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Hong Kong's Superior Subway System

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, September 29, 2013 3:44 PM

daveklepper
they also have a center-city streetcar line using four-wheeled  double-deck trams

THESE the LION has ridden on.

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Posted by daveklepper on Sunday, September 29, 2013 2:44 PM

they also have a center-city streetcar line using four-wheeled  double-deck trams giving a service a bit faster than walking and very  popular and well-used.    Few people ride end-to-end and a minority of trams run end-to-end, most turning at intermediate turning loops.  The ride is acceeptable because the track is kept in good ocnidtion,   2-man crews.   A car always in sight.

There is extensive light rail in the suburbs, feeding the Metro, but  also handling lots of suburb-to-suburb commuting.

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Posted by schlimm on Saturday, September 28, 2013 7:29 PM

Sounds like a pretty good system operated by a private company that operates some lines in other cities, including London.  For HK the farebox recovery is 185% and they make a large profit.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, September 28, 2013 4:58 PM

I was in Hong Kong, and I do not remember seeing any subway.

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Posted by daveklepper on Friday, September 27, 2013 9:13 AM

But is it fancier than Moscow's?

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Hong Kong's Superior Subway System
Posted by ontheBNSF on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:04 PM

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