MTR

For the corporation that operates it and other networks worldwide, see MTR Corporation. For other uses, see MTR (disambiguation).

Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
The MTR logo since 1996
A Tsuen Wan Line M-Train approaching Kwai Hing station
Overview
Native name	港鐵 (Chinese)
Owner	MTR Corporation (Most lines) KCR Corporation (Tuen Ma Line, East Rail Line, and the Light Rail )
Locale	Hong Kong
Transit type	Inter-city rail High-speed rail Light rail Rapid transit MTR Bus
Number of lines	Rapid transit: 10 Light rail: 12
Number of stations	Rapid transit: 99 Light rail: 68 High-speed rail: 1
Daily ridership	November 2023: 4,823,000 (city metro lines only, without cross border passengers) 5,764,000 (All rail transport, including light rail and high speed rail)
Annual ridership	January 2023 to December 2023 1,586,646,000 (city metro lines only, without cross border passengers) 1,896,798,000 (all rail transport, including light rail and high speed rail)
Website	mtr.com.hk
Operation
Began operation	1 October 1910 (1910-10-01) (British Section of KCR opened) 1 October 1979 (1979-10-01) (MTR's Modified Initial System opened) 2 December 2007 (2007-12-02) (MTR and KCR operations merged)
Operator	MTR Corporation
Technical
System length	Heavy rail: 209.1 km (129.9 mi) Light rail: 36.2 km (22.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge (East Rail line, Tuen Ma line, South Island line, Light Rail and line extensions after 2014) 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in) almost-standard gauge (all other lines)

Mass Transit Railway (MTR)
Traditional Chinese	港鐵
Simplified Chinese	港铁
Jyutping	gong2 tit3
Cantonese Yale	Góngtit
Literal meaning	"(Hong) Kong railway"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǎngtiě IPA [kǎŋ tʰjè] Hakka Romanization Kóng-Thiet Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Góngtit Jyutping gong2 tit3 IPA [kɔŋ˧˥ tʰit̚˧] Southern Min Tâi-lô Káng-thih

The Mass Transit Railway system (Chinese: 港鐵; Jyutping: gong² tit³), known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail and feeder bus services, centred around a 10-line rapid transit network, serving the urbanised areas of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. The system encompasses 245.3 km (152.4 mi) of railways, as of December 2022, with 179 stations—including 99 heavy rail stations, 68 light rail stops and 1 high-speed rail terminus.

Under the government's rail-led transport policy, the MTR system is a common mode of public transport in Hong Kong, with over five and a half million trips made on an average weekday consistently achieving a 99.9% punctuality rate on its arrivals and departures. As of 2018, the MTR holds a 49.3% share of the franchised public transport market, making it the most popular transport option in Hong Kong. The integration of the Octopus card fare-payment technology into the MTR system in September 1997 has further facilitated commuting.