Hong Kong
Country Details
See Wikipedia. Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
Currency
Hong Kong Dollar HK$ or 港元 , Symbol HKD.
Railway System
National Railway Operator
MTR Corporation operate services on Hong Kong's; Express Rail Link, Airport Express, Metro, Suburban and Light Rail Lines.
MTR Corporation also operate the Hong Kong Express Rail Link, which is the 19 mile [26 km] underground section of the 142 km Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong Kong Express Rail Link.
Maps
- MTR Heavy Rail System Map.
- MTR Light Rail System Map.
- Printed: Quail Map Company: China Railway Atlas, 3rd edition (ISBN: 978 1 898319 82 8) was published in 2008. See Printed Maps.
Timetable
- Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.
Information is available at the Man in Seat 61.
Journey Planner
The MTR Journey Planner is on the front page of the MTR Website.
Gauge
- 1,435 mm (4 feet 8½ inches) standard gauge - Old Main line to China, via Lo Wu [now East Rail], and Hong Kong Express rail link as well as MTR LRT lines.
- 1,432 mm (4 feet 8+3⁄8 inches) MTR Lines built before 2014 including Airport Express Rail Link.
- 1,067 mm (3 feet 6 inches) narrow [Cape] gauge - Hong Kong Tramway.
- 1,520 mm (4 feet 11+27⁄32 inches) - Broad Gauge - Peak Tram.
Electrification
- 25 kV, 50 Hz - Hong Kong Express rail link, East Rail and Tuen Ma lines.
- 1,500 V DC - MTR Metro System including Airport Express Rail Link.
- 750 V DC - MTR Light Rail.
- 550 V DC - Hong Kong Tramways.
Tourist Lines
The Peak Tram is a funicular to The Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island.
Metro and LRT systems
Details of MTR Network, Services and Facilities.
Tramway
Hong Kong Tramway runs on the north side of Hong Kong Island. It runs between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan, with a branch circulating through Happy Valley and has a total length of 19 miles (30 km.).
Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
See Hong Kong - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services.
Border Crossings
Hong Kong - China
(West Kowloon -) HK - Futian CN (-Shenzhen North)
This crossing opened with the new Hong Kong Express Rail Link line on 23 September 2018. Short haul, Long haul and Sleeper trains use this route.
(Hung Hom -) Low Wu HK - Shenzhen CN (-Guangzhou)
All Intercity through train routes by this crossing were permanently discontinued in In July 2020. Freight trains still use this crossing point.
Added September 2025.
