The Kowloon-Canton Railway ( KCR; Chinese: 九廣鐵路; Cantonese Yale: Gáugwóng Titlouh) was a railway network in Hong Kong. [1] It was owned and operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) until 2007. The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation ( KCRC; Chinese: 九廣鐵路公司) is a Hong Kong wholly government-owned railway and land asset manager. [1] It was established in 1982 under the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance for the purposes of operating the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR), and to construct and operate other new railways.
Kowloon Canton Railway preelectrification Checkerboard Hill
KCRC's Annual Report for 2022 The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation has a long history dating back to more than 100 years ago, when its forerunner started operating the first railway in Hong Kong in 1910. Since 1982, it has become the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, a statutory public corporation wholly owned by the Government. An old map showing the full alignment of the Canton Kowloon Railway 1906 1906 Construction begins on British Section of KCR from Kowloon to Lo Wu. Construction works south of Tai Po Kau Beacon Hill Tunnel under Construction (1909) Works area north of Beacon Hill, with staff quarters and a bridge (foreground) under construction 1907 1907 Kowloon Canton Railway map in 1915 Officials considered two potential routes. Both began in Tsim Sha Tsui, with one heading west along the Rambler Channel, past Castle Peak Bay and up into Yuen Long before crossing into Shenzhen. The route is now being operated by a high speed rail train between the two terminals, though with a similar travel time, since the right of way is conventional, rather than high speed. The Kowloon-Canton train first operated over the complete route in 1911 and ran until 2020 except for from 1949 to 1979 (Canton is an alternative and historic.
Photo 24 KowloonCanton Railway WD 280 at Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) is a statutory public corporation wholly owned by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, with senior Government officials being the Chairman and Members of its Managing Board. Officially named Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower ( Chinese : 前九廣鐵路鐘樓 ), it is usually referred to as the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower ( Chinese : 尖沙咀鐘樓) for its location. Built out of red bricks and granite, the Clock Tower peaks at 44 metres, and is topped by a 7-metre lightning rod. Kowloon-Canton Railway The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the neighbouring Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in southern China repres Hong Kong Population 6,980,000 (est 2007) Opened 1910 Ownership Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Electrified 1982 Gauge 1,435mm Expand Other articles where Kowloon-Canton Railway is discussed: Hong Kong: Transportation and telecommunications:.services are provided by the Kowloon-Canton Railway (in operation since 1910). Electrification and double-tracking of the railway and the growth along its lines of the new towns of Sha Tin, Tai Po, Fanling, and others caused a considerable increase in passenger traffic.
Die Baureihe KTT der KowloonCanton Railway Corporation in Hong Kong entspricht der
The Kowloon-Canton Railway ( KCR; Chinese: 九廣鐵路; Cantonese Yale: Gáugwóng Titlouh) was a railway network in Hong Kong. It was owned and operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) until 2007. First announced in 1976, the fully electrified Kowloon-Canton Railway was launched in 1983; Travel time from Hung Hom to Lo Wu on the fully electrified service was cut from 70 minutes to 'about.
The Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) was the first cross-border railway connecting Hong Kong with mainland China. The railway has a British section and a Chinese section. The former, which was. The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 4 - The Early Years (1910 to 1940) July 31, 2023 Tymon Articles, Transport Tymon Mellor: With the opening of the Hong Kong section of the railway on 1st October 1910 and the mainland section 12 months later, Hong Kong was now part of the expanding Chinese railway network.
Zug in Service, KowloonCanton Railway, Hong Kong Stockfotografie Alamy
The only rolling stock found in Kowloon was one of the Kitson 4-6-4 tank wagon, one Canton-Hankow Railway 0-8-0 tender locomotive, and 17 carriages and 82 wagons both British and Chinese. The Chinese rolling stock was returned and by 1946 the Canton-Hankow Railway returned one 4-6-4 Kitson main line engine, one shunting locomotive, and the. The original idea for a Kowloon Canton railway was first proposed in 1864, by renowned railway engineer Sir Rowland Macdonald Stephenson. Stephenson was instrumental in the development of the railway network in India and with the encouragement of Jardine, Matheson & Co had proposed a comprehensive railway plan for China in 1859..
