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Traditional Chinese | 輕鐵 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 轻铁 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Hīngtit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Light rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Light Rail, also known as the Light Rail Transit (LRT), officially the North-West Railway,[1] is a light rail system in Hong Kong, serving the northwestern New Territories, within Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long District. The system operates over 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge track, using 750 V DC overhead power supply. It was once one of four systems comprising the KCR network in Hong Kong, before the MTR–KCR merger in 2007. It has a daily ridership of about 483,000 people.[2] The line is colour warm yellow on the map, formerly deep orange before the MTR–KCR merger.