Kowloon-Canton Railway, China
System:
Hong Kong Population
6,980,000 (est. 2007)
Opened
1910
Ownership
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Electrified
1982
Gauge
1435mm
Operating Speed
100–110km/h (62–68mph)
Passenger journeys
544 million (2006)
Freight carried/year
2.2 million tonnes
Expansion in progress/planned
Kowlook Southern Link
Lok Ma Chau Spur Line
Northern Link
Electrification:
Voltage
25kV
Current
ac overhead
Rolling Stock:
Rail fleet
531 vehicles
Trams
119
Passenger stock suppliers
Metro Cammell (GEC-Alsthom/Alstom)
Kinki Sharyo
Kawasaki Heavy Industry
Comeng
Special Characteristics:
Government owned system, may merge with other rail company MTR
Six-fold passenger increase since 1983 electrification
Smart card technology reduced fare evasion and extended to wider economy
Continual line expansion programme
New diesels introduced to reduce noise and air pollution from freight trains
Rail expansion central to development of new urbanisation
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