Hong Kong

China (Asia)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	01.10.1979
Network length	91 km (56.56 mi)
Number of stations	62 (51*)
Number of lines	5
Stations per line	12.40
Avg. station distance*	1.78 km (1.11 mi)
Avg. line length	18.20 km (11.31 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	MTR
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Left
Air-conditioned trains	Yes
Walk-through trains	Yes
Rubber-tyred trains	SI, WI lines, planned
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	All underground stations
Metro Features List

Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:

Hong Kong

Metro art is not too obvious in Hong Kong, but MTR's Art in Stations initiative brings works of art into the stations since 1998. There's an Open Gallery project on the Island Line and in many of Hong Kong's metro stations, live performances and art exhibitions take place [mtr.com.hk].

Photo: Upper platform level of Tsing Yi station with 'Birds of a Feather' installation by Neil Dawson.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

Pre-recorded messages in Cantonese, Mandarin and English inside the train: "Tsing2 Mat6 Kau3 Gaun6 Tsae1 Mun4 – Qing3 Bu2yao4 Kao4jing3 Che1men2 – Please stand back from the doors [do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do]" (numbers denote tunes of syllable) before the doors close (rm from ushb.net). "Ha Yat Jaam: Tai Jee. Sing Hak Hoh Yee Juen Sing Tsuen Wan Seen Wong Tsuen Wan Yuen Tou Gok Jaam" (Cantonese). "Xia Yi Zhan: Tai Zi. Cheng Ke Ke Yi Huan Cheng Quan Wan Xian Qian Wang Quan Wan Yuan Tu Ge Zhan" (Mandarin). "Next station: Prince Edward. Interchange station for the Tsuen Wan Line towards Tsuen Wan" (English). (ushb.net.) Departure announcements outside the trains are different: "Tsing2 mat6 kau3 gaun6 yuet6 toi4 mok6 mun4 – ching bu yao kao jin yue tai mu men – Please stand back from the platform screen doors".

Hong Kong

Train departing from Tung Chung station ("Please stand back from the platform screen doors").

Length: 38 sec.

Photo Tours

Hong Kong photo tour

Useful Links for Hong Kong MTR

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Hong Kong MTR's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Hong Kong city information (Wikipedia)

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