HONG KONG PREPARES TO EXPAND RAIL NETWORK

Some of the issues that Hong Kong's Second Railway Development Study is urgently addressing include the introduction of low speed maglev trains as one means of tackling noise pollution and the expected rise in the weekday ridership from the current 2.3 million to 3.6 million. The main thrusts of the study are to relieve bottlenecks in the existing railway networks, to provide rail access to strategic growth areas for housing and economic development, to stimulate further development along rail corridors, to meet cross-boundary passenger and freight demands, and to ensure compatibility and integration with the railways in mainland China.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Publication Date: 2000-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 41-43
• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL AND RAPID TRANSIT REVIEW
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Economic development; Environmental control; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Noise control; Population growth; Rail transit; Rapid transit; Ridership
• Geographic Terms: China; Hong Kong (China)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794313
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 17 2000 12:00AM