When the Hong Kong government gave the go-ahead to build a new Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in 1972, it was the fast-growing city’s first public investment in rapid transit. But the government did not dig deep into its pockets. It allocated a comparatively puny HK$5 billion to ...
Hong Kong Client MTR Corporation Ltd Located on the Kowloon peninsula, Hung Hom Station, previously expanded in 1998 with the new concourse designed by Foster and Partners, has been extensively modified to become a super interchange station – connecting people from east to west via the Tuen Ma ...
You were one of the last passengers to hearCheri Chan‘s soothing voice announcing Sheung Wan to passengers as a final destination of the MTR blue Island Line. Hong Kongers, however, have been hearing this announcement since May 1986, when the station first opened. The station certainly carrie...
Answer 1 of 5: To celebrate the 45th anniversary of serving Hong Kong, the city’s railway operator MTR will launch a brand new railway exhibition named "Station Rail Voyage" at Hung Hom Station with various retired train cars to be exhibited until the..
Hong Kong & Kowloon MTR station area maps: (showing major tourist destinations in HK, Kowloon, Lantau Island (showing major buildings, hotels, & more)
The MTR system in Hong Kong works similarly to other underground systems in the world. To change from one line to another you look for an interchange station that intersects both lines and to find the direction of your train, you look on the map for the name of the last station on the...
The East Rail Line, one of the 10 MTR lines in Hong Kong, used to be one of the three lines of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) network. First known as the KCR British Section, it is now called MTR East Rail. It starts at Admiralty Station on Hong Kong Island and terminate at Lo...
(approx $0.50-$1.50 USD). There are several ways to pay for using the Hong Kong MTR. You can pay withcashat a vending machine to get a single journey ticket which allows you a one time use to go to a prepaid station. You can use anOctopus Cardat any MTR gate and it’ll take ...
How to Get to West Kowloon Station You can take the Mass Transit Railway (MTR), a bus, or a taxi to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. ByMRT, you should alight at Austin Station or Kowloon Station. Austin Station is on the West Rail Line. Kowloon Station is on Tung Chung Line and Airp...
Although we only had one day in Hong Kong coming from Cruise, this was a good way to get around and see the big Buddha. Finding the place to pick up the tickets was a challenge it was in the MTR Admiralty Station at Exit B, but after that, the ...