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 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 Tramways.
• 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

Tramway

Hong Kong Tramway runs on Hong Kong Island. It runs on Hong Kong Island 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.