Transport Department - Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION

(East Rail Division)

	(Position as at 31.12.1999)
Service Operated (with 13 stations)	Single standard class fares		Octopus Fare
	Adult	Child/Senior Citizen	Adult	Child/Senior Citizen

Hung Hom to Sheung Shui (except Racecourse)	$3.50- $9.00	$1.50 - $4.50	$3.20- $8.50	$1.50 - $4.30
Hung Hom to Lo Wu (cross boundary travel)	$20.00 - $33.00	$10.00 -$16.50	$18.80 – $31.30	$9.40 - $15.70

* Fares for the First Class are twice as much as Standard Class.

Rolling Stock (as at 31 December 1999)
Type	Passenger capacity		Numbers
12-car electric multiple unit	3,750	29
Diesel-electric locomotives (used in freight service)	-	12

		1998	1999	% change
		('000)	('000)
Train kilometres operated	5,555		5,753	+1.04%
Passengers carried	269,000		275,000	+2.2%
Track gauge : 1,435 mm

(Light Rail Division)

Routes operated (as at 31.12.1999)

505 : Sam Shing Terminus to Siu Hong
506 : Ferry Pier Terminus to Yau Oi
507 : Ferry Pier Terminus to Tin King
610 : Ferry Pier Terminus to Yuen Long Terminus (via Tai Hing)
614 : Ferry Pier Terminus to Yuen Long Terminus (via Castle Peak Road)
615 : Ferry Pier Terminus to Yuen Long Terminus (via Leung King)
720 : Yau Oi to Tin Shui Wai Terminus
721 : Tin Shui Wai Terminus to Yuen Long Terminus

Fares
Single-ride tickets	Adult	Child/Senior Citizen
Short (1-2 Zones)	$4.00	$2.00
Medium (3 Zones)	$4.70	$2.30
Long (4-5 Zones)	$5.80	$2.90

Octopus Fares
No. of Stops (including boarding stop)	Adult/Student	Child/Senior Citizen
1-3	$3.70	$1.80
4-6	$3.80	$1.80
7-9	$3.90	$1.90
10-12	$3.90	$1.90
13-15	$4.40	$2.10
16-18	$4.90	$2.30
19-21	$5.30	$2.50
22-26	$5.80	$2.70

Vehicles (31.12.1999)
Type	Passenger Capacity	Number
COMENG light rail vehicle	205	69
Kawasaki light rail vehicle	220	30
		(including 10 motorised trailers)
Goninan light rail vehicle	248	20

	1998	1999	% change
	('000)	('000)
Car kilometres operated	10,285	10,252	-0.32%
Passengers carried	114,473	114,712	+0.2%
Track gauge : 1,435 mm
Electrification : 750 v dc overhead lines

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION

(Bus Division)

Routes Operated (as at 31.12.1999)
			Fares
Light Rail bus routes	11	$3.20 - $6.20
**East Rail feeder routes	-	-
Residents' service routes	2	$20.0 - $33.00

Total	13

Vehicles (as at 31 December 1998)
Type	Passenger capacity			Numbers
Leyland Olympians 3-axle A/C		136	24
Volvo Olympian MK II 3-axle A/C		120	15
MCW Metrobus Mark II 9.7m 2-axle		109	39
VOLVO BIOM A/C S/P		88	15
Dennis Dart A/C S/D		61	3
Mitsubishi Fuso A/C S/D		51	11

Total			107

Vehicle Kilometres Operated

	1998		1999		% change
	( '000)		' 000)
Light Rail bus routes	3,985	4.194		+5.2%
**East Rail feeder routes	967	313-		- 67.6%
Residents' service routes	759	637		-16.1%

Total	5,711	5,144		- 9.9%-
Passengers carried
Light Rail bus routes	15,343	14,748		-3.9%
**East Rail feeder routes	21,411	6,938		- 67.6%
Residents' service routes	1,118	1,048		-6.3%

Total	37,872	22,734		40.0%

**Starting from 3 May 1999, the seven East Rail feeder bus routes are operated by KMB.

Enquiry Hotline:

2602 7799 (East Rail)
2468 7788 (Light Rail)
2684 8833 (West Rail)
2688 4997 (East Rail Extension)