Tag Archives: New Territories

Powering the MTR Light Rail network

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Marcus Wong

The MTR Light Rail system in Hong Kong comprises of 68 stations on 36.2 km of route, served by 150 light rail vehicles. But how are they all powered? How it works The system is electrified using 750V DC overhead […]

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Extending West Rail line trains from 7 to 8 cars

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong’s rail network is being transformed by the Shatin to Central Link project, with one of those changes being the expansion of trains on the West Rail line from 7 to 8 cars. Some history The story of West […]

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Cycling in Hong Kong

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong isn’t known as a cycling city – for transport or for leisure. But if you take a closer look, you’ll eventually find them. Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Delivering packages to a shop. Gas bottles. Crossing Nathan Road […]

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Shek Kong stabling sidings and emergency rescue station

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Marcus Wong

On Sunday 23 September 2018 the Express Rail Link into Hong Kong opened to passengers, connecting the city to the high-speed rail network of China. The railway runs through a 26 kilometre long tunnel from the China border at Mai […]

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1970s KCR proposal for double deck carriages

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Marcus Wong

For decades the Kowloon–Canton Railway was a quiet single track railway, with a handful of passenger trains heading along the line linking the villages of the New Territories to the urban heart of Kowloon. But the development of the New […]

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