![]() ![]() After some research, construction commenced on 14 July 1985.īy 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 districts internally, most of them profitable. The KCRC announced they would build the system in 1984 to a budget of $1.5 billion, after investigating ways to improve commercial viability. The Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) was "heavily indebted" at the time, and so Secretary for Transport Alan Scott invited the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) to consider the project instead. ![]() ![]() In 1982, Hong Kong Tramways showed interest in building the system and running double-decker trams on it, before abandoning the project after negotiations over land premiums for related property development failed. There was uncertainty however as to which company would be chosen to build the railway. When Tuen Mun was developed in the 1970s, the Hong Kong government set aside space for the laying of rail tracks. It has a daily ridership of about 483,000 people. It was once one of four systems comprising the KCR network in Hong Kong, before the MTR–KCR merger in 2007. The system operates over 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1⁄ 2 in) standard gauge track, using 750 V DC overhead power supply. The Light Rail, also known as the Light Rail Transit ( LRT), officially the North-West Railway, is a light rail system in Hong Kong, serving the northwestern New Territories, within Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long District. Track layout diagram of the network in 1996 ![]()
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