Hong Kong Tramways

Hong Kong Tramways

Hi everyone! Today I want to introduce you Hong Kong Tramways. It is a tram system in Hong Kong and one of the earliest forms of public transport in Hong Kong. It is also the cheapest public transport in Hong Kong, whatever you go how far or how long you take, it is only two dollars. I think it is the most special tram system in the world, because it has the exclusively double-decker operated tram system in the world. The tramway runs on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong between Shau Kei Wan and Kennedy Town, with a branch circulating Happy Valley. Each day 240,000 residents commute by tram. Trams in Hong Kong have not only been a form of transport for over 100 years, but also a major tourist attraction and one of the most environmentally friendly mass transit systems. There is an interesting thing that you can find in tram, when you get on a tram, you can watch the busy Hong Kong people life in a slow motion and watch the culture in Hong Kong.

Background & Info

 

 The electric tram system was proposed in 1881; however nobody was willing to invest in a system at the time. In August 1901, the Second Tramway Bill was introduced and passed into law as the 1902 Tramway Ordinance. Hong Kong Tramway Electric Company Limited, a British company, was authorized to take the responsibilities in construction and daily operation. It was soon taken over by another company, Electric Tranction Company of Hong Kong Limited and then the name was changed to Hong Kong Tramways Company Limited in 1910. The rail system is 13 kilometres long, with a total track length of 30 km, and it runs together with other vehicles on the street. Its operation relies on the 550V direct current (d.c.) from the overhead cables, on 3'6" gauge tracks. The trams provide service to only parts of Hong Kong Island: they run on a double track along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island from Kennedy Town to Shau Kei Wan, with a single clockwise-running track of about 3 kilometres around Happy Valley Racecourse.

                                  The route of Hong Kong Tramway 

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