma Chau (Chinese: 落馬洲, Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: lok6 maa5 zau1, Mandarin Pinyin: Luòmăzhōu), is the northwestern terminus on the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line - a branch line of the KCR East Rail. ... East Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀東, colloquially 尖東) is the latest station (the southern terminus) on the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail, opened on October 24, 2004, symbolizing the comeback of the Rail to Tsim Sha Tsui after 30 years. ...

Lok Ma Chau station will connect to the Shenzhen Metro's Huanggang station through a double-decker footbridge, and the station itself will provide shopping areas and immigration and customs facilities. It will also serve as the terminus for other transport modes. Lok Ma Chau (Chinese: 落馬洲, Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: lok6 maa5 zau1, Mandarin Pinyin: Luòmăzhōu), is the northwestern terminus on the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line - a branch line of the KCR East Rail. ... The Shenzhen Metro (SZM, Chinese: 深圳地铁) is the underground railway in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. ... Huanggang (黃崗) is an area in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, opposite Lok Ma Chau of Hong Kong across the Sham Chun River. ...

Northern Link

The Northern Link will be a rail link which connects West Rail and the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line of East Rail. The link will also serve as a connection to the border checkpoint to mainland China for passengers of the western part of the New Territories. The Northern Link will start at Kam Sheung Road and end at Lok Ma Chau, where it will co-terminate with the East Rail Lok Ma Chau Spur Line. KCRC proposes to build a station at Chau Tau for interchange between this link and East Rail. It is reported that the line may be built as a single-track railway to achieve cost-effectiveness. The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ... The Kam Sheung Road station Kam Sheung Road Station on a sunny day An exit/entrance pf the Kam Sheung Road station at night A woman sitting on a bench in the station, waiting for a train Kam Sheung Road (錦上路站) is a KCRC station station located between Pat Heung and... Lok Ma Chau (Chinese: 落馬洲, Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: lok6 maa5 zau1, Mandarin Pinyin: Luòmăzhōu), is the northwestern terminus on the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line - a branch line of the KCR East Rail. ...

Under some of the proposals, the link will serve as one of the sections of the Regional Express, a new intercity service connecting Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Shenzhen (Chinese: 深圳; Pinyin: Shēnzhèn; Hakka:cim1 zun4; Cantonese Jyutping: sam1 zan3, Yale: sām jan; Sham Chun or Shamchun in old or Hong Kong documents; lit. ... Location within China Canton, China redirects here. ...

Kowloon Southern Link

Main article: Kowloon Southern Link (KCR)

The KCRC has made proposals to plan, build, and operate the Kowloon Southern Link receiving permission for the project from the government on September 24, 2002. Kowloon Southern Link is a project to link the KCR West Rails Nam Cheong Station to KCR East Rails East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. ... Kowloon Southern Link is a project to link the KCR West Rails Nam Cheong Station to KCR East Rails East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...

The 4.5 km Kowloon Southern Link will connect the West Rail Nam Cheong station with the East Rail East Tsim Sha Tsui station with an intermediate stop at West Kowloon. Upon completion, West Rail will run to Hung Hom station and East Rail will retreat its service back to Hung Hom. The station will become the interchange between East Rail, West Rail and the proposed Sha Tin-to-Central Link. Journey time from Tin Shui Wai to East Tsim Sha Tsui will be 30 minutes. Nam Cheong is the southern terminus of the Hong Kong KCRC West Rail. ... East Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀東, colloquially 尖東) is the latest station (the southern terminus) on the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail, opened on October 24, 2004, symbolizing the comeback of the Rail to Tsim Sha Tsui after 30 years. ... West Kowloon is a proposed railway station on the KCR West Rail railway line in Hong Kong. ... Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (紅磡車站, formerly Kowloon Station: 九龍車站) is a station on the Hong Kong KCRCs East Rail. ... Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (紅磡車站, formerly Kowloon Station: 九龍車站) is a station on the Hong Kong KCRCs East Rail. ... Tin Shui Wai is a KCRC station located in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories. ... East Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀東, colloquially 尖東) is the latest station (the southern terminus) on the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail, opened on October 24, 2004, symbolizing the comeback of the Rail to Tsim Sha Tsui after 30 years. ...

Disputes on the funding and location of Canton Road station in Tsim Sha Tsui, which was in the proposed alignment, postponed the construction by a year to 2005. Construction started on November 7, 2005. The new link will start operation in 2009. Canton Road at dark, Tsim Sha Tsui. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sha Tin to Central Link

Main article: Sha Tin to Central Link

On June 25, 2002 the government announced that KCRC had won its bid to build and operate the Sha Tin to Central Link. When the line is completed, the KCR network will cross Victoria Harbour and reach Hong Kong Island for the first time. Later the KCRC announced modification to the proposal, with the East Kowloon portion of the line joining Ma On Shan Rail at Tai Wai, and the cross-harbour portion joining East Rail at Hung Hom. However, the proposal has not been approved by the government yet. Sha Tin to Central Link (Chinese: 沙田至中環綫, or 沙中綫) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Sha Tin to Central Link (Chinese: 沙田至中環綫, or 沙中綫) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. ... Victoria Harbour Part of the harbour being engulfed by reclamation off the shore of Central. ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiānggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... Tai Wai is a station on the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail and it is the western terminus of the Ma On Shan Rail. ... Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (紅磡車站, formerly Kowloon Station: 九龍車站) is a station on the Hong Kong KCRCs East Rail. ...

