Subway is the largest railway transportation system in Hong Kong. Generally speaking, MTR refers to 65,438+00 routes that can pass a single MTR ticket, including the Airport Express connecting Hong Kong International Airport and downtown Hong Kong, 65,438+02 light rail systems and Ngong Ping 360 cable car system.
MTR has become a railway network running through Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, urban areas and many new towns, with 84 railway stations and 68 light rail stations, with a total length of 265,438+08.2 kilometers. At the same time, the whole system also includes feeder buses and intercity passenger services.
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The historical evolution of Hong Kong subway;
Hong Kong Metro is a member of the International Metro Union, which was formed by the merger of Kowloon-Canton Railway and Hong Kong Metro. Its first line, east rail line, was officially put into operation on June 0 19 10 in Xuantong, Qing Dynasty. On June 25th, 2002, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced for the first time the feasibility of the merger of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and the MTR Corporation Limited.
In June 2007, the Legislative Council of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passed the merger bill of the two railways; On February 2, 65438, the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation merged with the Hong Kong MTR Corporation and was renamed the Hong Kong Railway Corporation. The railway network operation of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and the MTR Corporation was merged, and the east rail line, west rail line and Ma On Shan lines and light rail systems of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation were leased to the MTR Corporation for a period of 50 years.
On July 26th, 2009, the section from Tseung Kwan O to Kangcheng and Kangcheng Station of Tseung Kwan O Line were put into use, marking the opening of the whole line of Tseung Kwan O; On August 16 of the same year, Kowloon South Line (west rail line South Extension) was opened to traffic. 20 17 12 16 MTR officially started to use mobile payment to purchase tickets.
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