page_title: Rail transport in Hong Kong
section_title: MTR
hierarchical_section_title: Rail transport in Hong Kong / MTR
caption_attribution_description: A crowded platform on Causeway Bay MTR Station on the Island Line, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
context_page_description: Hong Kong's rail network mainly comprises public transport trains operated by the MTR Corporation Limited. The MTRC operates the metro network of Hong Kong and the commuter rail network connecting the northeastern and northwestern New Territories to the urban area. The operations of the territory's two leading railway companies, MTRC and the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, were merged in 2007 on grounds of economies of scale and cost effectiveness. The Hong Kong Government has an explicit stated transport policy of using the railway as its transport backbone.
  In addition to the MTR network, there are several smaller railways run by different operators, including the Peak Tram and the Hong Kong Tramways.
context_section_description: The MTR network comprises 10 lines, 95 railway stations and 68 Light Rail stops:
       East Rail line: between Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau and Hung Hom  (formerly part of KCR/KCRC)
       Kwun Tong line: between Whampoa and Tiu Keng Leng
       Tsuen Wan line: between Tsuen Wan and Central
       Island line: between Kennedy Town and Chai Wan
       South Island line: between Admiralty and South Horizons
       Tung Chung line: between Tung Chung and Hong Kong
       Tseung Kwan O line: between Po Lam/LOHAS Park and North Point
       Disneyland Resort line: between Sunny Bay and Disneyland Resort
       West Rail line: between Tuen Mun to Hung Hom  (formerly part of KCR/KCRC)
       Tuen Ma line: between Wu Kai Sha to Kai Tak  (formerly part of KCR/KCRC for Wu Kai Sha to Tai Wai section)
       Airport Express: between AsiaWorld-Expo/Airport and Hong Kong
       Light Rail: 68 stations serving the northwest New Territories (formerly part of KCR/KCRC)
  This system makes about $2 billion in profit in 2014 which is mainly generated from its property holding and development business. Its portfolio include two of the city's tallest skyscrapers.
caption: Causeway Bay MTR station on the Island Line.
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