Hong Kong metro operator MTR Corporation is planning to invest HK$7bn ($902m) to buy 78 new trains with advanced operating systems and equipment. The new eight-car trains will serve the Kwun Tong, ...

Hong Kong’s subway operator says it will crack down on violence at its train stations. MTR’s announcement comes amid heavy criticism of the company from Chinese state media, which has accused it of ...

Commuters travelling to the Southern District of Hong Kong Island will be able to enjoy the MTR railway service from December 28th. With green lights received from relevant authorities that all of the ...

In August 2019, the MTR was blamed for allowing the police to storm into a carriage at Prince Edward station. Credit: Studio Incendo (via Flickr). Within less than a year, Hong Kong’s Mass Transit ...

Flames scorched the subway entrance as plumes of dense, gray smoke surged skyward. Wood, traffic cones and cardboard—whatever protesters could lay their hands on—were tossed onto the pyre. Other ...

Recently, a dispute between Mainland visitors and Hong Kong residents caused by Mainland visitors eating on a Hong Kong MTR train was captured on video. Video was then viewed extensively on the ...

Manually inspecting 1km of a tunnel takes a person 30 minutes while drones can do it in less than 10 minutes, company says ...

At least eight people were hurt in a derailment of a train owned by a Hong Kong company targeted by pro-democracy protesters earlier this month, according to reports. Paramedics rushed the injured, ...

I’m back in the United States after visiting several Asian cities, most recently Hong Kong which has a very impressive rail transit system called the MTR. It’s no surprise to learn that a city-state ...

You can find one of Hong Kong’s most profitable businesses about 30 meters below the earth’s surface. The city’s subway is the face of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) – a publicly traded ...

A rare and historically valuable cross-border intercity KTT train being displayed by Hong Kong’s rail operator has had parts removed and damaged just one day after the exhibition opened to the public.

A subway system with a 99.9% on-time rate would be a source of pride in most cities. In famously efficient Hong Kong, it elicits an explanation from the director of operations: "Zero delay is ...