Mass Transit Railway

The Mass Transit Railway Corporation operates a three-line metro system
comprising 43.2 route-kilometres with 38 stations, served by a fleet of
759 cars operating in eight-car trains. The system was opened in stages
between October 1979 and August 1989. By the year's end, the railway
was carrying more than 2.38 million passengers on an average weekday.
It is one of the busiest underground railways in the world. Single journey
adult fares ranged from $4 to $13 per trip depending on distances
travelled.

Construction of the Airport Railway is progressing and is scheduled for
completion on June 21, 1998. It will have a dedicated express service
linking the new airport at Chek Lap Kok and Central, with stations at
Airport, Tsing Yi, Kowloon and Central (Hong Kong Station); and a
domestic service between Lantau Island and Central, with stations at
Tung Chung, Tsing Yi, Lai King, Tai Kok Tsui (Olympic Station),
Kowloon and Central (Hong Kong Station). The domestic service will
interchange with the Tsuen Wan Line of the existing Mass Transit
Railway (MTR) system at Lai King Station and with the Island Line at
Hong Kong Station, bringing relief to the MTR Nathan Road Corridor.

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