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Then, now and in between at Tsim Sha Tsui Exit A1

This is the story of a Hong Kong MTR exit – Exit A1 at Tsim Sha Tsui station. December 1979: grand opening of the new station. Information Services Department Reference No.: TA(2)1033 July 2009: much the same. Photo by GABell, […]

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Lift lobbies and miniature paid areas at MTR stations

On such a busy rail network as the Hong Kong MTR, it isn’t just the operation of trains that has to be optimised – the passenger flows inside the station have to be kept separated in order to avoid crowds and congestion.

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Disabled access on the Hong Kong MTR

For a railway network built only a few decades ago, access for disabled people to Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway leaves something to be desired. With much of the original network only recently made accessible, why did stairs and escalators rule the system?

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