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Taking Hong Kong’s ‘open everything’ bus for a drive

Hong Kong has a number of ‘open top’ double deck buses used on tourist services. But this bizarre bus takes it to the next level – it’s ‘open everything’! So what’s the story behind it? Open top buses are just […]

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More MTR network track diagrams

The Mass Transit Railway network weaves a complicated web of tracks leading all over Hong Kong. The full extent of the system can be seen in this set of diagrams released on the ‘Riders’ Facebook page a few months ago. […]

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Building Telford Gardens atop the MTR depot at Kowloon Bay

This is the story of the MTR Kowloon Bay Depot: the main maintenance facility for the Mass Transit Railway system, main stabling yard for the Kwun Tong line, head office of the MTR Corporation, and basement level of the ‘Telford […]

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Traverser and a turntable at Kowloon Bay Depot

Traversers and turntables are a rare sight on the Hong Kong rail network, with Hung Hom station being one of the few examples. However I have since discovered that Kowloon Bay Depot goes one better – it has a traverser […]

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Hidden track connections between MTR lines

Thanks to the sheer size of the network, travelling from one side of Hong Kong to another on the MTR usually involves a change of train somewhere along the way. But what if it was possible to stay on one train the entire way? This is actually possible – but with a number of caveats.

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