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  mtr - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
The Kwun Tong Line was extended across the harbour to Quarry Bay, which became an interchange station for the Kwun Tong Line and the Island Line.
Subsequently, the Kwun Tong Line was diverted to Tiu Keng Leng station on the new line.
The MTR system in general is disabled-friendly — the trains have dedicated wheelchair space, the stations have special floor tiles to guide the blind safely on the platforms, and there are extra wide entry/exit gates for wheelchairs to pass through.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/MTR   (3172 words)

  
 US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Kwun Tong Line (MTR)
Waterloo (present-day Yau Ma Tei) station became the terminus of the Kwun Tong Line and both Argyle and Prince Edward stations became interchange stations with the new line.
The Kwun Tong Line was the rail line using that tunnel and on 6 August 1989, it was extended over the harbour again.
The MTRC is proposing another extension of the Kwun Tong Line, from Yau Ma Tei to Whampoa (i.e.
encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Kwun_Tong_Line_(MTR)   (834 words)

  
 Kwun Tong (MTR)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwun Tong station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line.
Kwun Tong (Chinese: 觀塘, Jyutping: gwun1 tong4, Pinyin: Guāntáng) is a station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line in Hong Kong.
Kwun Tong station used to be the terminus of the Kwun Tong Line until Lam Tin station opened in 1989.
www.tocatch.info /en/Kwun_Tong_(MTR).htm   (252 words)

  
 US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : MTR
This 3.5 km single-track railway is an extension of the Tung Chung Line.
After extensive retrofits, the MTR system has become, in general, disabled-friendly — the trains have dedicated wheelchair space, the stations have special floor tiles to guide the blind safely on the platforms, and there are extra wide entry and exit gates for wheelchairs as well.
Interchange stations between the Island, Tsuen Wan, Kwun Tong and Tseung Kwan O lines are arranged in pairs; such an arrangement allows cross-platform interchange wherein a passenger leaves a train on one side of the platform and boards trains on the other side of the platform for another line.
encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=MTR   (5836 words)

  
 MTR - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
The Kwun Tong Line was extended across the harbour to Quarry Bay (MTR)Quarry Bay, which became an interchange station for the Kwun Tong Line and the Island Line.
Subsequently, the Kwun Tong Line was diverted to Tiu Keng Leng (MTR)Tiu Keng Leng station on the new line.
The MTR system in general is Easy Accessdisabled-friendly andmdash; the trains have dedicated wheelchair space, the stations have special floor tiles to guide the blind safely on the platforms, and there are extra wide entry/exit gates for wheelchairs to pass through.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/MTR   (3722 words)

  
 Hong Kong MTR Subway Part 2 - Page 7 - SkyscraperCity
Mongkok: Interchange from the Tsuen Wan Line northbound to Kwun Tong Line northbound, and from the Kwun Tong Line southbound to Tsuen Wan Line southbound.
Prince Edward: Interchange from the Tsuen Wan Line southbound to Kwun Tong Line northbound, and from the Kwun Tong Line southbound to Tsuen Wan Line northbound.
Admiralty: Interchange from Tsuen Wan Line westbound to Island Line eastbound, and from the Island Line westbound to the Tsuen Wan Line northbound.
skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?p=10080868   (1949 words)

  
 HKMTIC Past -> The History
The Sha Tin Line was changed to East Kowloon Line because the population in Sha Tin did not fulfill the estimated/required level.
Central and Admiralty stations are expanded to be the interchange stations for the Island Line and Tsuen Wan Line.
The new line consisted of 5 new stations, and the KTL was diverted to terminate at Tiu Keng Leng (TIK).
www.theskytrain.net /hkmtr/Past_History.htm   (1009 words)

  
 MTR
The Kwun Tong Line was extended across the harbour to Quarry Bay, which became an interchange station for the Kwun Tong Line and Island Line and the extension was launched on 5 August, 1989.
The government invited the MTR to build a train line to the airport called the Lantau Airport Railway, but construction did not begin until the Chinese and British governments settled their financial and land disagreements in November 1994.
In the end, the new line was included in the financing of the new Hong Kong International Airport as the airport was not considered viable without direct public transport links.
www.keywordmage.net /mt/mtr.html   (2962 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line, and East Kowloon Line.
In 1980, the first harbour crossing was made by an MTR train as the Kwun Tong Line was extended even further to Chater station, now known as Central station.
MTR Corporation Limited permission to proceed with further planning on two proposed lines: West Island Line and South Island Line.
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/MTR.html   (2957 words)

