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It was owned and operated by the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) until 2007. Rapid transit services, a light rail system, feeder bus routes within Hong Kong, and intercity passenger and freight train services to China on the KCR network, have been operated by the MTR Corporation since 2007.
The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC; Chinese: 九廣鐵路公司) is a Hong Kong wholly government-owned railway and land asset manager. [1] It was established in 1982 under the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance for the purposes of operating the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR), and to construct and operate other new railways.
Opening in 1910 as the Kowloon–Canton Railway (British Section), the line is the first heavy rail line in Hong Kong. [8] Prior to the MTR–KCR merger in 2007, the line (then known as KCR East Rail) formed part of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR) network and was managed by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC).
MTR Light Rail (formerly operated by KCR/KCRC) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) (Standard gauge) 750 V DC: overhead cable: Siemens Trainguard IMU 100: 910 mm (35.8 in) 2650: 2670 5250 mm (with pantograph folded) 5300 mm (nominal and minimum) Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
On 21 January 2006, Michael Tien stated that the safety problems of East Rail had been controlled, and the train service was expected to operate as usual, including train service in the Chinese New Year. KCRC East Rail trains reverted to ATO operation on 6 August 2006, after the investigation confirmed that the ATO system is not a direct cause ...
Racecourse (Chinese: 馬場; Cantonese Yale: Máhchèung) is a station on the East Rail line of Hong Kong. It was opened on 1 October 1985 and is only used on race days and special days held in the Sha Tin Racecourse. There are single journey tickets to the station available separately.
KTT - KCR Through Train Guangdong Through Train (MTR) 九廣通直通車 KTT in standard livery In service 1998–2020 Manufacturer SLM and ABB (locomotives) Kinki Sharyo (coaches) Built at Winterthur and Zürich, Switzerland (locomotives) Osaka, Japan (coaches) Constructed 1995 Entered service 28 August 1998 Number built 2 locomotives and 12 coaches Fleet numbers Kowloon Through Train ...
In the 1980s, the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) undertook the construction of operation of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in Northwest New Territories. To ensure the financial viability of the LRT system as much as possible, the Hong Kong government established the Northwest Transit Service Area (TSA; 西北鐵路服務範圍, commonly known as 輕鐵專區) within which the ...