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===Gauge===
===Gauge===
*1,435 mm (4 feet 8½ inches) standard gauge - Old Main line to China, via Lo Wu, and Hong Kong Express rail link.
*1,435 mm (4 feet 8½ inches) standard gauge - Old Main line to China, via Lo Wu, and Hong Kong Express rail link.
*1,432 mm (4 feet 8+3⁄8 inches) Most MTR Lines.
*1,432 mm (4 feet 8+3⁄8 inches) MTR Lines built before 2014.
*1,067 mm (3 feet 6 inches) narrow [Cape] gauge - Hong Kong Tramways.
*1,067 mm (3 feet 6 inches) narrow [Cape] gauge - Hong Kong Tramways.
*1,520 mm (4 feet 11+27⁄32 inches) - Broad Gauge - Peak Tramway
*1,520 mm (4 feet 11+27⁄32 inches) - Broad Gauge - Peak Tramway

Revision as of 21:10, 16 May 2025

Country Details

See Wikipedia. Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

Railway System

Maps

  • Printed: Quail Map Company: China Railway Atlas, 3rd edition (ISBN: 978 1 898319 82 8) was published in 2008. See Printed Maps.

Timetable

Information is available at the Man in Seat 61.

Gauge

  • 1,435 mm (4 feet 8½ inches) standard gauge - Old Main line to China, via Lo Wu, and Hong Kong Express rail link.
  • 1,432 mm (4 feet 8+3⁄8 inches) MTR Lines built before 2014.
  • 1,067 mm (3 feet 6 inches) narrow [Cape] gauge - Hong Kong Tramways.
  • 1,520 mm (4 feet 11+27⁄32 inches) - Broad Gauge - Peak Tramway

Electrification

  • 25 kV, 50 Hz - Hong Kong Express rail link, East Rail and Tuen Ma lines.
  • 1500 V DC - MTR Metro System
  • 750 V DC - MTR Light Rail.
  • 550 V DC - Hong Kong Tramways.

Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

See Hong Kong - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services.

See also