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Tag Archives: abandoned
Hong Kong’s Peak Tram and the abandoned station
On the way up to Victoria Peak on the Peak Tram there are four intermediate stations that trains seldom stop at, due to a lack of passengers. But there is also a fifth station that no longer exists – Bowen […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged abandoned, funicular, history, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Peak Tram, Victoria Peak
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Hong Kong’s ghost station at Kwu Tung
Since the 1970s the Mass Transit Railway network has expanded to cover much of Hong Kong, but at Kwu Tung in the northern New Territories there is something different – a ghost station that has no trains stopping at it. […]
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Tagged abandoned, construction, ghost stations, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, underground
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Railway abandonment in Hong Kong
Despite the small number of railways located in Hong Kong, with the majority less than 40 years old, there are still a decent collection of abandoned lines, stations and tunnels. Lets start with the oldest…
Posted in Transport
Tagged abandoned, future planning, Hong Kong, New Territories, railway archaeology, trains
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