West Rail vs. Bus - Lingnan University Library
West Rail vs. Bus - Lingnan University Library
West Rail vs. Bus - Lingnan University Library
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Chapter 1 ‧ Introduction<br />
1.1 Background<br />
Kowloon-Canton <strong>Rail</strong>way Corporation (KCRC) had started the construction<br />
work of KCR <strong>West</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> (WR) in October 1998. This 30.5km railway linking between<br />
<strong>West</strong> New Territories and Kowloon was expected to have 350 thousand passengers<br />
per day at the beginning and to bring a huge impact on the transportation mode for the<br />
residents in <strong>West</strong> New Territories.<br />
The <strong>Rail</strong>way finally opened on 20 th December 2004, but the response of the<br />
residents was far from what KCRC had expected. The amount of passengers could<br />
only reach 100000 per day at the beginning. Also the impact on bus service in <strong>West</strong><br />
New Territories was also quite small as compared with the prediction made before.<br />
The bus service remains popular among residents. Residents blamed this situation on<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> for their high fare, inconvenient station locations, and inadequate feeder<br />
services.<br />
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