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Hong Kong MTR

I was very impressed by the Hong Kong MTR. I have just uploaded some pictures of the MTR onto the photo section of this site:


hongkong-kcr.tickets * 1280 x 960 * (548KB)
The Hong Kong MTR ticket is very similar with the ticket in Shanghai. The difference is, it is much more expensive (9 HKD to go across the Victoria Strait v.s 2 RMB to cross Hong Pu River in Shanghai).


hongkong-kowloon.tong * 1280 x 960 * (600KB)hongkong-central.sign-mtr * 1280 x 960 * (596KB)hongkong-rocket.wall-mtr * 1280 x 960 * (493KB)
The Hong Kong Metro is colorful.


hongkong-signs-exit.mtr * 480 x 640 * (149KB)hongkong-mtr-inside * 960 x 1280 * (591KB)hongkong-quanwan.line-kcr * 960 x 1280 * (584KB)


hongkong-station-mtr * 640 x 480 * (147KB)hongkong-red.entry-kcr * 1280 x 960 * (593KB)hongkong-waiting-mtr * 1280 x 960 * (569KB)

Hong Kong is famous as a crowded city, but the metro was built with large scale. There are very big halls undergrand, many wide tunnels and enough elevators. I didn't experienced jam (short delay due to too many people) there.


hongkong-large.hall-mtr * 1280 x 960 * (540KB)hongkong-entry-mtr * 1280 x 960 * (540KB)hongkong-slop.from.up-mtr * 1280 x 960 * (562KB)hongkong-slop-mtr * 1280 x 960 * (592KB)hongkong-ticket-seller * 640 x 480 * (144KB)hongkong-window-mtr * 1280 x 960 * (574KB)

I like the transition of the Metro most. From KCR to Central, I can always get to another line on the opposite side of the same platform as I get off. It is like Singapore. Shanghai and Beijing are different stories.

P.S. I am on business trip these days. I travel to a city, sometimes a county, sit down and have meeting with local customer, get on to a van, travel, and then sit down with another group of customers. I visit two places every day and sleep in a different city every day until this Friday.

by Jian Shuo Wang on September 2, 2004 under Hong Kong

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Comments

Wow, that surely is a very tiring job! But that's the challenge. So, goodluck, JS! And you have a safe travel always! :-)

Posted by: earthmilk on September 2, 2004 1:55 AM

If you would stay in HK for a few days more, you could try use an octopus card for paying transportation fees of MTR, KCR, green mini-bus, bus, ferry, tram or even buying snacks in convenient shops or supermarkets.

Posted by: ced on September 2, 2004 8:30 PM

hi,

i happened to bump into your website a few days ago and really enjoyed your articles on shanghai where i had just visited for the first time. shanghai is a truly amazing city.

as for hk mtr, ced is right, only if you had more time to use the octopus card, quite an invention and accomplishment for hk!

Posted by: anna on September 8, 2004 5:27 AM

Hi, i still in doubts the correct train route from shenzhen to Disneyland. I know there is a transit at Kowloon Tong but which train must i take to proceed to Disneyland.

Posted by: Mama Ina on March 13, 2009 3:59 PM
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