A woman was injured when she was struck by a light rail train and became trapped under the vehicle in Hong Kong on Saturday evening. Police said the incident occurred at the MTR Light Rail Depot stop in Tuen Mun at around 6pm. The train was travelling in the direction of Yuen Long. According to…
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has urged rail passengers to plan ahead on Saturday as late-night travel along some parts of the Tung Chung line will finish early to allow for works connecting the track to a new station. The rail giant said on Wednesday that the second of four turnouts would be installed overnight on…
Hong Kong is expanding transport services, including introducing two new cross-border buses, to prepare for a series of highly anticipated concerts by British rock band Coldplay later this week. Transport authorities said on Sunday that the two cross-border buses would launch on Tuesday. The band will perform at Kai Tak Stadium starting from the same…
Hong Kong is expanding transport services, including introducing two new cross-border buses, to prepare for a series of highly anticipated concerts by British rock band Coldplay later this week. Transport authorities said on Sunday that the two cross-border buses would launch on Tuesday. The band will perform at Kai Tak Stadium starting from the same…
Hong Kong authorities will start gauging developers’ interest in constructing a planned cross-border railway in the northwest New Territories later this year, according to the city’s transport minister. Mable Chan, the secretary for transport and logistics, also revealed that the joint project, linking Qianhai in Shenzhen and Hung Shui Kiu in Hong Kong, could see…
A Hong Kong driver has been arrested after his crane truck hit an overhead cable, paralysing some light rail services for about four hours. The MTR Corporation, the city’s rail operator, said that some services in Tin Shui Wai had been suspended since about 7am on Saturday, adding the damage was repaired at 11.13am and…
A Hong Kong driver has been arrested after his crane truck hit an overhead cable, paralysing some light rail services for about four hours. The MTR Corporation, the city’s rail operator, said that some services in Tin Shui Wai had been suspended since about 7am on Saturday, adding the damage was repaired at 11.13am and…
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation expressed concern that allowing pets onto trains could result in odour problems and health issues, representatives of animal concern groups said after a meeting with the rail giant on Monday. Lawmaker Edward Lau Kwok-fan and representatives of 70 groups attended the meeting and said they suggested limiting pet sizes to 20kg…
Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation’s net profit doubled to HK$15.77 billion (US$2.03 billion) last year from HK$7.78 billion in 2023, its best performance in six years, driven by robust contributions from property development and strong demand for local and cross-border train services. It marked the firm’s strongest result since 2018 when it pulled…
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation on Friday denied that staff had refused to lend an automated external defibrillator (AED) to help a 62-year-old man who had collapsed outside a railway station and later died. Police said officers were alerted at 3.07pm last Friday to an incident involving a man who had passed out outside Tsuen Wan…