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Tag Archives: China
Farewell to the MTR Intercity Through Train service
After being paused in January 2020 when the border was closed between Hong Kong and Mainland China, in January 2023 it was finally confirmed – the MTR Intercity Through Train service is no more. Rumours started swirling in 2022 about […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged China, China Railways, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, mainland, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, MTR Intercity Through Train, Shenzhen
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History of the Lo Wo railway bridge
This is the story of the Lo Wo railway bridge, which has carried trains from Hong Kong into China since 1910. Hulton Archive Work on the first railway bridge at Lo Wu commenced in 1906 and was completed in 1909, […]
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Tagged border crossings, China, China Railways, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, mainland, railway archaeology, Shenzhen
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Testing the MTR Urban Lines Vision Train in Mainland China
The newest trains on the MTR network as the ‘Urban Lines Vision Train’ which entered service in November 2022 on the Kwun Tong Line. However that isn’t the only place they have been spotted – they’ve also appeared on the […]
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Tagged China, CRRC, Hong Kong, mainland, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, train deliveries, trains
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The return of cross-boundary freight trains to Hong Kong
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world greatly in the past few years, and in March 2022 it saw the return of something gone for a decade – freight trains between Hong Kong and China. Hong Kong Government photo The […]
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Tagged China, China Railways, COVID-19 pandemic, East Rail, freight, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, New Territories, rail operations, railway, trains
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Macau’s exclave in Mainland China
I knew Macau had a long history of land reclamation, which reached a peak when the islands of Taipa and Coloane were joined together to form the single island of Cotai. But the part of Macau I recently discovered is […]
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged China, driving, education, exclave, geography, Macau, mainland, on the road, tunnels, university
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