Mass Transit Railway(MTR) Hong Kong

Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway (MTR) or metro line is the #1  biggest carrier in the city to transport people from one place to another places. It is under MTR Corporation Limited which is a publicly listed company on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Hong Kong is a highly populated city with excellent public transport like MTR, Bus, Minibus, Ferry, Tram, Taxi, and many more. The MTR is one of the biggest and most reliable public transport for Hong Kong people as well as foreigners because of its timing therefore, any person depends on MTR’s everyday life.

Light Railway Terminal (LRT), also operate under Mass Transit Railway (MTR) corporation, it covers facility for New Territories like Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, and Tin Shui Wai areas, etc. Taxi stands are available in most of the wider railway stations specially for New Territory, however, old stations are also available for the major gates.

MTR Fare

Octopus, a value-stored card, is popular in Hong Kong to pay the MTR fare more than 98% of people who ride train use octopus cards. Every station, equipped with ticket vending machines, especially tourists who don’t have octopus, can use coins or notes in the vending machine to get tickets or take tickets directly from the customer service counter. Children aged 3-11 are eligible to use Child octopus that can use MTR and Public double-decker buses. Likewise, adults age 65 or above can use Adult octopuses. Both Child and Adult octopuses have a half-price deduction.

MTR Map

It’s Physical paper maps are available at the Airport, Ferry port, Border cross train station, and Mass Railway station upon request, and the hard-printed map and the direction are available at each  station for passengers’ ease. MTR corporation regularly expands their services and stations, accordingly the map also revied.

MTR Schedule

Hong Kong Metro is very efficient, mainly Hong Kong line Tsuen wan line frequency is less than 5 minutes. The MTR line starts from about 5:30 am till about 1 am on a typical day. For most big festivals times like Xmas, New year, and Chinese new year time it runs overnight, which helps people reach their place quickly and efficiently.

MTR Planner, mTR mobile added and upgrade services online

MTR Planner gives a route suggestion for providing real-time service status, which helps passengers to make their trip better and safer. That includes traffic news, Next Train, a light reminder, Waiting time indication, etc. Likewise, MTR mobile online service can give information on Lifestyle, news rewards, stations, shops, MTR Points, MTR malls, co-operations, etc.

MTR Connections with another MTR line, bus station& Taxi stop

Most of the MTR lines connect with other MTR lines, which have FREE cost interchange don’t pay the extra cost like Mei Foo, Nam Cheung, Central, Admiralty, etc. to connect another line. Many MTR stations are connected to bus stops, which is incredibly advantageous for passengers to change MTR to bus and vice versa. Similarly, taxi stands are available mostly nearby the stations which are another beauty of the different transport connected system

MTR Airport Express Line

The Airport Express line starts from morning 5:50 am to 1.15 am. It leaves every 10 minutes and It takes about 28 minutes to reach the airport. The Stations are Central, Kowloon, Tsing Yi, Airport, and Asia World Expo. The regular fare by the octopus is HK$110. For the tourist, you may not have an octopus, you can pay cash and get the ticket from the customer service counter or the vending machine.

Fact about MTR:

-It was founded in 1979
-It is operated by MTR Corporation
-Currently, MTR associated with 95 railway stations.
-Currently, there are 11 Big MTR lines and 12 light rail lines available in the city.

Ticketing:

All Mass Transit Railway stations have the facility to use octopus, also there are ticketing machines available at each MTR entrance down, most Hong Kong residents use the OCTOPUS card because it is very popular in Hong Kong, otherwise, people should buy the ticket ticketing machine from each gate inside convenient location of the MTR.

Customer service is available to provide support to MTR travelers which occurs during travel in the MTR.

The customer service is located at a proper convenient location inside the MTR area so that travelers who are already inside the MTR station or from outside both can use the facility without any hassle.

Hong Kong MTR stations Colors indication:

There are different colors in different MTR stations, the reason behind it was, for showing the unique attraction of each station, and another logic is a person who can not read, can identify it by the color indication. If you need more information about MTR’s other services, please go to the MTR website

Facilities available inside mass transit railway (MTR):

-ATM
-Barber Shop
-Seven-Eleven or other convenient stores.
-Cake Shop
-Toilet facilities for New MTR Stations
-Fast food & Drinks shops (very light nature)
-And many other shops

Hong Kong MTR line connected Stations name

East Rail:

Hung Hom,
Mong Kok East
Kowloon Tong
Tai Wai
Sha Tin
Fo Tan
University
Tai Po Market
Tai Wo
Fanling
Sheung Shui
Lok Ma Chau
Lo Wu

Kwun Tong Line:

Whampoa
Ho Man Tin
Yau Ma Tei
Mong Kok
Prince Edwards
Shek Yip Mei
Kowloon Tong
Lok Fu
Wang Tai Sin
Diamond Hill
Choi Hung
Kowloon Bay
Ngau Tau Kok
Kung Tong
Lam Tin
Yau Tong
You Keng Leng

Tsuen Wan Line:

Tsuen Wan
Tai wo Hau
Kwai Hing
Kwai Fong
Lai King
Mei Foo
Lai Chi Kok
Cheng Sha Wan
Sam Sui Po
Prince Edward
Mong Kok
Yau Ma Tei
Jordan
Tsim Sha Tsui
Admiralty
Central

Island Line:

Chai wan
Heng Fa Cheung
Sau Ki Wan
Sai Wan Ho
Tai Koo
Quarry Bay
North Point
Fortress Hill
Tin Hau
Causeway Bay
Wan Chai
Admiralty
Central
Sheung Wan
Sai Yin Pun
Hong Kong University (HKU)
Kennedy Town

West Rail:

Tuen Mun
Siu Hong
Tin Shui Wai
Long Ping
Yuen Long
Kam Sheung Road
Tsuen Wan West
Mei Foo
Nam Cheong
Austin
East Tsim Sha Tsui
Hung Hom

Tuen Ma Line:

Wu Kai Sha
Ma On Shan
Heng On
Tai Shui Hang
Shek Mun
City One
Sha Tin Wai
Che Kung Temple
Tai Wai
Hin Keng
Diamond Hill
Kai Tak

Airport Express:

Asia World Expo
HK Airport
Tsing Yi
Kowloon
Hong Kong

Tung Chung Line:

Tung Chung
Sunny Bay
Tsing Hi
Lai King
Nam Cheong
Olympic
Kowloon
Hong Kong

Tseung Kwan O Line:

Po Lam
Hang Hau
Lohas park
Tseung Kwan O
Tiu Keng Leng
Yau Tong
Quarry Bay
North Point

Disneyland Resort:

Disneyland Resort
Sunny Bay

South Island Line:

South Horizon
Leo Tung
Wong Chuck Hang
Ocean Park
Admiralty