By July 23, 2015 / 12:07 HKT
The MTR Corporation Limited has agreed to purchase 93 new eight-car trains from Chinese company CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd, .
MTR plans to completely replace the first-generation British-made trains on the Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, HK Island and Tseung Kwan O lines with the new Chinese trains. The replacements will be delivered by 2018 at the earliest.
The company stated that they selected Qindao Sifang after a thorough tendering process from multiple international suppliers.
They also said the new trains will come with special features and amenities, such as a state of the art illumination system as well as dynamic roadmaps and ring-shaped supports.
However, railway subcommittee member Gary Fani said he is not confident in the safety measures of mainland trains, and added that they should be tested first.
Photo: WiNG via Wikipedia
MTR plans to completely replace the first-generation British-made trains on the Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, HK Island and Tseung Kwan O lines with the new Chinese trains. The replacements will be delivered by 2018 at the earliest.
The company stated that they selected Qindao Sifang after a thorough tendering process from multiple international suppliers.
They also said the new trains will come with special features and amenities, such as a state of the art illumination system as well as dynamic roadmaps and ring-shaped supports.
However, railway subcommittee member Gary Fani said he is not confident in the safety measures of mainland trains, and added that they should be tested first.
Photo: WiNG via Wikipedia
http://hongkong.coconuts.co/2015/07/23/mtr-strikes-hkd6-billion-deal-chinese-company-next-generation-trains
