What does MTR stand for when speaking of the Guangzhou–Kowloon Through Train's operating system?
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Guangzhou–Kowloon Through Train The Guangzhou–Kowloon Through Train () is an inter-city railway service between Hong Kong and Guangzhou jointly operated by the MTR Corporation of Hong Kong and the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. Services operate along the East Rail Line within Hong Kong territory, crossing the Hong Kong-Chinese border at Lo Wu, and continuing along the Guangmao Railway and Guangshen Railway in Guangdong province.
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MTR Corporation MTR Corporation Limited () is a Hong Kong company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange, and a component of Hang Seng Index. MTR runs Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR), and is also a major property developer and landlord in Hong Kong. It also invests in railways in different parts in the world, and has obtained contracts to operate rapid transit systems in London, Stockholm, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Melbourne, and Sydney.
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Tsing Shan Tsuen Stop Tsing Shan Tsuen () is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level at the junction of Tsing Wun Road and Yip Wong Road, east of Tsing Shan Tsuen and west of Nan Fung Industrial City, in Tuen Mun District. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to fare zone 2. It serves Tsing Shan Tsuen, Tuen Mun Kau Hui, and nearby industrial areas.
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Guangzhou–Zhuhai Railway Guangzhou–Zhuhai Railway () is a railway between Jiangcun () in Guangzhou and Gaolan Port () in Zhuhai, via the cities of Foshan and Jiangmen, in Guangdong, China. Opened at the end of 2012, it is used for freight only.
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North Point Station North Point () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line and the western terminus of the Tseung Kwan O Line, located in North Point on Hong Kong Island. The livery of the station is tomato orange.
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Chinese Train Control System The Chinese Train Control System (CTCS, "simpl.chinese:" 中国列车控制系统) is a train control system used on railway lines in People's Republic of China. CTCS is similar to the European Train Control System (ETCS).
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Harbin-Qiqihar Through Train The Harbin-Qiqihar Through Train (Chinese:哈尔滨到齐齐哈尔动车组列车) is Chinese railway running between the capital Harbin to Qiqihar express passenger trains by the Harbin Railway Bureau, Harbin passenger segment responsible for passenger transport task, Harbin originating on the Qiqihar train. CRH5 Type Passenger trains running along the Harbin–Qiqihar Intercity Railway across Heilongjiang provinces, the entire 288 km.
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Mugunghwa-ho The Mugunghwa-ho or Mugunghwa is a class of train operated by Korail, main railway operator of South Korea. In 1980, new express train, named 우등 (Udeung, literally meaning Premium), was introduced. Soon it was renamed as Mugunghwa, which was a name of an express train operated in 1960s. Since train classes below Mugunghwa had been retired, thus Mugunghwa trains are now the cheapest class of trains to operate cross-country. Along rural lines such as the Gyeongbuk Line, they remain the only class of passenger train operating. They (and in some cases the Tonggeun) are the only trains to stop at many stations not served by Saemaul-ho or KTX trains. Mugunghwa are built to accommodate large numbers of standing passengers, and frequently have many more standees than sitting passengers.
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Via Rail Via Rail Canada (reporting mark VIA) ( ; generally shortened to Via Rail or Via; styled corporately as VIA Rail Canada) is an independent Crown corporation, subsidized by Transport Canada, mandated to offer intercity passenger rail services in Canada.
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Sydney Trains M set The Sydney Trains M sets or Millenium trains are a class of electric multiple unit operated by Sydney Trains in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The fourth generation trains entered service from 1 July 2002 after short delays due to electrical defects. The trains can operate over the entire suburban network, but currently only operate on T2 Airport, Inner West & South, T3 Bankstown, T6 Carlingford and T7 Olympic Park lines.
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Z-series Z-series () is a train service offered by China National Railway. Z stands for "Zhida Tekuai" ("non-stop express"). Most Z-series trains do not have any intermediary stops, not even technical stops for changing locomotives or drivers. However, some of these trains later had a few stops added to their schedule to boost the number of passengers.
