In Hong Kong, besides the six subway lines (Island Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Tseung Kwan O Line, Tung Chung Line and Disney Line), the light rail and the Airport Express Line, Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) also operates the East Rail, Ma On Shan Line, Lok Ma Chau Line and the West Rail.
East Rail
It has its interchange at Kowloon Tong Station, Kwun Tong Line. The East Rail covers 13 stations as follows:
East Tsim Sha Tsui ↔ Hung Hom ↔ Mong Kok East ↔ Kowloon Tong ↔ Tai Wai ↔ Sha Tin ↔ Fo Tan ↔ University ↔ Tai Po Market ↔ Tai Wo ↔ Fanling ↔ Sheung Shui ↔ Lo Wu
Ma On Shan Line
It is a branch of the East Rail line and connects to the latter at Tai Wai Station. It includes nine stations as follows:
Tai Wai ↔ Che Kung Temple ↔ Sha Tin Wai ↔ City One ↔ Shek Mun ↔ Tai Shui Hang ↔ Heng On ↔ Ma On Shan ↔ Wu Kai Sha
Lok Ma Chau Line
It is another branch of the East Rail and starts at Sheung Shui Station of the East Rail line and ends at Lok Ma Chau Station.
West Rail
It connects Kowloon with the New Territories. It has nine stations as follows:
Nam Cheong ↔ Mei Foo ↔ Tsuen Wan West ↔ Kam Sheung Road ↔ Yuen Long ↔ Long Ping ↔ Tin Shui Wai ↔ Siu Hong ↔ Tuen Mun
Passengers can be transferred to either the light rail or subway lines at the following interchanges:
Yuen Long/Siu Hong/Tuen Mun → light rail
Nam Cheong → Tung Chung Line
Mei Foo → Tsuen Wan Line
Frequent travelers on the East Rail line or West Rail line are recommended to purchase the East Rail Monthly Pass or West Rail Monthly Pass, sold at HK$380 & HK$400 respectively. One is able to make unlimited rides on the relevant line within the valid month. The East Rail Monthly Pass is sold at any station on the East Rail line (except for Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau and Racecourse stations) and Ma On Shan Line stations. The West Rail Monthly Pass, on the other hand, is sold at any one of the West Rail stations. The East Rail Monthly Pass is also useable on the Ma On Shan Line, MTR bus and the feeder bus; whereas the West Rail Monthly Pass is also useable for the light rail, MTR bus and the Feeder Bus No.K16. The Monthly Pass is on sale for 14 days every month, from the last seven days of the month to the first seven days of the following month. Its validity period is from the first to the last day of each month.
In addition, the West Rail Day Pass is also sold at West Rail stations. It costs HK$20 and can be used on the West Rail line, light rail, MTR bus and MTR Feeder Bus No.K16. With this West Rail Day Pass, commuters enjoy unlimited rides on the West Rail line and on the day of issue, are able to travel free on the light rail, MTR bus and the MTR Feeder Bus K16.
Related Link: Hong Kong MTR Map
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Travelers' Voices on Get Around Hong Kong by Other MTR Rails
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Nov. 14,2009 02:54 Reply
Mr.manubir(India) said:
can u please tell me how to go tsuen wan from hong kong airport by bus/MTR....from where i will get the Bus/MTR and what will the fares. hoping the exact details
Nov. 14,2009 21:10
Mr.Jason replied:
Find out of the airport and the Airport Bus S1 is opposite the HKIA Bus Terminus. Take the bus to Tung Chung MTR Station (about 3.8HKD). Change to Tung Chung Line to Lai King (12.5HKD for 3 stops). Then take Tsuen Wan Line (5HKD for 4 stops)to Tsuen Wan.
2.
Nov. 11,2009 02:32 Reply
Ms.Chia(Malaysia) said:
I'm going to Hong Kong on 12 December and my flight will arrive quite late in the evening. I don't want to waste any time there so I was thinking of going sight-seeing somewhere near by. What time does the MTR stops? I've been trying to search for that information online but I can't find it anywhere.
Nov. 14,2009 20:39
Mr.Jerry replied:
You can find the MTR system information here:
http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/eng/planner_index.php
Click the map, you can get more ideas from it. Generally, the MTR stops around 24:30, some maybe a bit later. It is too late to do some sightseeing, I think.
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Nov. 9,2009 22:29 Reply
Ms.jennifer(Philippines) said:
hi, we're going to hongkong on dec 20, how we can go to ocean park from park hotel in tsim tsa tsui? and how much is the fare?
Nov. 10,2009 01:34
Ms.Sisley replied:
You could walk along the Cameron Road in front of the hotel to reach the Tsim Sha Tsuin metro station firstly (about 10 minutes). Then, take the metro to Admiralty. At the Exit B, you could take the bus 629 to reach the Ocean Park directly. The metro fare is HKD8.5/adult and the bus fare is HKD10.6/adult.
