A subway system that can move 5.1 million people every weekday with an on-time performance of 99.9 percent certainly deserves to call itself “one of the world’s leading railways.”
But Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is doing something odd for an urban rapid transit system — even more odd than being on time. It’s exporting its brand as one of the world’s best metros and super-efficient services to cities around the world.
As the Wall Street Journal reports, MTR already runs rail lines in mainland China, Australia, and Europe and exports its trademarked door chimes. And now it’s looking to build on that growth with rail projects from Germany to Sydney to London’s Crosscut commuter rail project. It’s rare to see a city expand its mass transportation system to other cities around the world, but then again, MTR isn’t your typical urban transit system.
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Thomas Menk