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Tag Archives: trains
Standard metro trains of China
With the past 20 years having seen an explosion in new metro systems being built in cities across China, a number of standards have developed for the trains that run their tracks. Here is a quick summary of the different […]
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Tagged Beijing, Beijing Subway, China, mainland, metros, rail operations, railway, Shanghai, Shanghai Metro, standards, trains, underground, Xian, Xian Metro
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Exploring the Shanghai Metro
It’s time for another leg of my journey into ‘Mainland’ China – a tour of the Shanghai Metro. The first line opened in 1993, and is now the largest metro network by route length, as well as one of the […]
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Tagged China, rail operations, railway, Shanghai, trains, tunnels, underground
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Exploring the Beijing Subway
Time for something a little different from my usual Hong Kong content – a trip over to the ‘Mainland’ to tour the Beijing Subway. The old The first section of the Beijing Subway opened in 1971, with 10 stations along […]
‘Paid Passageway Validators’ at MTR stations
There are many interchange stations on Hong Kong’s MTR, but the connection between the Tuen Ma and Tsuen Wan lines at Mei Foo has something no other MTR stations have – ‘Paid Passageway Validators’. Photo by Prosperity Horizons, via Wikimedia […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, Octopus card, rail operations, railway, ticketing system, trains
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Ventilation shafts across the MTR network
With a massive network of railway tunnels passing beneath Hong Kong, the MTR requires a plethora of ventilation shafts to supply fresh air to passengers underground, and remove smoke in an emergency situation. Early years of brutalism Ventilation shafts built […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains, underground
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