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Transport
⚫ the Island Line (Chai Wan - Sheung Wan);
• the Tung Chung Line (Hong Kong — Tung Chung),
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• the Tseung Kwan O Line (Po Lam/LOHAS Park - North Point);
⚫ the East Rail Line (Hung Hom - Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau);
⚫ the West Rail Line (Tuen Mun —
Hung Hom);
⚫ the Ma On Shan Line (Wu Kai Sha - Tai Wai); and
⚫ the Disneyland Resort Line (Sunny Bay - Disneyland Resort).
There are 82 stations in the 175-kilometre network. The MTRCL also operates the 35.2-kilometre Airport Express Line and a 36.2-kilometre Light Rail network which has 68 stops in the northwest New Territories. Light Rail feeder bus services provide rail passengers with a more comprehensive service network. The entire system carries an average of 4.8 million passengers each day.
In addition, the MTRCL provides cross-boundary through-train services from Hong Kong to Beijing, Shanghai and cities in Guangdong.
Tramway
Electric trams have been running on Hong Kong Island since 1904. Hong Kong Tramways Limited runs seven routes on 13 kilometres of double tracks along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan, and about three kilometres of single track around Happy Valley.
The company's 164 trams, including two open-balcony trams for tourists and private hire, and one special maintenance tram, make up the world's largest fleet of double-deck trams in operation. The tramway recorded a daily average of 202,300 passenger trips in 2012.
Peak Tram
Hong Kong's other tramway is a cable-hauled funicular railway operated by the Peak Tramways Company Limited from Central (Garden Road) to the Peak. The 1.4-kilometre line began operation in 1888 and was modernised in 1989. The Peak Tram recorded an average of 16,100 passenger trips a day in 2012, made up mostly of tourists and local sightseers.
Other Road-based Passenger Transport
The other road-based passenger transport modes buses, taxis and residents' non-franchised buses transport passenger journeys.
mainly franchised buses, public light account for 57 per cent of all public
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