  
 Kwun Tong Line - travel.asianfanatics.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Construction of the Kwun Tong Line was approved in November of 1975, and four years later, on 1 October 1979 service commenced on the Kwun Tong Line.
Yau Ma Tei became the terminus of the Kwun Tong Line and both Argyle and Prince Edward stations became interchange stations.
When the Eastern Harbour Crossing was completed on 6 August 1989, the Kwun Tong Line was extended to Quarry Bay station, and on 1 October of the same year, Lam Tin station was opened.
travel.asianfanatics.net /info/Kwun_Tong_Line   (327 words)

  
 Hong Kong - Metro Bits - mic-ro.co(s)m   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
MTR Island Line, MTR Tseung Kwan O Line.
MTR Kwun Tong Line, MTR Tseung Kwan O Line.
MTR stage for performing arts in interchange route between Hong Kong and Central stations.
mic-ro.com /metro/hongkong.html   (149 words)

  
 Peter Haworth's Australasian Railways Website, Hong Kong MTR System
Hong Kong's MTR system is one of the most efficient displays of transportation I have seen.
The MTR runs on five lines, and all of these, excluding the Airport Express line, have trains which operate 3 minutes apart from each other on peak times and five minutes apart during off peak times.
Ngau Tau Kok is one of three stations on the Kwun Tong line which isn't underground, and is therefore a lot easier to take photographs.
www.angelfire.com /pa2/pennsyrr/2_40.html   (376 words)

  
 North Point District - December 2000
CAPTION : North Point district and its surrounding areas - the red line is the tram route while the purple line is the MTR (subway).
There was a proposal to construct a hotel and port complex for cruise ships on the coast but traffic concerns have the government leaning towards a similar plan across the harbour on the Kowloon side, at the tip of the now-closed Kai Tak Airport.
However, the government is actively pursuing a second subway line (the North Island Line) through North Point, to be completed within 10 years.
www.geocities.com /asiaglobe/gallery/northpoint.htm   (464 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > Asia > HONG KONG Mass Transit Railway
These two railway lines are purely local suburban railways that link various new towns to central Hong Kong and were completed in 2003 and 2004.
Kwun Tong Line Kwun Tong - Shek Kip Mei
Kwun Tong Line Shek Kip Mei - Tsim Sha Tsui
de.geocities.com /m_hong_kong/hong-kong.htm   (1892 words)

  
 TONG United Kingdom England West Yorkshire Tong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pete Tong (born July 1960) is a British DJ who works for BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom.
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 MTR
This year the MTR, together with YAF, have produced a community arts project to decorate the the beam of the viaduct near Kwun Tong Station.
Commencing late May this year, 160 primary students who studied in the Kwun Tong district attended a creative arts workshop led by professional mural artist Sum Sum Tse.
The finished artworks, size 14m (W) X 1.6m (H), will be printed onto a material banner and displayed on the beam facing Kwun Tong Station.
www.hkyaf.com /projects/VA/2006/MTR/eng   (206 words)

  
 MTR Hong Kong - Wikimedia Commons
Plaque of MTR Island Line opening ceremony held at Tai Koo Station on May 31, 1985 by Sir Edward Youde, then Governor of Hong Kong
Plaque of MTR Island Line opening ceremony held at Sheung Wan Station on May 23, 1986 by Sir John Bremridge, then Financial Secretary of Hong Kong
MTR Train waiting to depart from Chai Wan Station.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/MTR   (172 words)

  
 Travel - Hong Kong (Useful Information)
Air-conditioned MTR operates from 6:00am to 1:00am, carries more than two million people every day on Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line and Tung Chung Line.
This is a dedicated airport high speed rail line, operating at 10 minute intervals from 5:50am to 1:15am from Hong Kong Station (Central) via two interchanges; Kowloon Station and Tsing Yi Station; total journey is about 23 minutes.
Take the MTR (Island Line) back to 5.Causeway Bay and exit into Times Square (one of the busier areas of Hong Kong) where there is a multitude of hotels, shops (including a branch of the famous Lane Crawford), plazas, restaurants and other places of interest.
www.west-meet-east.com /travelhktrans.htm   (1481 words)

  
 Hong Kong MTR KCR
Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line: Kowloon
Also, the urban lines have trains running every 2 to 3 minutes, while the Tung Chung lines have trains running every 4 to 5 minutes during peak hours.
The MTR has around 50 stations located at all major entertainment, shopping, eating, commercial and residential areas of Hong Kong.
www.hong-kong-travel.org /MTRKCR.asp   (271 words)

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