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Also known as Mass Transit Railway
The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail and feeder bus services, centred around a 10-line rapid transit network, serving the urbanised areas of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. The system encompasses of railways, as of December 2022, with 179 stations—including 99 heavy rail stations, 68 light rail stops and 1 high-speed rail terminus.
Key facts
- Public transit.name
- Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
- Public transit.image
- HK MTR logo.svg
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- 125px
- Public transit.image2
- A164 entering Kwai Hing Station (20190301143013).jpg
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- 300px
- Public transit.caption2
- A Tsuen Wan Line M-Train approaching Kwai Hing station
- Public transit.locale
- Hong Kong
- Public transit.ridership
- November 2023: 4,823,000 (city metro lines only, without cross border passengers) 5,764,000 (All rail transport, including light rail and high speed rail)
- Public transit.operator
- MTR Corporation
- Public transit.annual_ridership
- January 2023 to December 2023 1,586,646,000 (city metro lines only, without cross border passengers) 1,896,798,000 (all rail transport, including light rail and high speed rail)
- Public transit.owner
- MTR Corporation
- Public transit.caption
- The MTR logo since 1996
- Chinese.title
- Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
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- jp
- Chinese.t
- 港鐵
- Chinese.s
- 港铁
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- Gǎngtiě
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- Góngtit
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- rapid transit
- Has part
- Tsuen Wan line
- Official name
- 港鐵
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Hong Kong
- Owned by
- MTR Corporation Limited
- Operator
- MTR Corporation Limited
- Follows
- Kowloon–Canton Railway
- Location
- Hong Kong
- Official website
- www.mtr.com.hk
- Image
- C-Train going to Yau Ma Tei.JPG
- Has parts of class
- light rail
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- different from
- MTR
- date of official opening
- 1979-10-01
- Commons category
- MTR Hong Kong
- topic's main category
- Category:MTR
- Commons gallery
- MTR Hong Kong
- inception
- 1979-10-01
- patronage
- 1688100000
- railway traffic side
- right
- replaces
- Kowloon–Canton Railway
- has list
- list of MTR stations
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