I went over to Hong Kong with work in March 06 and the place really won me over. Here are a few snaps of some of their transportation systems.
All photos taken on 14, 15 & 16 March 06
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These are absolutely fantastic to
travel on, you can feel every bump! There are 6 different routes, 13 km long and it costs about 25p to travel on. Brilliant!!!!!!!!! |
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| KCR East Line | |
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Lo-Wu This station is on the border with China |
The inside of a Metro Cammell EMU used on the KCR. They have TV on these trains with news bulletins. |
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East Tsim Sha Tsui |
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| Kwun Tong MTR station | |
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The first line opened in 79. The current system comprises 6 lines - the Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Island, Tung Chung, Tseung Kwan O and Disneyland Resort Lines, running over 83.7km through 51 stations. Used by over 2.4 million people every weekday, making it one of the most heavily utilized mass transit systems in the world. |
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| Shenzhen - China |
| Yessss! A Chinese Loco!!!!!! |