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Hitachi Rail to Integrate 5G Digital Signalling on Urban Rail Lines

Hitachi Rail will integrate CBTC digital signalling with 5G communications technology on urban rail lines in New York and Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: Wabtec to Modernise 25 MTR Battery-Electric Locomotives

Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) has contracted Wabtec to modernise 25 Mk3 battery-electric locomotives.

First New MTR Train Enters Passenger Service on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Line

This weekend the first of MTR's new trains will enter passenger service on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Line as part of its asset renewal project. …

Alstom and CRRC Win APM Operation and Maintenance Contract at HKIA

Alstom and CRRC’s JV has been contracted to provide operation and maintenance services for Hong Kong International Airport's (HKIA) APM.

Hong Kong’s East Rail Line Extension Commences Passenger Services

Mass Transit Railway's (MTR) East Rail Line Cross-Harbour Extension has begun operating passenger services in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: MTR Corporation Introduces New Light Rail Vehicles

Hong Kong's MTR Corporation has announced that the first new Phase 5 light rail vehicles will start carrying passengers on 17 November 2020.

Dynamic Testing Begins on Full Tuen Ma Line

Dynamic testing begins on the full length of the Tuen Ma Line, the Sha Tin to Central Link. This second phase is due to open in 2021.

MTR Corporation Gets New Generation of Light Rail Vehicles

On 28 December MTR received two new light rail vehicles. MTR accepted the new vehicles at its Tuen Man depot in Hong Kong. MTR ordered 40 ne…

Almost 1 Million Passenger Journeys on Hong Kong High-Speed Rail to Date

MTR Corporation announced on 7 October that since services began on the Hong Hong High-Speed Rail line (Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong) on 23 …

Services Start on Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail

Passenger services have started on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail Line in China. The first MTR Vibrant Express departed fr…

MTR Will Operate Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail Line

MTR has confirmed that it will operate the new Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail (HSR) link for 10 years after it opens on 23 Sep…

High-Speed Rail Service Between China and Hong Kong Reaches Milestone

Hong Kong – On 16 August 2018 the Secretary for Transport and Housing announced that the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail service be…

MTR Announces Details of New Hong Kong Station and Staff Uniforms

MTR has released more information on the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail link which will start service…

MTR’s Hong Kong Express Rail Link Enters Final Preparation Phase

MTR Corporation, the operator of the future Elizabeth Line, has moved one step closer to completing work on a nine year, £7.67bn high-speed …

Tracklaying for Hong Kong's East West Corridor Completed

This marks the completion of the tracklaying for the entire East West Corridor, which is progressing on course towards target completion in …

Early Review of Fare Adjustment Mechanism for MTR Corp. Hong Kong