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  MTR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Nam Cheong Station is a new station on the Tung Chung Line between Olympic Station and Lai King Station.
Nam Cheong Station is also the southern terminus for the KCRC West Rail.
Nam Cheong Station is jointly-owned and managed by MTRCL and KCR as an interchange station.
www.mtr.com.hk /eng/whatsnew/nac/nac_e.htm   (610 words)

  
 US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : MTR
MTR Corporation Limited has always been reliant on developing properties next to railway stations for its profits (although the rail lines are profitable themselves); many recently built stations are incorporated into large housing estates or shopping complexes.
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.
The network is also set to be significantly expanded with the merger of MTR Corporation Limited with the government-owned Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC), with the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding signed on 11 April 2006 to grant MTR Corporation operation of the existing KCR network with a service concession of 50 years.
encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=MTR   (5674 words)

  
 MTR FACTS AND INFORMATION
Run by MTR Corporation Limited, the MTR system is a very popular mode of public transport in Hong Kong, with an average of 3 million journeys recorded each day.
MTR Corporation has always been reliant on developing properties next to railway stations for its profits (although the rail lines are profitable themselves); many recently built stations are incorporated into large housing estates or shopping complexes.
Following 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/exit gates for wheelchairs as well.
www.freedomsailing.com /MTR   (4860 words)

  
 MTR
MTR Corporation Limited has always been reliant on developing properties next to railway stations for its profits (although the rail lines are profitable themselves); many recently built stations are incorporated into large housing estates or shopping complexes.
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.
MTR Corporation Limited have even made art part of the station architecture when building new stations or; renovating existing ones.
www.anime.co.za /wiki/MTR   (5938 words)

  
 MTR
Modification to MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station involved in upgrading station factilities and concourse layout to facilitate access from the pedestrian links of East Rail East Tsim Sha Tsui station.
The new AsiaWorld-Expo station is an extension of the Airport Express to serve the new international exhibition centre, known as the AsiaWorld-Expo at Hong Kong International Airport.
Main articles: Future of the MTR, West Island Line and South Island Line, Sha Tin to Central Link Several future projects on the MTR have been put forward by MTR Corporation Limited to the Hong Kong Government, with some already under under construction.
articles.gourt.com /?article=MTR   (4995 words)

  
 Chapter 2 - Existing Public Transport Facilities: Mass Transit Railway
The MTR is a metropolitan railway comprising 50 stations and 6 lines, namely the Tsuen Wan, Kwun Tong, Island, Tung Chung, Tseung Kwan O Lines and the Airport Express Line (see Figure 1).
The stations and train facilities together with the MTR staff provide a convenient customer service to passengers with disabilities.
A wheelchair pictogram is fixed on platform screen doors or on the platform floor where there is no platform screen door and on the train body to identify the set of train doors which lead wheelchair user directly to the wheelchair parking spaces inside trains.
www.td.gov.hk /mini_site/people_with_disabilities/mtr.html   (588 words)

  
 Highways Department
It is 30.5 km long between the 2 terminal stations at Nam Cheong and Tuen Mun with 7 intermediate stations; namely Mei Foo, Tsuen Wan West, Kam Sheung Road, Yuen Long, Long Ping, Tin Shui Wai and Siu Hong.
Nam Cheong is the interchange station with MTR Tung Chung Line.
Mei Foo is the interchange station with MTR Tsuen Wan Line.
www.hyd.gov.hk /eng/major/road/rail/wr/index.htm   (108 words)

  
 Tin Hau (MTR) at AllExperts
Tin Hau (Chinese: 天后, Jyutping: tin1 hau6, Pinyin: Tiānhòu) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR
It is located in the eastern Causeway Bay, east of the Victoria Park, in Eastern District, on Hong Kong Island.
There is a bus terminus integrated with Tin Hau MTR Station, and can be found by going out at Exits A1 and A2.
en.allexperts.com /e/t/ti/tin_hau_(mtr).htm   (200 words)

