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Tag Archives: Island Line
Hong Kong memes and the MTR at Admiralty
The other day I found this meme making fun of crowded trains on the MTR, and thought the photo looked a bit familiar. A case of déjà vu, or something else?
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Tagged Hong Kong, Island Line, Mass Transit Railway, memes, MTR, rail operations, trains
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New ‘lift only’ MTR station entrances
On December 28, 2014 the new West Island Line of the MTR opened, extending the existing Island Line to the western end of Hong Kong Island at Kennedy Town. Along the way are two intermediate stations – Sai Ying Pun and HKU – which both feature something new on the rail network of Hong Kong: ‘lift-only entrances’.
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Tagged Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Island Line, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, vertical transportation
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