Hong Kong
Country Details
See Wikipedia. Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
Railway System
National Railway Operator
MTR Corporation operate services on Hong Kong's Airport Express, Metro, Suburban and Light Rail Lines.
Maps
- Printed: Quail Map Company: China Railway Atlas, 3rd edition (ISBN: 978 1 898319 82 8) was published in 2008. See Printed Maps.
Timetable
- Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.
Information is available at the Man in Seat 61.
Journey Planner
The MTR Journey Planner is on the front page of the MTR Website.
Gauge
- 1,435 mm (4 feet 8½ inches) standard gauge - Old Main line to China, via Lo Wu, and Hong Kong Express rail link.
- 1,432 mm (4 feet 8+3⁄8 inches) MTR Lines built before 2014.
- 1,067 mm (3 feet 6 inches) narrow [Cape] gauge - Hong Kong Tramway.
- 1,520 mm (4 feet 11+27⁄32 inches) - Broad Gauge - Peak Tramway
Electrification
- 25 kV, 50 Hz - Hong Kong Express rail link, East Rail and Tuen Ma lines.
- 1500 V DC - MTR Metro System
- 750 V DC - MTR Light Rail.
- 550 V DC - Hong Kong Tramways.
Tourist Lines
The Peak Tram is a funicular to The Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island.
Metro and LRT systems
Details of MTR Network, Services and Facilities.
Tramway
Hong Kong Tramway runs on the north side of Hong Kong Island. It runs between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan, with a branch circulating through Happy Valley and has length a of 19 miles (30 km.).
Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
See Hong Kong - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services.