Nov. 11,2009 00:48
Ms.jennifer(Philippines) replied:
alright, thank you so much. how long it takes when we take a bus going to ocean park from park hotel? and also when we ride in metro how long? thank you.
4.
Nov. 10,2009 21:00 Reply
Mr.Tan(Philippine) said:
Hi, What is the fastest way to get to Panda Hotel in NT if we are coming from Macau?
How about if we stay at the L'Hotel Nina also in NT?
Nov. 10,2009 22:33
Mr.Shan replied:
Well, which port will your ferry board in HK? If it is the HK-Macau Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan, you could walk to the metro station of Central. Here, you could take the Tsuen Wan Line to reach Tsuen Wan directly. The Panda Hotel could be arrived in 5 minutes on foot. If the ferry terminal is at Kowloon, you could walk to Tsim Sha Tuis to take the Tsune Wan Line, as well.
The Panda Hotel has prior location than the L'Hotel Nina. So, please use it~
Nov. 10,2009 23:49
Mr.Tan(Philippines) replied:
Thanksm, that was quick.... :)
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Oct. 28,2009 00:35 Reply
Ms.CARLNOMBRADO(Philippines) said:
Hi,
We're leaving for Hongkong in November and we would like to find out how to get to Tian Tan Buddha and Victoria Peak from Panda Hotel through MTR. We already studied the MTR map but there are a lot of interchanges in the train stations, are we going to get off from one station and move to another train? And if ever, are we also going to buy another train ticket? How much would it cost us getting to those locations? This is our first visit to Hongkong and your reply will really be appreciated.
Thanks,
Nov. 2,2009 03:06
Mr.Jason replied:
Yes, you should get to annother train but do not use to get out of the station. If you do not have Octopus card, you should buy ticket of course.
To the Buddha: Tsuen Wan to Lai King (5HKD), to Tung Chung (12.5HKD) then take bus 23 to the buddha
To the Peak: Tsuen Wan to Central (11.5) then walk 15 minutes to the peak, or take Bus 15C
6.
Oct. 26,2009 05:28 Reply
Mrs.Mi(HKG) said:
Hallo,
can anyone help me, how to I go from Wu Kai Sha, Ma on Shan to the airport? Do i have to go by MTR or is there a Bus??
Thanks, Mi
Oct. 28,2009 01:42
Mr.Jamie replied:
Bus A41P can take you from Wu Kai Sha (there are bus stops on Ma On Shan Road, Sai Sha Road). It will be quite a long journey to take bus there to the airport.
If going by MTR, there are serveral transits you should make; Wu Kai Sha MTR station to Tai Wai (8 stops), Tai Wai to KOwloon Tung (one stop), Kowloon Tung to Edward Prince (2 stops), Edward Prince to Lai King (5 stops), Lai King to Tung Chung (3 stops), then change to Bus S1 to the airport.
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Oct. 18,2009 20:44 Reply
Mr.mel(phil) said:
hi pls help me how to go to the ocean park from tsim sha tsui kowloon.and how to go to central??ty
Oct. 21,2009 22:23
Ms.Liz replied:
Hello. Use Hong Kong MTR from Tsim Sha Tsui to Admiralty. You can find bus 926 there which will run to the Ocean Park direcly.
Oct. 21,2009 22:25
Ms.Liz replied:
well, forgot the Central. To Central from where? Central is only one stop from Admiralty by MTR.
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Oct. 18,2009 20:39 Reply
Ms.sherly(phil) said:
how to travel from tsim sha tsui to victoria peak??
Oct. 21,2009 22:22
Mr.Jason replied:
Take MTR at Tsim Sha Tsui to Central and walk to the Peak Tram to take tram car to the peak.
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Sep. 18,2009 07:50 Reply
Ms.tong(malaysia) said:
Hi, I will go PolyU study this coming Oct. If I stay at a hotel around Tsim Sha Tsui (Nathan Street)before registration, how do I get to PolyU? Since I will bring a lot of goods, can you tell me the easier way to get there?
Sep. 21,2009 21:07
Mr.Jamie replied:
The eaiest way should be by taxi. If you want to go by bus, there are several bus route for you, such as: 8A, 219X, 224X. PolyU is only 4 stops from Tsim Sha Tsui Bus Station. It will not cost you much to go by taxi.
Sep. 22,2009 02:18
Ms.tong(malaysia) replied:
Dear Mr Shan,
Many thanks for your help and info.
Sep. 22,2009 02:19
Mr.tong(Malaysia) replied:
Dear Mr Jamie,
Many thanks for your help and information.
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Sep. 11,2009 00:23 Reply
Ms.princes(philippines) said:
hi.we are travelling in hongkong this coming sept 28..kindly give directions on how to go to disneyland from mexan harbour hotel..pls include the fares
Sep. 11,2009 02:44
Mr.Shan replied:
As I know, this hotel supplies shuttle bus to the Disneyland with a fare of 28HK$/person. So, you could ask for the details when you check in the hotel~