  
 Random Works of the Web » Blog Archive » Nam Cheong (KCR)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Nam Cheong (Chinese: 南昌; Jyutping: naam4 coeng1; pinyin: Nánchāng) is the southern terminus of the
Since the MTR and KCR are still 2 different railway systems, no cross-platform interchanges are available in Nam Cheong Station.
Once the card is placed on the reader, the KCR or MTR train fare will be deducted and you can walk over to the other side.
random.dragonslife.org /nam-cheong-kcr/2189   (446 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.
Ticket is in the form of magnetic cards acquired from an electronic machine with correct coins inserted, price varies according to the distance of the journey.
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)

  
 [HK] MTRC signs memorandum for proposed merger with KCRC - Railpage Australia™ Forums (East and South East Asia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
KCR has become more like MTR all the time, with the duplication and EMUs bought in the late 1970s, through to the Ma On Shan line and West Rail - which are just like MTR lines but above ground.
Nam Cheong - Between MTR's Tung Chung and KCR West Rail
MTR is running out of air rights, except by going ahead with loss-making extensions (Island line extension, South Island line), so to grow its business, it wants access to KCR stations.
www.railpage.com.au /f-p512980.htm   (1142 words)

  
 SOCAM - Construction Materials Division - Ready Mixed Concrete - KCRC West Rail CC-402 Nam Cheong Station
Nam Cheong Station is the southern terminus for West Rail.
It is a wholly integrated KCR and MTR station, with a 250 metre long common underground concourse and a 'grade side' platform providing convenient passenger interchange between West Rail and MTR Tung Chung Line.
There are more than 300 piles for the foundation works including barrettes and bore piles.
www.shuion.com /eng/Socam/ConsMaterialsDiv/kocp3.asp   (110 words)

  
 Hong Kong Railway Society
Minibus stations are outside of the Nam Cheong Station
Staff from West Rail gave a brief introduction on Nam Cheong Station.
Both West Rail and MTR sign boards are present in the station.
www.hkrs.org.hk /rsvisits/westrail03/westrail_e.htm   (206 words)

  
 Mass Transit Railway MTR - Hong Kong Transportation - VirtualTourist.com
Mass Transit Railway MTR: One of the perks of Hong Kong...
The MTR is a wide network of underground trains making almost every inch of the city accessible.
The card you use for the MTR can also be used in other modes of transportation such as buses and ferries making getting around HK virtually 'cashless'.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Hong_Kong/Transportation-Hong_Kong-Mass_Transit_Railway_MTR-BR-5.html   (629 words)

  
 dh » Full weekday
There is a temporary promotional one-day pass available for the West Rail at HK$20 for one day.
The trip between Siu Hong and Nam Cheong is $14.4.
The trouble is that it can’t be used at the MTR/West Rail transfer gates in Nam Cheong, so I will have to go around the long way and hope I’m not in a hurry.
worksforfood.com /read/2006/09/18/full-weekday   (244 words)

  
 xConfused_life's Xanga Site
Florence, Subina, Armina, Justine and I met her in Nam Cheong MTR station.
When we were in Mong Kok, Armina said that she had to go back to Nam Cheong so she just went to Mong Kok with us to drop us off, so nice ^^ We then went to New Town Plaza to take sticker photos.
After dinner, Subina, Florence, Trinity, Asmita and I went to 7-Eleven to buy drinks then Florence and I went to this dessert place to buy desserts ^^ THen we went back to the MTR and I gave Trinity a hug because she won't be coming to Hong Kong for the next three years.
www.xanga.com /xConfused_life   (1078 words)

  
 15th International Conference on Environmental Bioindicators
Follow the signs to the MTR station, turn right and you will get to MTR Exit C2, which leads to the Festival Walk shopping centre.
When you get off at Kowloon Tong MTR Station Bus Terminus, the easiest way to get to City University is through the MTR station.
Both 2C and 203 are circulating between Yau Yat Tsuen and Tsim Sha Tsui, whereas 796B is from bus terminus of Tiu Keng Leng MTR Station.
www.ibclifesciences.com /ebi/5819.xml   (1129 words)

