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Tag Archives: Shenzhen
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, […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged border crossings, China, China Railways, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, mainland, railway archaeology, Shenzhen
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MTR freight train across the border at Shenzhen
Here is an interesting find from Wikipedia – a MTR diesel locomotive hauling a freight train on the Chinese side of the border at Shenzhen, photographed by Baycrest back in February 2010.
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Posted in Transport
Tagged China, freight, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, mainland, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, Shenzhen, trains
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Distorted maps on the Hong Kong – China border
In the course of researching topics for this blog I’ve ended up on many unexpected tangents, and today I’m writing about one of them – missing roads along the Hong Kong – Mainland China border.
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged cartography, China, geography, GPS, Hong Kong, mapping, Shenzhen
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