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  Tseung Kwan O Line (MTR) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Note that the Pak Shing Kok and Tseung Kwan O South stations are not in service yet, and interchange stations are not denoted.
This line was planned to serve the new town of Tseung Kwan O ("literally, General's Bay"), and after being approved by the Hong Kong Executive Council on 20 October 1998, construction commenced on 24 April 1999.
This line is the first MTR line with no track on viaducts, and thus the depot is at surface level.
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 Tseung Kwan O (MTR)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) of Hong Kong recently held a ceremony to mark the signing of the final two contracts for the Tseung Kwan O extension project which is slated to open in late 2002.
This line was planned to serve the new town of Tseung Kwan O ("Junk Bay"), and after being approved by the Hong Kong Executive Council on 20 October 1998, construction commenced on 24 April 1999.
Originally, the MTR bought a batch of new trains to serve the new line, known as "K-Stock." However, the depot facilities were not built for the new trains, so the original "M-stock" trains run on the new line while the new trains are transferred to the
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 Tseung Kwan O (MTR) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Tseung Kwan O Station of the MTR, for the line of the same name, see Tseung Kwan O Line.
There are 4 exits at Tsueng Kwan O station, located on opposite ends of the concourse.
Exits A1 and A2 lead to Tseung Kwan O Plaza and a Transport Interchange, and Exits B1 and B2 lead to Park Central, an MTR residential development.
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 Tseung Kwan O Line (MTR): Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Tseung Kwan O Line is one of the six lines of the MTR (MTR: mtr or mass transit railway (; originally, ;...
This line was planned to serve the new town of Tseung Kwan O (Tseung Kwan O: tseung kwan o (, jyutping: zoeng1 gwan1 ou3; cantonese ipa:...
The line opened on 18 August 2002, and took over the train tracks running through the Eastern Harbour Tunnel (Eastern Harbour Tunnel: the tunnel is branded by the operator, new hong kong tunnel company limited, as eastern...
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 Tseung Kwan O: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The exact origin of the name Tseung Kwan O is unknown, but it is said to be named in honor of the General of the Ming Dynasty (Ming Dynasty: The imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644), who visited Tseung Kwan O at some point.
Tseung Kwan O is served by the Tseung Kwan O Line (Tseung Kwan O Line: more facts about this subject) of the MTR (MTR: mtr or mass transit railway (; originally, ;...
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel (Tseung Kwan O Tunnel: the 900-metre tseung kwan o tunnel is a tunnel in hong kong....
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 Rxpress - MTR - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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.
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.
The Tung Chung Line trains have been running on the new track since mid May 2003, whereas the Mei Foo station interchange subway and the Nam Cheong station were opened at the same time the West Rail opened for public use in December 2003.
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 MTR CORP LTD - MTRJF Annual and Transition Report (foreign private issuer) (20-F) Item 4. Information on the Company.
The increase in patronage on the MTR Lines in 2002 was primarily due to the opening of the Tseung Kwan O Line.
Average MTR Lines weekday patronage was 2.33 million in 1998, 2.28 million in 1999, 2.24 million in 2000, 2.23 million in 2001, and 2.26 million in 2002, and average Airport Express Line daily patronage was 21,900 in 1998, 28,500 in 1999, 28,300 in 2000, 24,700 in 2001 and 23,200 in 2002.
In particular, patronage on the MTR Lines during the SARS outbreak was lower despite the additional patronage attributable to the Tseung Kwan O Line, and patronage on the Airport Express Line during the SARS outbreak was significantly lower compared to the corresponding period in 2002.
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Construction of the MTR was prompted by a government-commissioned study released in 1967.
Construction of the Template:Tseung Kwan O Line was approved on 18 August 1998 to serve new housing developments.
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.
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 Island Line (MTR) - One Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Island Line is one of the six lines of the MTR metro system in Hong Kong.
is the MTR line most like the London Tube as the underground stations are usually very deep in the ground because the land available for construction was extremely small and the construction plans for the line required it to be built under major roads.
Only the segment of the line east of Shau Kei Wan has space for track development and thus the line emerges to the surface at Heng Fa Chuen, and then on viaduct all the way to Chai Wan.
