Hong kong mtr
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The first cross-harbour route was introduced in 1980 when the Kwun Tong Line was extended to Central. Hong Kong's MTR system opened on October 1st 1979 and initially served just one route serving nine stations between Kwun Tong and Shek Kip Mei. GUANGZHOU - SHENZHEN - HONG KONG EXPRESS RAIL LINK (XRL) HIGH-SPEED RAIL (from 23rd September 2018) Land and assets for XRL have been transferred by the Hong Kong Government to KCRC and MTRCL will make service concession payments to KCRC according to actual patronage. The service concession for the Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL), which commenced service 23rd September 2018, has been granted to MTRCL for a 10-year period with fare revenue being shared with China Railway Corporation (CRC) according to distance travelled.
#HONG KONG MTR PLUS#
Under a 50-year agreement MTRCL pays Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) a fixed amount of HK$750 million annually plus a variable amount based on revenue in excess of HK$2.5 billion for operation of services and use of KCRC's rail assets. During a five week period following the merger date all KCR signage and logos at KCR stations were replaced with MTR branding and final integration of the systems was completed by the end of September 2008. MTRCL also took over the Intercity cross-border through services to Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing formerly operated by KCR at the same time. MTR & AIRPORT EXPRESS, INTER-CITY AND HIGH-SPEED TRAINSĪll train services in Hong Kong are operated exclusively by MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), since the merger of MTR and KCR (Kowloon-Canton Railway) in December 2007.