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East Rail line

The East Rail line (Chinese: 東鐵綫) (formerly known as KCR British Section from 1 October 1910 to 1996, then KCR East Rail until 2 December 2007) is one of the ten lines that form MTR, the mass transit system in Hong Kong. The railway line begins at Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (both of which are boundary crossing points into Shenzhen, and are on tracks that join…

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Owner
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Color on map
Light blue (#53B7E8)
Connecting lines
■ Kwun Tong line (via Kowloon Tong) · ■ Island line (via Admiralty) · ■ South Island line (via Admiralty) · ■ Tsuen Wan line (via Admiralty) · ■ Tuen Ma line (via Hung Hom, Tai Wai)
Depot
Ho Tung Lau
Electrification
25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Electrification completed
15 July 1983 (Lo Wu to Kowloon)

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East Rail line

Nodes148
Edges147
Triples119
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013514
Components1

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East Rail line

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related to Development under MTR Corporation · 19
East Rail line → At, August, Canton Railway, December, East Rail, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Hung Hom, KCR, Kowloon Southern Link, Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, MTR, On, The, The KCR East Rail, The Kowloon, Tuen Ma, West Rail, West Rail Line
related to Rolling stock · 18
East Rail line → All, Before, Both, East Rail, February, Ho Tung Lau Depot, Hyundai Rotem, Hyundai-Rotem, Japan, Kinki Sharyo, Metro-Cammell, Metro-Cammell EMUs, Mid-Life Refurbished Trains, R-Stock, Sha Tin, SP1900 EMUs, The, Thirty-seven
related to Train service · 14
East Rail line → Additional, Admiralty, Between Sheung Shui, Domestic, During, East Rail, However, Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, Most, Sha Tin, Sheung Shui, Tai Po Market, Trains
related to First class · 12
East Rail line → East Rail, First, Hong Kong, Northbound Car No, Octopus, Octopus Card, One, Riding, Southbound Car No, The East Rail, These, Ticket Inspectors
related to Tunnels · 8
East Rail line → East Rail, Hill TunnelSouth, Mong Kok East, North, Tai Po Kau, Tunnels, University, When
Connecting lines · 6
East Rail line → Shenzhen Metro:, ■ Island line (via Admiralty), ■ Kwun Tong line (via Kowloon Tong), ■ South Island line (via Admiralty), ■ Tsuen Wan line (via Admiralty), ■ Tuen Ma line (via Hung Hom, Tai Wai)
Route map · 3
East Rail line → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
related to Safety · 3
East Rail line → Hong Kong's, The East Rail, While
Former connections · 2
East Rail line → ■ Ma On Shan line, ■ West Rail line
Operating speed · 2
East Rail line → Average: 50 km/h (31 mph), Maximum: 120 km/h (75 mph)

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line east train trains station rail railway stations new ma hong kowloon wu mtr lo kong sha system service tai

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East Rail lineColor on mapLight blue (#53B7E8)1.00infobox
East Rail lineConnecting lines■ Kwun Tong line (via Kowloon Tong)1.00infobox
East Rail lineConnecting lines■ Island line (via Admiralty)1.00infobox
East Rail lineConnecting lines■ South Island line (via Admiralty)1.00infobox
East Rail lineConnecting lines■ Tsuen Wan line (via Admiralty)1.00infobox
East Rail lineConnecting lines■ Tuen Ma line (via Hung Hom, Tai Wai)1.00infobox
East Rail lineConnecting linesShenzhen Metro:1.00infobox
East Rail lineDepotHo Tung Lau1.00infobox
East Rail lineElectrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)1.00infobox
East Rail lineElectrification completed15 July 1983 (Lo Wu to Kowloon)1.00infobox
East Rail lineFormer connections■ Ma On Shan line1.00infobox
East Rail lineFormer connections■ West Rail line1.00infobox
East Rail lineLast extension20221.00infobox
East Rail lineLine length46 km (29 mi)1.00infobox
East Rail lineLocaleDistricts: Yuen Long, North, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong, Wan Chai, Central and Western1.00infobox
East Rail lineNative name東鐵綫1.00infobox
East Rail lineNumber of tracksDouble-track1.00infobox
East Rail lineOpened1 October 1910; 115 years ago (1 October 1910)1.00infobox
East Rail lineOperating speedAverage: 50 km/h (31 mph)1.00infobox
East Rail lineOperating speedMaximum: 120 km/h (75 mph)1.00infobox
East Rail lineOperatorMTR Corporation1.00infobox
East Rail lineOther namesKowloon–Canton Railway (British Section) (九廣鐵路 (英段); 1910–1996)1.00infobox
East Rail lineOther namesKCR East Rail (九廣東鐵; 1996–2007)1.00infobox
East Rail lineOwnerKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation1.00infobox
East Rail lineRidership1,044,800 daily average (weekdays, September 2014)1.00infobox
East Rail lineRolling stockHyundai Rotem EMU: R-train1.00infobox
East Rail lineRoute mapview⟂1.00infobox
East Rail lineRoute maptalk⟂1.00infobox
East Rail lineRoute mapedit⟂1.00infobox
East Rail lineSignallingSiemens CBTC (Trainguard MT)1.00infobox

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