MTR
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network serving the urbanised areas of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. The system included 245.3 km (152.4 mi) of rail as of December 2022 with 179 stations, including 99 heavy rail stations, 68 light rail stops and 1 high-speed rail terminus.
| Mass Transit Railway (MTR) 港鐵 | |
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An MTR train on the Tung Chung line | |
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| Locale | Hong Kong |
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| Daily ridership | November 2023:
4,823,000 (city metro lines only, without cross border passengers) 5,764,000 (All rail transport, including light rail and high speed rail) |
| Annual ridership | January 2023 to December 2023
1,586,646,000 (city metro lines only, without cross border passengers) 1,896,798,000 (all rail transport, including light rail and high speed rail) |
| Website | mtr.com.hk |
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| Operator(s) | MTR Corporation |
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| Literal meaning | "Hong Kong railway" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under the government's rail-led transport policy, the MTR system is a common mode of public transport in Hong Kong, with over five and a half million trips made in an average weekday. It consistently achieves a 99.9 per cent on-time rate on its train journeys. As of 2018, the MTR has a 49.3 per cent share of the franchised public transport market, making it the most popular transport option in Hong Kong. The integration of the Octopus smart card fare-payment technology into the MTR system in September 1997 has further enhanced the ease of commuting on the MTR.