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'''Rapid transit in [[Hong Kong]]''' began in [[1979]] with part of the [[Modified Initial System#Modified Initial System (1979 to 1980)|Modified Initial System]] of the [[MTR]] entered service. The section, then ran only between [[Shek Kip Mei Station|Shek Kip Mei]] and [[Kwun Tong Station|Kwun Tong]] stations, was subsequently extended and new lines were added by the operator, the [[MTR Corporation Limited|Mass Transit Railway Corporation]] (later renamed MTR Corporation Limited, commonly branded as MTR Corporation). |
'''Rapid transit in [[Hong Kong]]''' began in [[1979]] with part of the [[Modified Initial System#Modified Initial System (1979 to 1980)|Modified Initial System]] of the [[MTR]] entered service. The section, then ran only between [[Shek Kip Mei Station|Shek Kip Mei]] and [[Kwun Tong Station|Kwun Tong]] stations, was subsequently extended and new lines were added by the operator, the [[MTR Corporation Limited|Mass Transit Railway Corporation]] (later renamed MTR Corporation Limited, commonly branded as MTR Corporation). |
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In [[1983]], the [[East Rail Line|British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway]] (now East Rail Line of the MTR) started to be [[electrification|electrified]]. Initially resembling the common design of regional railways except its high frequency, interior configuration of the EMU train cars were converted to the common design of metro or rapid transit systems. The [[West Rail Line|West Rail]] and the [[Ma On Shan Line|Ma On Shan Rail]] were added to the KCR network in 2003 and 2004. |
In [[1983]], the [[East Rail Line|British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway]] (now East Rail Line of the MTR) started to be [[electrification|electrified]]. Initially resembling the common design of regional railways except its high frequency, interior configuration of the EMU train cars were converted to the common design of metro or rapid transit systems. The [[West Rail Line|West Rail]] and the [[Ma On Shan Line|Ma On Shan Rail]] were added to the KCR network in 2003 and 2004. In December 2007, all lines were leased by its owner and then operater [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]] (KCRC) to the MTR Corporation. |
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Rapid transit in Hong Kong began in 1979 with part of the Modified Initial System of the MTR entered service. The section, then ran only between Shek Kip Mei and Kwun Tong stations, was subsequently extended and new lines were added by the operator, the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (later renamed MTR Corporation Limited, commonly branded as MTR Corporation).
In 1983, the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (now East Rail Line of the MTR) started to be electrified. Initially resembling the common design of regional railways except its high frequency, interior configuration of the EMU train cars were converted to the common design of metro or rapid transit systems. The West Rail and the Ma On Shan Rail were added to the KCR network in 2003 and 2004. In December 2007, all lines were leased by its owner and then operater Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) to the MTR Corporation.
