Entered service 1998-present Operator(s) MTR | Fleet numbers Kowloon Through Train | |
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Manufacturer SLM Winterthur
ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) - locomotives / Kinki Sharyo - coaches Number built 2 locomotive and 12 coaches Capacity 184 - 112 first class, 72 premium class | ||
KTT (Chinese: 九廣通)) is a train set used by the MTR Corporation Limited in Hong Kong on the cross-boundary service to Guangdong route. The KTT is not the only service from Hong Kong to China, Guangdong service is also provided by the mainland Chinese railway operators.
Contents
The double-deck "KTT" trailers have lower bottom floor than the ordinary cars serving on the same pair of tracks.
Route
KTT is used on the Guangdong Line (Hung Hom (Kowloon), Hong Kong - Dongguan - Guangzhou East) of the through train service.
Rolling stock
Between January to May 1998 the KTT cars provided service between Hung Hom and Lo Wu stations. After the whole route was electrified, the KTT serves non-stop between Hung Hom Station and Guangzhou East railway station. Although the train model has a top speed of 230 km/h (143 mph), KTT only runs at a maximum service speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) on the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou - Kowloon Railway. Under normal demand, KTT has nine compartments (seven first-class compartments and two executive-class compartments).