What is MTR ?

香港的地鐵（MTR），全稱地下鐵路（Mass Transit Railway），是香港的城市軌道交通系統，由地鐵有限公司營運。自1979年開通以來，香港地鐵發展成有7條路綫，全長91.0公里的鐵路系統網路。共有53個車站，其中16個為轉車站。
歷史:
1960年代，香港經濟急速發展，人口不斷增加，公共運輸的需求越來越大。因此，港英政府於1964年邀請了來自英國的道路研究部門，就香港交通未來發展進行研究，並在1967年發表《香港乘客運輸研究》。研究發現1986年香港人口將達至6,868,000人，香港有必要興建集體運輸系統，以解決人口增長所出現的交通問題。
1967年9月，英國的費爾文霍士顧問工程公司[3]發表了《香港集體運輸研究》[4]，提議香港興建地底集體運輸城市軌道交通系統（地下鐵路系統），全長51公里，4條路綫分9期興建，耗資150億港元。當時建議的4條路綫如下：

荃灣綫：荃灣 ↔ 金鐘
觀塘綫：馬游塘 ↔ 上環街市
港島綫：堅尼地城 ↔ 柴灣
沙田綫：禾寮坑（火炭)↔ 尖沙咀
1968年2月，有關研究報告[4]正式遞交至當時的立法局審議。
剛巧於同年3月，顧問公司收到1966年的中期人口統計的數據，發現新的1986年的預期人口大幅調整為5,647,000人，與1967年的報告大幅減少1百萬人。人口統計數據影響當時香港新市鎮及整體城市規劃，特別是對沙田、屯門、荃灣及將軍澳的交通規劃出現大幅度的改變。因此顧問公司修正所倡議之集體運輸系統的建造估價及規模，並遞交另一份報告[5]加以補充。
補充報告建議將金鐘至旺角的4條路軌減少至2條路軌，同時建議先行興建荃灣綫、觀塘綫及港島綫的主要路段，其他路段另考慮以延伸的方式興建，足以影響日後的《集體運輸計劃總報告書》的方向。



2007-06-28 16:52:10 補充：
早期系統:1970年，顧問公司完成對興建地下鐵路系統的進一步研究，發表《集體運輸計劃總報告書》[6]，具體提出建造鐵路的建議。研究報告建議興建的地下鐵路系統全長52.7公里，分成3條主要行車綫：港九綫、港島綫及東九龍綫，以及兩條港九綫支綫：荃灣支綫、觀塘支綫。基於1968年的補充報告[5]提及1986年的預期人口大幅減少，因此新的研究報告建議所興建的地下鐵路系統規模，遠小於較1967年的方案[4]，其中沙田往返市區的路段更不在該建議中，但可於需要時由東九龍綫延伸。

2007-06-28 16:52:20 補充：
港九綫：遮打（中環） ↔ 旺角 荃灣支綫：旺角 ↔ 荃灣西 觀塘支綫：旺角 ↔ 馬游塘 港島綫：堅尼地 ↔ 柴灣中 東九龍綫：林士（上環）↔ 鑽石山 顧問公司同時提議分期興建地鐵系統，合共分為9期。其中先興建的首4期共長20公里路綫，稱為「早期系統」，而其餘5期路綫連同早期系統首4期工程，則稱為「整個系統」。

MTR=Mass Transit Railway / 地下鐵路 / 香港地鐵 / 地鐵

地鐵=Mass Transit Railway (MTR)

MTR, or Mass Transit Railway (地下鐵路, literally "underground railway"; usually abbreviated to 地鐵 or 地下鐵), is the main rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Since the MTR service first opened in 1979, the network has expanded to encompass seven lines and 53 stations along 91.0 kilometres (56.5 miles).[1] The MTR system was constructed and is operated by MTR Corporation Limited. Due to its efficiency and affordability, the MTR system is a common transportation mode of public transport in Hong Kong, with an average of 2.557 million journeys recorded each day as of January 2007.[2] The integration of the Octopus smart card fare-payment technology into the MTR system in September 1997 has further enhanced the ease of commuting with the MTR.

In 1967, construction of the MTR was prompted by a government-commissioned study. The Hong Kong Government had previously commissioned a study in the 1960s to find solutions to the growing traffic problem caused by the expansion of the city's economy.[3] Construction started soon after the release of the study, and the first line was opened in 1979. The MTR was immediately popular with residents of Hong Kong; as a result, subsequent lines have been built to cover more territory. There are continual debates regarding how and where to expand the MTR network, including new lines and a possible merger with Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.[4][5]

History

Modified Initial System Route Map.
[edit] Initial proposal
During the 1960s, the government of Hong Kong saw a need to accommodate increasing road traffic as Hong Kong's economy continued to grow strongly. British transport consultants Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates were appointed to study the transport system of Hong Kong. The study was based on the projection of the population of Hong Kong for 1986, estimated at 6,868,000. On 1967-09-01, the consultants submitted to the government the Hong Kong Mass Transport Study, which recommended the construction of a 40-mile rail rapid-transit system in Hong Kong. The study suggested that four rail lines be developed in six stages, with a completion date set between December 1973 and December 1984.[3] Detailed positions of lines and stations were presented in the study. These four lines were Kwun Tong Line (from Western Market to Ma Yau Tong), Tsuen Wan Line (from Admiralty to Tsuen Wan), Island Line (from Kennedy to Chai Wan Central), and Shatin Line (Tsim Sha Tsui to Wo Liu Hang).

MTR就係地鐵 的簡稱

MTR, or Mass Transit Railway (地下鐵路, literally "underground railway"; usually abbreviated to 地鐵 or 地下鐵), is the main rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Since the MTR service first opened in 1979, the network has expanded to encompass seven lines and 53 stations along 91.0 kilometres (56.5 miles).[1] The MTR system was constructed and is operated by MTR Corporation Limited. Due to its efficiency and affordability, the MTR system is a common transportation mode of public transport in Hong Kong, with an average of 2.557 million journeys recorded each day as of January 2007.[2] The integration of the Octopus smart card fare-payment technology into the MTR system in September 1997 has further enhanced the ease of commuting with the MTR.
In 1967, construction of the MTR was prompted by a government-commissioned study. The Hong Kong Government had previously commissioned a study in the 1960s to find solutions to the growing traffic problem caused by the expansion of the city's economy.[3] Construction started soon after the release of the study, and the first line was opened in 1979. The MTR was immediately popular with residents of Hong Kong; as a result, subsequent lines have been built to cover more territory. There are continual debates regarding how and where to expand the MTR network, including new lines and a possible merger with Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.[4][5]




Mass Transit Railway (MTR)


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Locale
Hong Kong

Transit type
Rapid transit

Began operation
1979-09-30

System length
91.0 km (56.5 miles)

No. of lines
7

No. of stations
53

Daily ridership
about 2.557 million (January 2007)

Track gauge
1,432 mm (near standard gauge)

Operator
MTR Corporation

圖片參考：http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/MTR_System_Map.png/550px-MTR_System_Map.png

mtr=地鐵.

MTR, or Mass Transit Railway (地下鐵路)

MTR= mass transit railway,亦即我地所講的地下鐵

MTR是地鐵.