Hong Kong's MTR system is one of the most efficient displays of transportation I have seen. The MTR runs on five lines, and all of these, excluding the Airport Express line, have trains which operate 3 minutes apart from each other on peak times and five minutes apart during off peak times. The trains themselves are electric, and operate in 8 car sets. There are seats against the walls of the train, but most commuters stand as there is little chance to find a seat after the first couple of stations. The MTR is a cheap, reliable way of commuting around Hong Kong. The airport express line uses high speed/tech trains, on these trains there are telelvisions installed in every seat. It is a very smooth ride and a pretty expensive one at that. Currently there are a further two lines under construction.

The MTR logo, shown here at Central Station. These signs are posted all over Hong Kong and Kowloon and represent an entrance to the MTR system. Most of the stations and lines are underground.

Photographs of the MTR Airport Express trains. The Airport Express trains are dark blue. There are very similar dark grey trains, and they work on at least some of the airport express line, although I am not sure if the service the Airport line or the Tung Chung line. September 2001.

Here is a tiny electric shunter owned by the MTR corporation. The classification number for this locomotive is L67 and I photographed it out the window of the Airport express train, September 9th 2001.

Here is Sai Wan Ho station, trains are frequent and there are lots of people. All the stations are color coded, which makes things helpful after living there for a while. Sai Wan Ho is yellow. The second photograph shows the interior of an MTR train. Usually trains are a lot fuller than this after the first couple of stations.

An older MTR train at Ngau Tau Kok station, Hong Kong May 2001.

Two older trains at Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay, January 2000.

Two modern MTR trains at Ngau Tau Kok station. Ngau Tau Kok is one of three stations on the Kwun Tong line which isn't underground, and is therefore a lot easier to take photographs.

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