All MTR Corp articles
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Metro Report InternationalDisneyland Resort Line train replacement to create a ‘brand new look’
CHINA: New battery trains and resignalling are included in Hong Kong operator MTR Corp’s plans to create a ‘brand new look’ for the Disneyland Resort Line from 2028.
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NewsMTR agrees early hand-back of Mälartåg operating contract
SWEDEN: MTR Corp is to hand back its remaining operating contract with effect from June 16, reporting ‘challenges’ to achieving a financially sustainable business. Local transport authority Mälardalstrafik awarded MTR a contract to run regional services to the west and northwest of Stockholm until December 2029 ...
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Rail Business UKSteve Murphy to leave MTR UK
UK: MTR UK Chief Executive Steve Murphy is to leave ‘to pursue other career goals’, Hong Kong-based transport group MTR Corp announced on February 23. Murphy’s last working day will be March 29. The process of appointing a new CEO has begun, and the MTR Elizabeth ...
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Rail Business UKTokyo Metro amongst bidders for Elizabeth Line operating contract
UK: Transport for London has shortlisted four bidders for the next concession to operate services on the cross-city Elizabeth Line. They are: Arriva UK Trains; First Keolis Elizabeth Line, a joint venture of FirstGroup and Keolis; GTS Rail Operations, a joint venture of Go-Ahead Group, ...
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Metro Report InternationalVR to help older passengers travel safely
CHINA: As part of Caring for the Elderly Month, Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has used virtual reality games to help older people familiarise themselves with tapping smart cards at station entry gates and to provide safety tips such as holding the handrail when using escalators. ...
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Rail Business UKProcess of appointing next Elizabeth Line operator gets underway
UK: Transport for London has begun the process of appointing a contractor to operate Elizabeth Line services after the current concession held by MTR Corp expires on May 25 2025. The next contract is expected to be for an initial period of seven years, with an ...
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NewsSJ to run Stockholm Pendeltågen as MTR withdraws
SWEDEN: Regional transport authority Storstockholms Lokaltrafik has reached agreement for state-owned passenger operator SJ AB to take over the operation of Stockholm’s Pendeltåg commuter services with effect from March 3 2024.
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong metro project agreements signed
CHINA: Hong Kong metro operator MTR Corp signed agreements with the Special Administrative Region’s government on September 5 covering the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the planned Kwu Tung station on the East Rail Line and the Tuen Mun South Extension. Both projects are to ...
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Metro Report InternationalFive-point plan to enhance Hong Kong rail asset management
CHINA: MTR Corp has announced a HK$65bn five-point plan to enhance Hong Kong rail asset management, maintenance and renewals over the next five years. This follows a review commissioned by the board in response to the failures of a metallic protection barrier at Yau Ma Tei ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro operator signs up for further industry–academia collaboration
CHINA: MTR Corp and the Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the operator will provide a further HK$20m to deepen their collaboration in areas including communications, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and data analytics. MTR Corp ...
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Metro Report InternationalGroundbreaking marks start of work on Hong Kong metro extension
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of main works for a project to realign and extend the Tung Chung Line.
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Metro Report InternationalWabtec to modernise Hong Kong battery locomotives
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has awarded Wabtec a £12m contract to modernise 25 Mk3 electric-battery maintenance locomotives to improve performance and extend their service life by at least 15 years. The locos were built in the UK in 1996-97 by Brush Traction, which was subsequently ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom awarded Tung Chung signalling contract
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has selected Alstom to supply signalling and train control systems for its Lantau Extension project. The Tung Chung Line is to be extended by 1·3 km to Tung Chung West, while a new intermediate station is to be added at Tung ...
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong ticket gates modernised ahead of contactless launch
CHINA: MTR Corp is spending more than HK$1·3bn to upgrade Hong Kong’s automatic fare collection systems as part of a long-term asset renewal plan. Work has begun to install more than 2 400 ticket gates being supplied by a joint venture of ...
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Metro Report InternationalCaring for Dementia programme uses transport smart cards to find missing people
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has launched a Caring for Dementia programme, adding functions to its fare collection system which alert staff if a missing person is detected in the network. The Octopus smart card numbers of missing persons with dementia can be entered into the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMTR Corp orders Robel mobile maintenance train
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has awarded Robel Bahnbaumaschinen a contract to supply a ROMIS mobile maintenance train to increase worker safety and optimise the use of limited track possessions on the Tuen Ma and East Rail lines. It comprises two units. ...
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Rail Business UKSouth Western Railway operating contract extended
UK: The Department for Transport has exercised an option to extend South Western Railway’s National Rail Contract for a further two years. Directly-awarded NRCs are intended as an interim step between the Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements which were put in place during the pandemic, and the ...
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong metro extension approved
CHINA: The government has given final approval for construction of a 1·3 km western extension of the Tung Chung Line plus the addition of an extra station on the existing route. Under plans confirmed by operator MTR Corp on January 10, the line is to be ...
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Metro Report InternationalMTR extends Beijing metro Line 16
CHINA: The southern section of Beijing metro Line 16 from Yuyuantan Park East Gate to Yushuzhuang was opened for revenue service on December 31. The 14·2 km extension serving the southwest of the city adds a further nine stations, taking the line to 46·2 km with ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC trainset enters service on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Line
CHINA: The first of 93 eight-car metro trains being built by CRRC Qingdao Sifang for Hong Kong MTR’s network has entered service on the Kwun Tong Line. Described at the time as the largest single investment in rolling stock by MTR Corp, the Q trains were ...