On April 11, 2006, the government has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with MTRC and KCRC on merging the two railway companies. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

According to the non-binding memorandum of understanding signed with the government, the current MTR lines may fully integrated the interchange stations with the Sha Tin to Central Link in order to bring more convenience to the passengers. Also, the government will conduct further studies on the proposal with the MTRC along with the Kwun Tong Line Extension. Details of the project is expected to be announced soon. Sha Tin to Central Link (Chinese: 沙田至中環綫, or 沙中綫) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. ...

See also

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• Hong Kong Railway Museum
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• List of Hong Kong KCR stations

Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... Hong Kong Railway Museum (formerly Tai Po Market Station) The retired Sir Alexander diesel locomotive (#51). ... Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... The territory of Hong Kong has a highly developed and sophisticated transportation network, encompassing both public and private transport. ... The following is a list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong: List of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, with a partial list of their sub-areas and streets Hong Kong Island Central and Western Central Admiralty Kennedy Town Mid-levels Sai Ying Pun Shek Tong Tsui Sheung... This is a list of the stations of the Hong Kong train system known as the KCR. Station names are in both English and Chinese. ...

References

From KCRC Homepage

• KCRC - New Projects: Lok Ma Chau Spur Line From KCRC homepage. Retrieved 28 February 2005.
• KCRC - New Projects: Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, Station From KCRC homepage. Retrieved 28 February 2005.
• KCRC - New Projects: Kowloon Southern Link From KCRC homepage. Retrieved 28 February 2005.

Government Documents February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Kowloon Southern Link (PDF) Papers of Subcommittee on matters relating to railways, Legislative Council. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 28 February 2005.

Other websites The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: Lìfǎ Huì; formerly 立法局, Lìfǎ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• History of KCR East Rail
• KCR East Rail Rolling Stock
• KCR West Rail Rolling Stock
• KCR LRV Rolling Stock

Notes

1. ↑ Dan, Liu, editor; Xinhua (April 11, 2006). HK railway merger proposal gets green light. URL accessed on April 11, 2006.

April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Official Site

[edit]	Lines of the KCR of Hong Kong
East Rail | Light Rail | West Rail | Ma On Shan Rail

This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City The East Rail (東鐵) is one of the three lines of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 25 September 1988 Routes 9 Number of trains 1191 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long The KCR Light Rail is one of the four systems of the KCR network in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 21 December 2004 Stations 9 Number of trains 20 Service Area Sha Tin The Ma On Shan Rail (Chinese: 馬鞍山鐵路, abbreviated as 馬鐵) is an extension of the KCRC East Rail network in Hong Kong. ...

[edit] Stations of the KCR of Hong Kong

East Rail East Tsim Sha Tsui | Hung Hom | Mong Kok | Kowloon Tong | Tai Wai | Sha Tin | Fo Tan | Racecourse | University | Science Park | Tai Po Market | Tai Wo | Fanling | Sheung Shui | Lo Wu | Lok Ma Chau Light Rail Siu Hong | Kei Lun | Tsing Chung | Kin Sang | Tin King | Leung King | San Wai | Shek Pai | Ming Kum | Kin On | Ho Tin | Choy Yee Bridge | Affluence | Tuen Mun Hospital | Ngan Wai | Tai Hing South | Tai Hing North | Shan King North | Shan King South | Tsing Wun | Tsing Shan Tsuen | Lung Mun | LRT Depot | Butterfly | Melody Garden | Ferry Pier | Tuen Mun | Town Centre | On Ting | Yau Oi | Fung Tei | Prime View | San Hui | Ho Fuk Tong | Pui To | Siu Lun | Goodview Garden | Tuen Mun Swimming Pool | Siu Hei | Sam Shing | Yuen Long | Tai Tong Road | Hong Lok Road | Fung Nin Road | Shui Pin Wai | Ping Shan | Tong Fong | Hung Shui Kiu | Chung Uk Tsuen | Nai Wai | Lam Tei | Tin Shui | Locwood | Tin Yiu | Hang Mei Tsuen | Tin Wing | Chestwood | Tin Shui Wai | Tin Tsz | Tin Wu | Ginza | Tin Yuet | Tin Sau | Wetland Park | Tin Heng | Tin Yat | Tin Fu | Chung Fu West Rail Hung Hom | East Tsim Sha Tsui | West Kowloon | Nam Cheong | Mei Foo | Tsuen Wan West | Kam Sheung Road | Yuen Long | Long Ping | Tin Shui Wai | Siu Hong | Tuen Mun Ma On Shan Rail Tai Wai | Che Kung Temple | Sha Tin Wai | City One | Shek Mun | Tai Shui Hang | Heng On | Ma On Shan | Wu Kai Sha