Latest MTR News
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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.
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2020 Milestone for MTR East Rail Line Extension
The MTR East Rail Line extension, which is due to open in 2022, will see the new signalling system and rolling stock phased in this year.
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Hong Kong Government Announces Tung Chung Line Extension
The government of Hong Kong has given the go-ahead for the extension of the Tung Chung line to Tung Chung West. Construction begin in 2023.
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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MTR Appoints John Robinson as Head of Property for European Business
MTR has appointed John Robinson as Head of Property for European Business. The appointment is a strategic decision to expand its rail+proper…
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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 …
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Door Closes on South West Trains as South Western Railway Begins Operations
Rail passengers in London and the south of England are now being served by a new operator – South Western Railway (SWR). On August 20, a joi…
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MTR Announces Steady Growth as it Continues to Expand its UK Operations
MTR Corporation, which holds the Crossrail concession and will soon take over the South Western franchise as part of a joint venture, has an…
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UK: More Seats and Reduced Journey Times for London Waterloo
Much needed extra seats for suburban rail services into London Waterloo moved a step closer today as new South Western franchise operators F…
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MTR South Island Line Opens for Passenger Service
With the departure of the first South Island Line Train from South Horizons Station for Admiralty Station this morning (28 December 2016), t…