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 Tseung Kwan O Station (MTR)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
to serve the Tseung Kwan O and Yau Tong...
residents of Tseung Kwan O new town and...
Tseung Kwan O Station is located in the New Town of Tseung Kwan O on the Hong Kong MTR
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 Photo Library - Tseung Kwan O Extension - Full Report
The 12.5km-long MTR Tseung Kwan O Extension is a HK$18 billion project which provides an extension line from the existing station of Lam Tin in Kwun Tong to the new town of Tseung Kwan O serving a population of about 180,000 in the district.
In addition, a further extension will be provided in a few years' time from the Tseung Kwan O Station to a new station at the eastern end of the new town which serves also as the depot of the Tseung Kwan O Line.
The lower 2 levels are used as the passenger platform in double-deck arrangement for interchanging purpose for the Kwun Tong Line and Tseung Kwan O Line.
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 MTR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
MTR or Mass Transit Railway (地鐵; originally, 地下鐵路 or 地下鐵) is the main rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong.
Since the MTR service first opened in 1979, the network has expanded to encompass seven lines and 52 stations in 90.9 km.
This 3.5 km single-track railway is an extension of the Tung Chung Line.
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 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.
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 MTR CORP LTD - MTRJF Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K) SIGNATURES
Patronage on the MTR Lines (which comprise the Kwun Tong Line, the Tsuen Wan Line, the Island Line, the Tung Chung Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line) increased by 12.0% to 403.6 million passengers in the six months ended June 30, 2004 from 360.2 million passengers in the same period in 2003.
Future passenger growth on the MTR Lines and the Airport Express Line will depend on a variety of factors affecting consumer preferences among transportation modes and frequency of travel, including the Hong Kong economy, competition from alternative modes of public and private transportation as well as demographic factors.
(2) The MTR Lines is comprised of the Kwun Tong Line, the Tsuen Wan Line, the Island Line, the Tung Chung Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line.
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 Tseungkwanoindex
Though Many riders of the MTR Kwun Tong Line was unsatisfied with the new interchange layout because they need to change trains at Yau Tong Station.
The riders think that the interchange station for the Tseung Kwan O Line should be at Lam Tin Station of the MTR Kwun Tong Line.
The original plan was an interchange station at Lam Tin Station for the Tseung Kwan O Line.
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 The world's top tseung kwan o line websites
This line is planned to serve the new town Tseung Kwan O (a.k.a.
Kwun Tong Line was diverted to Tiu Keng Leng Station on the new line in return.
This line is the first Hong Kong MTR line with no track on viaducts (The depot is on the surface level.
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 2009 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
August 4 - O UTC: Jupiter occults 45 Capricorni, a star of 5.9 mag.
Rhodri Morgan expects to retire as First Minister of Wales.
Opening of Tseung Kwan O South Line, MTR, Hong Kong.
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 UrbanRail.Net > Asia > HONG KONG Mass Transit Railway
It included three lines, one along the northern shore of Hong Kong island and two crossing Hong Kong harbour to serve Kowloon situated on the Chinese mainland.
The MTR system was expanded during the 1990's when a new airport was built 30 km west on Lantau Island near the new town of Tung Chung.
MTRC has been granted an approval to build a new station to the Tung Chung line between Tung Chung and Tsing Yi called Yam O. Yam O station will be the main transportation hub for the coming Disney Land and huge residential developments around.
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 Travel - Hong Kong (Useful Information)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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.
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 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: List of Hong Kong MTR stations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
This is a list of the stations of the metro system in Hong Kong known as the MTR.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, List of Hong Kong MTR stations; all previous versions may be viewed here.
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 North Point (MTR) - Art History Online Reference and Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
North Point is a station on the Hong Kong MTR
Until 2000, the station was only used by the line.
From August 18 of the same year until now, this station serves as the interchange station between the present two lines as well as the terminus of
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 List of Hong Kong MTR stations - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
List of Hong Kong MTR stations - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
This is a list of the metro stationstations of the Hong Kong metro system known as the MTR.
Hong Kong Station (MTR)Hong Kong station for Tung Chung (MTR)
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