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Railway Network

Railways play a vital role in serving the transport needs of COVID-19 pandemic. By end 2020, the AEL carries about Kong. They account for about 39 per cent of domestic 8 400 passenger trips per day. by end 2020. Light Rail: Light Rail is a local transportation network Existing Network: The existing railway network in Hong which started operation in 1988 to meet the transport needs of Kong has a total route length of about 263 kilometres. The the residents in the northwest . It now has a Legislative Council passed in June 2007 the Rail Merger route length of about 36 km with 68 stops. By end 2020, it Ordinance which provides the legal framework for the carries an average of about 305 600 passenger trips every post-merger corporation to operate both the Mass Transit day. It has four interchange stations in , Tin Shui Railway (MTR) system and -Canton Railway (KCR) Wai, Siu Hong and to facilitate passenger system. The post-merger Corporation, i.e. the MTR interchange between the Light Rail and Corporation Limited (MTRCL) has been granted a 50-year networks. franchise to operate the MTR and KCR systems with effect from December 2, 2007. Other fixed systems include the Section of --Hong Tramway and the Peak . Kong Express Rail Link (XRL): The Hong Kong section of the XRL, commissioned in September 2018, is a 26-km long MTR: MTR is a heavily patronized railway network underground rail corridor connecting Hong Kong with the consisting of 10 heavy rail lines, Airport Express and the Hong national high-speed rail network. Direct trains run between the Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Hong Kong Station and six short-haul Rail Link (XRL). The heavy rail lines include Line, destinations (Futian, Shenzhenbei, Guangmingcheng, Line, Island Line, , South Humen, Qingsheng and Guangzhounan) as well as 52 Island Line, Line, , East long-haul destinations including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Rail Line, West Rail Line and Phase 1. The East Chongqing, Changsha, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Rail Line was commissioned in 1910. The first passenger train Kunming, Nanchang, Nanning, Shijiazhuang, Wuhan, of started operation in late 1979, followed by Zhengzhou, Xiamen, Shantou and Zhaoqing. To prevent and the subsequent expansion of the network to include Tsuen control the COVID-19 pandemic, the XRL has suspended Wan Line (1982), Island Line (1985), the Eastern Harbour service since January 30, 2020. From January 1 to 29, 2020, Crossing connecting to (1989), Tung the XRL carries an average of about 35 600 passenger trips Chung Line (1998), Tseung Kwan O Line (2002), West Rail per day. Line (2003), Line (2004), Disneyland Resort Line (2005), bifurcation of to boundary crossing at Tramway: Electric have been operating on Hong Kong Lok (2007), bifurcation of Tseung Kwan O Line to Island since 1904. The tramway operates seven routes on 16 LOHAS Park Station (July 2009), extension of West Rail Line km of tram track. Its average daily passenger trips were about to Station interchanging with East Rail Line 113 000 in 2020. (August 2009), extension of Island Line to Station (December 2014), extension of Kwun Tong Line to Railway Projects under Implementation: The Shatin to (October 2016), Central Link is a 17-km long railway project. Tuen Ma Line (December 2016) and Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 (February 2020). Phase 1 was commissioned in February 2020. The remaining The network currently has 96 stations. By end 2020, the heavy works of the Shatin to Central Link is in full swing, with the "Kai rail lines carry an average of about 3.15 million passenger Tak to Hung Hom Section" expected to commission by the trips per day. third quarter of 2021. As regards the "Hung Hom to Admiralty Section", the and the MTRCL are Airport Express (AEL): The AEL, which came into actively studying and implementing possible delay recovery service in 1998, provides services to the Hong Kong measures, with a view to commissioning this section as soon International Airport and also in-town check-in facilities in as possible. some stations. The AEL has a route length of 35.2 km and a maximum speed of 135 km per hour. An average journey Railway Projects under Planning: Having regard to between the Airport Station and the takes transport demand, cost-effectiveness and the development about 24 minutes. In end 2005, the AEL was further extended needs of new development areas and other new development to an in-venue station in the AsiaWorld-Expo located at the projects, as well as the potential housing supply that may be northeast corner of the Airport. The number of flights travelling brought about by railway development, the Government will to and from Hong Kong decreased sharply due to the implement the new railway projects recommended in the Railway Development Strategy 2014 in a timely . The

railway network is targeted to serve areas inhabited by about 75 per cent of the local population and about 85 per cent of job opportunities. The Government invited the MTRCL to commence the detailed planning and design for the Extension, and Northern Link in 2020.

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