All MTR Corp articles – Page 2

  • Robel ROMIS
    Metro Report International

    MTR Corp orders Robel mobile maintenance train

    2023-02-20T04:00:00Z

    CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has awarded Robel Bahnbaumaschinen a contract to supply a ROMIS mobile maintenance train to increase worker safety and optimise the use of limited track possessions on the Tuen Ma and East Rail lines. It comprises two units. ...

  • SWR logo on train
    Rail Business UK

    South Western Railway operating contract extended

    2023-02-10T12:16:00Z

    UK: The Department for Transport has exercised an option to extend South Western Railway’s National Rail Contract for a further two years. Directly-awarded NRCs are intended as an interim step between the Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements which were put in place during the pandemic, and the ...

  • Tung Chung Line extension
    Metro Report International

    Hong Kong metro extension approved

    2023-02-07T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: The government has given final approval for construction of a 1·3 km western extension of the Tung Chung Line plus the addition of an extra station on the existing route. Under plans confirmed by operator MTR Corp on January 10, the line is to be ...

  • Beijing metro MTR map
    Metro Report International

    MTR extends Beijing metro Line 16

    2023-01-04T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: The southern section of Beijing metro Line 16 from Yuyuantan Park East Gate to Yushuzhuang was opened for revenue service on December 31. The 14·2 km extension serving the southwest of the city adds a further nine stations, taking the line to 46·2 km with ...

  • Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line CRRC Qingdao Sifang train
    Metro Report International

    CRRC trainset enters service on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Line

    2022-12-19T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: The first of 93 eight-car metro trains being built by CRRC Qingdao Sifang for Hong Kong MTR’s network has entered service on the Kwun Tong Line. Described at the time as the largest single investment in rolling stock by MTR Corp, the Q trains were ...

  • Hong Kong MTR Care app launch
    Metro Report International

    App to make Hong Kong transport more inclusive

    2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: Hong Kong’s transport operator has launched the MTR·Care app which is designed to make travel more convenient for passengers with special requirements. A ‘simplified and elderly-friendly’ trip planner includes larger text and graphics, voice input, auto-setting of frequently visited stations, easy-to-understand route suggestions and recommended ...

  • MTR Corp HKSTP
    Metro Report International

    ‘Living lab’ to help develop transport technology

    2022-08-18T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: MTR Corp and Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corp have agreed a three-year collaboration framework which aims to enhance the transport operator’s services and customer experience and promote an open innovation and technology ecosystem by making use of innovative technologies and data and through ...

  • SWR Class 701 Arterio Bombardier Transportation Aventra EMU
    Rail Business UK

    SWR to agree fresh milestones for Class 701 EMU introduction

    2022-07-25T13:00:00Z

    UK: New milestones for the significantly delayed roll-out of South Western Railway’s Class 701 Arterio electric multiple-unit fleet are to be agreed with the Department for Transport as part of the operator’s Business Plan for 2022-23. No firm dates are given, but the Business Plan says ...

  • MTR Corp and Hong Kong Cyberport Management Co Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding for a two-year collaboration to invest in digital technology start-ups.
    Metro Report International

    MTR Corp to invest in start-ups

    2022-06-22T08:00:00Z

    CHINA: MTR Corp and Hong Kong Cyberport Management Co Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding for a two-year collaboration to invest in digital technology start-ups. The MTR Lab and Cyberport Macro Fund will select start-ups from Cyberport’s ecosystem that have potential and suit MTR’s rail ...

  • Hong Kong's East Rail Line cross-harbour extension opens
    Metro Report International

    Hong Kong’s East Rail Line cross-harbour extension opens

    2022-05-16T12:51:00Z

    CHINA: Services on the cross-harbour extension of Hong Kong’s East Rail Line began on May 15 after an inauguration ceremony the previous day. The extension enable passengers from the Northeast New Territories and Central Kowloon to travel directly under Victoria Harbour to the core business district ...

  • Octopus in shop
    Metro Report International

    MTR Corp increases Octopus stake

    2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: MTR Corp has increased its stake in Octopus Holdings Ltd, the company jointly owned by a number of Hong Kong transport operators which provides the Octopus contactless smart card payment system and associated services. MTR Corp has acquired 2·78 million shares from Bravo Transport to ...

  • News

    Disneyland Resort Line ready to open

    2005-09-01T10:00:00Z

    CHINA: September 12 sees the opening of the Hong Kong Disneyland park at Penny’s Bay, served by a 4 km branch from Sunny Bay on MTR’s Tung Chung Line. Revenue service on Hong Kong’s first fully-automated metro began on August 1, attracting an average of 10 000 passengers/day in the ...

  • News

    Automation by stealth

    2005-02-01T09:18:00Z

    CHINA: This year Hong Kong MTR Corp will open its seventh line, and the first to be fully-automated. The 3·4km Disneyland Resort Line (DRL) will connect the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park at Penny’s Bay on the south coast of Lantau Island with the new Sunny Bay station on the ...