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Time-scale maps of the Hong Kong MTR
If you haven’t seen a ‘time-scale’ map of a transit system before, they are an interesting concept – instead of displaying every line and station in a way that makes it each to navigate from point A to point B, they allow you to compare how long it takes you to reach point A from points X, Y and Z. So what do they reveal about the Hong Kong MTR network?
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Tagged Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, network maps, rail operations
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