First they want to utilize the current tracks into something more efficient thus maybe more trains (each 2 minutes?) etc. Usually when it comes to infrastructure, the lack of capacity is mostly the reason to upgrade. Evaluation as in to improve future blue prints and to see relevent (financial, economic and social) impacts of this infrastructure on society. Wasn’t the MTR like each 3 minutes there is a train?įunny thing is, I’m currently studying a course on which I have to evaluate large infrastructure like these. With Hong Kong’s population set to grow exponentially, perhaps it’s time that the MTR started looking at solutions to maintain the ride quality in addition to expanding its service to new areas. Potential express stations could include locations such as North Point, Causeway Bay, Admiralty, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mongkok, and Kowloon Tong. However, is this even an option in Hong Kong? Does the MTR have additional tracks to allow express trains to run? Would it be feasible to expand the tracks in this way?
In other international cities, express trains skip certain stations in order to transport a large number of people to heavily trafficked, central hubs. Over-crowded platform at Hong Kong’s Admiralty MTR stationĪside from increasing the frequency of trains, could express trains help to restore the quality of the MTR ride?
Transferring trains at Admiralty station used to be a simple, fluid procedure, but it now often makes more sense to continue on to Central and get on at the beginning of the line, thus avoiding the long lines like the ones pictured in the photos. Likewise, the lines at some of the stations remain dangerously long – even during off-peak hours. Whereas the MTR was once a fast, convenient ride from main areas of the city, it has now become a cramped, and often unenjoyable way to travel.ĭespite the maneuver last year to remove rows of seats from cars to increase capacity, the congestion in the trains doesn’t seem to have thinned.
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