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Tag Archives: MTR Intercity Through Train
MTR Through Trains and the Express Rail Link
September 2018 saw first high-speed train service travel between between Hong Kong and Mainland China, following the opening of the the new Express Rail Link and the new West Kowloon Terminus. So what has happened to the locomotive hauled Intercity […]
New Shatin to Central Link platforms at Hung Hom station
Ever since construction started on the MTR Shatin to Central Link project, I’ve had one big question – how would the two new lines interface at Hung Hom station, and interface with the new and existing tunnels? MTR diagram The […]
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Tagged construction, East Rail, Hung Hom, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, MTR Intercity Through Train, Sha Tin to Central Link, West Rail
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MTR diesel transfers and double headed passenger trains
The “Intercity Through Train” service links Hong Kong to mainland China, running express across the border from Hung Hom station. Jointly operated by the MTR Corporation of Hong Kong and the Chinese Ministry of Railways, these trains are normally hauled […]
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Tagged China Railways, double headed, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, MTR Intercity Through Train, rail operations, railway, trains
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Overtaking moves on the MTR East Rail Line
Two kinds of trains share the East Rail Line in Hong Kong – ordinary stopping-all-stations MTR trains that run every few minutes, and the ‘Intercity Through Train’ that runs express from Hung Hom into Mainland China. But how do fast and slow trains coexist on a 34 kilometre long route with only two tracks?
Traversers and turntables at Hung Hom station
Hung Hom station is the southern terminus of the Kowloon Canton Railway, which also makes it the final destination of the ‘Intercity Through Trains’ which link Hong Kong to China. So how do the trains get turned around for their return journeys?
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Tagged depots, East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, MTR Intercity Through Train, rail operations, railway
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