  
 MTR Train Routes, Hong Kong - 12hk.com
Disneyland line, connecting the MTR line with Disneyland at Sunny Bay
Kowloon Tong - an area used to be in the direct flight path of the old airport, filled with low-rise big houses, the MTR station here connects to the KCR
Tai Koo - a residential, industrial, and commercial area, a nice mall is connected to the MTR
www.12hk.com /mtr_rtes.html   (516 words)

  
 Sham Shui Po - China-related Topics SE-SH - China-Related Topics
In 2000, Tsang Yok-sing, the then chairman of DAB and member of the Executive Council of Hong KongExecutive Council, Hong Kong SAR chief executive Tung Chee-hwa's inner cabinet, won a seat in the Legislative Council representing the Kowloon West constituency, which includes Sham Shui Po.
DAB members Chan Wai Ming, representative of So Uk, Fu Shu-wan, a representative of Lei Cheng Uk, and Cheung Man-to, a representative of Nam Cheong Central are District Councillors in Sham Shui Po.
Kwun Tong Line: This oldest MTR line's original Shek Kip Mei Stationwestern terminus is at Shek Kip Mei Estate in this district.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Sham_Shui_Po   (1113 words)

  
 Bridge -- Metro Harbourview
I go to MHV yesterday and found that Olympian 3 is very closed to us just opposite site, then will there be a bridge link from us to there or to MTR station.
In fact, we are the middle part of Nam Cheong Station and Olympian Station, anyone can give these information to me.
Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet.
www.voy.com /97275/710.html   (162 words)

  
 MTR@hkdisable.net
MTR Nam Cheong Station is in service from
TACTILE SIGNAGE is being developed and may be introduced at a later stage.
BRAILLE ROUTE MAPS which give passengers with visual impairments more confidence in using the MTR system were first issued in Jan 97, and are currently being updated.
www.hkdisable.net /enmtr.htm   (718 words)

  
 Ask E.T.: London Underground maps
The airport island of Chek Lap Kok should be around the size of Kowloon Peninsular, say south from Nam Cheong and Prince Edward on my map.
The MTR and KCTR lines are too thick, and overwhelm the LRT and cable car lines.
Also, a major rework is done on Nam Cheong-Mei Foo-Lai King, which the interchanges are not shown so well on the old version.
www.edwardtufte.com /bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00005W&topic_id=1   (11392 words)

  
 Railways in Hong Kong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The MTR (route map) is wonderful for getting around in the city, with lines serving much of north Hong Kong Island, as well as Kowloon and, via the Airport Express line, north Lantau.
There's an interchange with East Rail (the KCR) at Kowloon Tong; and two interchanges with West Rail - at Nam Cheong on the Tung Chung-Central line, and at Mei Foo.
Tai Po Market is among key stations for accessing rural Hong Kong: from here there are buses east to Tai Mei Tuk and Bride's Pool, and west/orthwest through the Lam Tsuen Valley with stops at or near Kadoorie Farm and Ng Tung Chai; and you can take a taxi to Tai Po Kau Forest Reserve.
www.hkoutdoors.com /hk-public-transport/hk-railways.html   (483 words)

  
 Hongkong Olympic Terrace Suites : Hong Kong Travel Guide : Hong Kong Tourist Information
Shopping and commercial areas of Mongkok and Tsim Sha Tsui are but a few minutes away, and the airport’s town check-in counters and Airport Express train service are around 6 minutes away by taxi.
The surrounding areas have good transportation facilities such as buses, mini buses, taxis, the MTR, the Airport Express and the new West Rail KCR Nam Chong station all within close distance of the Olympic Terrace Suites.
The rate is updating, feel free to contact our customer service department for further information.
www.lonelychina.com /hongkong/hongkong-olympic-terrace-suites.html   (576 words)

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