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Manchester Metrolink Metrolink (also known as Manchester Metrolink) is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by a Keolis/Amey consortium. 37.8 million passenger journeys were made on the system during 2016/17.<ref name="16/17DfTstats"> </ref>
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New Technology Train New Technology Train (NTT) is the collective term for the modern passenger fleet of the New York City Subway that has entered service since the turn of the 21st century. This includes the current R142, R142A, R143, R160, and R188 models, the R179 model currently under construction, and the planned R211 model. Two prototypes, the R110A and R110B, were used to test the features that would be found on all NTT trains today. Sometimes referred to as New Millennium Trains, they are known for improvements in technology, energy efficiency, reliability, and comfort along with advanced passenger information systems. Much of the engineering and construction efforts for the fleet have been done by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Bombardier Transportation. Alstom also helped to build some of the trains, specifically the R160A.
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Transport International Holdings Limited Transport International Holdings Limited () (), formerly known as The Kowloon Motor Bus Holdings Limited, is a public transport operator in Hong Kong and some cities in the Mainland China. Sun Hung Kai Properties is its largest minority shareholder with 33% interest, and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Sham Shui Po Station Sham Shui Po () is an MTR station located in Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station is located under Cheung Sha Wan Road between Cheung Sha Wan and Prince Edward stations on the Tsuen Wan Line. Sham Shui Po's livery is dim teal. The station has an island platform arrangement which serves two tracks.
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Mong Kok Station Mong Kok () is a rapid transit station on the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. One of the first stations of the network to open, it is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily. The colour scheme for Mong Kok is dim red. It was first opened as Argyle, after Argyle Street.
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Line 6, Shenzhen Metro Line 6 (), also known as the Guangming Line () of the Shenzhen Metro is currently under construction. Line 6 is part of the Phase III expansion of the Shenzhen Metro with a construction time frame scheduled for 2015-2019. The first phase of Line 6 has a length of 37.85 km and a total of 20 stations. It connects Songgang to Shenzhen North Railway Station. The southern extension has a length of 12 km and 6 stations, from Shenzhen North Railway Station to Science Museum Station. Construction of the first phase started in 2012, with both the original line and south extension are scheduled to open in 2020. When completed it will be the second metro line in Shenzhen with an operating speed of over 100 km/h. Lilin Station will have provision for interchange with Dongguan Rail Transit Line 1 which is under detailed planning. It is envisioned to serve as an interchange with Line 1 and Line 4 of the Dongguan Rail Transit system. As with Line 4, Line 6 will be operated by Hong Kong MTR Corporation (Shenzhen).
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East Rail Line The East Rail Line () is one of eleven railway lines of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It used to be one of the three lines of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR) network. It was known as the KCR British Section (九廣鐵路英段) from 1910 to 1996, and the KCR East Rail (九廣東鐵) from 1996 to 2007. The East Rail was the only railway line of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) before the construction of "KCR West Rail" (now known as West Rail Line).
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Singapore Post Singapore Post Limited (), commonly abbreviated as SingPost, is an associate company of Singapore Telecommunications Limited and Singapore's designated Public Postal Licensee which provides domestic and international postal services.
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Manila Metro Rail Transit System The Manila Metro Rail Transit System (Filipino: "Sistema ng Pangkalakhang Riles Panlulan ng Maynila" ) also known as the MRT Line 3 or MRT-3 or Metrostar Express is a rapid transit system of Metro Manila, Philippines, and is composed of a single line that runs along the north and south lanes of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). Although it has the characteristics of light rail, such as with the type of rolling stock used, it is more akin to a rapid transit system owing to its total grade separation and high passenger throughput.
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Lok Fu Station Lok Fu () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. It was opened on 1 October 1979 as part of the Modified Initial System (MIS; now Kwun Tong Line), the first part of the MTR. The Kowloon Walled City is located near the station.
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Shanghai Metro The Shanghai Metro is a rapid transit system in Shanghai, China, operating urban and suburban rail transit services to 13 of its 16 municipal districts (except Fengxian, Jinshan and Chongming) and to Huaqiao Town, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. Opening in 1993 with full-scale construction extending back to 1986, Shanghai Metro is the third oldest rapid transit system in China, after the Beijing Subway and the Tianjin Metro. It has seen substantial growth, significantly during the years leading up to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, and is still expanding, with its most recent expansions having opened in April 2016. It is the largest component of the Shanghai metropolitan rail transit network, together with the Shanghai Maglev Train, the Zhangjiang Tram and the China Railway-operated commuter rail services to Jinshan and to Lingang New City in Pudong. The metro system is also heavily tied with other forms of public transport in Shanghai.