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Ma On Shan Line
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The Ma On Shan Line (Chinese: 馬鞍山綫) (formerly called Ma On Shan Rail, Chinese: 馬鞍山鐵路, abbreviated as 馬鐵) is a branch line of the East Rail Line in Hong Kong. Originally, the railway was operated by Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). It is now operated by MTR Corporation as one of the ten lines of the MTR, after the merger operation on 2 December 2007.
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The line starts at Tai Wai station in Tai Wai, Shatin and ends at Wu Kai Sha Station, Wu Kai Sha, totalling 11.4 km or 16 minutes' journey. It has nine stations, with a maintenance centre at Tai Wai. Construction began on 12 February 2001 and the line opened on 21 December 2004, six days earlier than the proposed opening date. Its interchange with the East Rail Line in Tai Wai does not have ticket gates in between, and a combined trip from either line to the other counts as one ride.
Most of the line, including stations, was built elevated on reserved lands (right-of-way) along the eastern side of Sha Tin and Ma On Shan. Although currently the trains is only in 4-car configuration, most platforms have provision for 8-car trains if patronage increases.
The fare for a trip on the line varies from HK$3.2 to HK$5.8 depending on the number of stations travelled. The fare from Ma On Shan to East Rail Line stations in Kowloon varies from HK$8.2 to HK$11. In some occasion the fare to ride by Ma On Shan Line is cheaper than other type of transport. As of 2007, the fare from Ma On Shan Station to Fo Tan Station via Tai Wai Interchange is HK$5.8 paid with Octopus card[1]. A combined Kowloon Motor Bus route 87K[2] and interchange at University Station to Fo Tan Station total HK$6.7, although the trip is shorter and faster than the former.
Over a thousand passengers went to the Tai Wai Terminus to take the first train on the first day of service. However, just an hour after service commenced, one train had minor door defects, causing a three minute delay. After the opening of the Ma On Shan Line, the usage of buses and taxis in the area decreased by as much as 50%. It was reported that some bus routes operated by KMB saw a decrease of ridership by one-third just a few days after the railway opened.
Although Ma On Shan Rail is defined as a medium capacity system, KCRC has arranged 18 sets of Kinki Sharyo EMU SP1950 trains, built by Kinki Sharyo, running on the system in a 4-car configuration. The train is the same model (with different model number, SP1900) as those serving on the high capacity East Rail Line and West Rail Line branches, which run a 12-car and a 7-car configuration respectively. This model has the maximum running speed of 130 km/h, but trains will only reach a maximum service speed of 100 km/h; travelling between Shek Mun Station and Tai Shui Hang Station.
The stations of this line are as follows. All of them are in the Sha Tin District:
| Livery and Name | District | Connections | Opened |
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| Wu Kai Sha | Sha Tin | December 21, 2004 | |
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| Heng On | |||
| Tai Shui Hang | |||
| Shek Mun | |||
| City One | |||
| Sha Tin Wai | |||
| Che Kung Temple | |||
| Tai Wai | East Rail Line | ||
Since the planning of the Ma On Shan Rail, the system has been proposed to be capable of joining with either East Rail Line or West Rail Line. According to the last modified proposal of Sha Tin to Central Link, Ma On Shan Line will be extended from Tai Wai Station to Hung Hom Station via East Kowloon. The extension will join West Rail at Hung Hom to the northwest New Territories via the Kowloon Southern Link.
Road and rail traffic in Hong Kong moves on the left, but Ma On Shan Line is an exception. This line is aligned to the east of East Rail Line, and the two southbound tracks are immediately next to each other at their connection in Tai Wai. This design is to speed up interchange to the East Rail Line to Kowloon during morning commute.
- ^ KCR fare chat (PDF format)
- ^ Information of KMB route 87K
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