Section 5   Public Transport
The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (East Rail)

East Rail (East Tsim Sha Tsui – Lo Wu)(as at 31 December 2005)


Service Operated (with 13 stations)

Single Standard Class Fares

Octopus Fares

Adult

Child/Senior Citizen

Adult

Child/Senior Citizen

East TST to Sheung Shui (except Racecourse)

$4.50 - $12.50

$2.00 - $6.00

$3.90 - $12.00

$1.80 - $6.00

East TST to Lo Wu (cross boundary travel)

$20.00 - $36.50

$10.00 -$18.00

$18.80 -$34.80

$9.40 - $17.40


*

Fares for the First Class are twice as much as Standard Class

*

East Rail Second Trip Discount Scheme, which offered 20% fare discount to passengers who made a second trip on East Rail or Ma On Shan Rail within the same day, expired on 31 May 2005.



Rolling Stock (as at 31 December 2005)


Type

Passenger Capacity

Number

12-car electric multiple unit

(Refurbished train)

3750

29

(New train)

3870

8

Diesel-electric locomotives (used in freight service)

-

12




East Rail (Ma On Shan Rail) (as at 31 December 2005)


Service Operated (with 13 stations)

Single Standard Class Fares

Octopus Fares

Adult

Child/Senior Citizen

Adult

Child/Senior Citizen

Tai Wai to Wu Kai Sha

$3.50 - $6.50

$2.00 - $3.00

$3.20 - $5.80

$1.50 - $2.90



*

East Rail Second Trip Discount Scheme, which offered 20% fare discount to passengers who made a second trip on East Rail or Ma On Shan Rail within the same day, expired on 31 May 2005.


Rolling Stock (as at 31 December 2005)



Type

Passenger Capacity

Number

4-car electric multiple unit

1340

18




East Rail (East Tsim Sha Tsui - Lo Wu Line and Ma On Shan Rail)


 

2004
('000)

2005
('000)

% Change

Car- kilometres operated

79350

91566

+15.4

Passengers carried

292000

327000

+12.0



Track gauge :

1435 mm

Electrification :

25 000 v ac overhead lines