About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Affluence Stop, Butterfly Stop, Chestwood Stop, Ching Chung Stop, Choy Yee Bridge Stop, Chung Fu Stop, Chung Uk Tsuen Stop, Fung Nin Road Stop, Fung Tei Stop, Ginza Stop, Goodview Garden Stop, Hang Mei Tsuen Stop, Hoh Fuk Tong Stop, Hong Kong Light Rail, Hong Lok Road Stop, Ho Tin Stop, Hung Shui Kiu Stop, Kei Lun Stop, Kin On Stop, Kin Sang Stop, Lam Tei Stop, Leung King Stop, Light Rail Depot Stop, Locwood Stop, Lung Mun Stop, Melody Garden Stop, Ming Kum Stop, MTR Light Rail Route 505, Nai Wai Stop, Ngan Wai Stop, On Ting Stop, Ping Shan Stop, Prime View Stop, Pui To Stop, Sam Shing Stop, San Hui Stop, San Wai Stop, Shan King (North) Stop, Shan King (South) Stop, Shek Pai Stop, Shui Pin Wai Stop, Siu Hei Stop, Siu Hong Stop, Siu Lun Stop, Tai Hing (North) Stop, Tai Hing (South) Stop, Tai Tong Road Stop, Tin Fu Stop, Tin Heng Stop, Tin King Stop, Tin Sau Stop, Tin Shui Stop, Tin Shui Wai Stop, Tin Tsz Stop, Tin Wing Stop, Tin Wu Stop, Tin Yat Stop, Tin Yiu Stop, Tin Yuet Stop, Tong Fong Tsuen Stop, Town Centre Stop, Tsing Shan Tsuen Stop, Tsing Wun Stop, Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Stop, Tuen Mun Hospital Stop, Tuen Mun Stop, Tuen Mun Swimming Pool Stop, Wetland Park Stop, Yau Oi Stop, Yuen Long Stop. Excerpt: The MTR Light Rail, also known Light Rail Transit (LRT), is a light rail system in Hong Kong, serving the northwestern New Territories, within and between Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long District. The system operates over in) gauge (standard gauge) track, using 750 V DC overhead power supply. It was once one of four systems that made up the KCR network in Hong Kong. When Tuen Mun was developed in the 1970s, the Hong Kong government had set aside space for the laying of rail tracks. There was uncertainty however as to which company would be commissioned to build the train line. In 1982 Hong Kong Tramways showed interest in building the system and running double-decker trams on it, before finally being forced to abandon the project. Later that year, the KCRC decided to build the system. After some research, construction commenced in 1985. By that time, Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) had developed its own network in Tuen Mun and Yuen Long, and there were about 10 routes serving within the district internally, most of them profitable. However, the government introduced the concept of the "Light Rail Service Area" in both districts, forcing the KMB to withdraw all internal bus services in favour of the Light Rail. It also forced the KMB to impose boarding and alighting restrictions for external routes. It was decided that services between town centres and settlements would be provided solely by the Light Rail, while feeder buses operated by the KCRC would connect remote sites to the network, replacing KMB's equivalent services where applicable. The system was completed and fully operational in September 1988. The first section was opened to the public on 14 September 1988, with free rides Tuen Mun and Yuen Long; normal, all-day service began four days later, on September 18. The system consisted of two large and three small loops serving most of the public housing estates in northern Tuen Mun. Three branches: one to On Ting Estate in the southeast, one to the Tuen Mun Ferry Pie
