Hong Kong Tramways Limited

Routes operated

Shau Kei Wan to Happy Valley

North Point to Whitty Street

Happy Valley to Kennedy Town

Shau Kei Wan to Western Market

Shau Kei Wan to Kennedy Town

Causeway Bay to Whitty Street

Western Market to Kennedy Town

Single journey fares (as at 31 December 2024)

Adult

$3.0

Passenger aged 65 years or above

$1.3

Passenger under 12 (other than passenger under 3 and accompanied by a person aged 12 or above)

$1.5

Passenger under 3 (accompanied by a person aged 12 or above)

Free

Vehicle kilometres operated and passenger journeys carried

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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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Change

Vehicle kilometres operated (km)

5,197

4,739

4,932

4,945

4,713

4,500

4,254

4,517

4,497

4,148

4,204

4,371

+3.97

Passenger journeys carried

72,282

66,251

64,854

64,758

62,806

60,123

54,529

41,374

47,899

42,558

48,893

50,474

+3.23

Track gauge: 1,067 mm

Electrification: 500V dc overhead trolley wire

Rolling stock (as at 31 December 2024)

Type (1)

Passenger Capacity(2)

Number

(a) Double-deck enclosed tram, 1987 series

115

159

(b) Double-deck enclosed tram, 1949 style

115

1

(c) Double-deck open balcony tram

32

1

(d) Double-deck semi-open-top tram

32

2

(e) Double-deck maintenance tram

non-applicable

3

(f) Double-deck open balcony tram, 1920 style

36

1

(g) Double-deck air-conditioning enclosed tram

115

1

Total

168

Note:

(1) All trams were assembled by the Hong Kong Tramways Limited except cars No. 28 (type c) and No. 128 (type d) which were originally built by Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Ltd. from 1954 to 1955 and rebuilt by Hong Kong Tramways Limited for charter and party tram services from 1986 to 1987. In addition, car No. 18 (type d) was also rebuilt as premium party tram in 2018. Cars in group (a) comprise Nos. 1-17, 19-27, 29-43, 45-87, 89-119, 121-127, 129-143, 145-163, 165 and 166. They were built from 1987 to 1991 with underframes by W.J. Brown Engineering Ltd. and bodies by Full Arts Metal Works Ltd. (109 cars) and Leeway Engineering and Trading Co. Ltd. (51 cars). Leeway also supplied the body for car No. 120 (type b) which was rebuilt in 1991 to the design of the previous generation of trams dating from 1949. It is a "heritage" tram used in normal passenger service. Car No. 88 (type g) is an air-conditioned tram which was first launched and underwent trial runs in 2016, and is currently used in normal passenger service. The non-passenger trams (No. 200, 300 & 400) were built by the Hong Kong Tramways Limited in 1998.


Original or locally manufactured trucks and electro-mechanical equipment are used in all trams. Trucks were built variously by Peckham, Maley and Taunton, Hong Kong Tramways Limited and Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Ltd. Motors were manufactured by Dick Kerr, Metropolitan Vickers and English Electric.


In 2001, all trams (except two antique party trams, one antique sightseeing tram, one premium party tram and one heritage 5th generation tram) had rotary controllers replaced by electronic speed controllers or DC chopper control system incorporating Deadman's (automatic brake) handles and were completely rewired with LSF cabling and fitted with traction grade convertors. A total of 86 passenger trams (including one air-conditioning passenger tram) have been converted into metal body trams to serve passengers. Octopus payment has also been introduced at all passenger trams.


(2) Passenger capacities are nominal. Capacities for car types (a), (b) and (g) are listed as 115 in the gazetted Schedule of Services. Capacities quoted for car types (c), (d) and (f) are for reference only.


The Hong Kong Tramways Limited was wholly owned by RATP Dev Transdev Asia since April 2010, and is now wholly owned by RATP Dev since October 2020. The tramway began operations in 1904 under the authority of the Tramway Ordinance, Cap. 107.