Disneyland Resort Line (Disneyland Resort Line, 迪士尼 綫) is one of the ten lines of the Hong Kong Metro , the city’s busiest public transportation system. It connects the Tunchung line with the Hong Kong Disneyland amusement park. The Disneyland Resort Line opened on August 1, 2005, has a length of 3.5 km (gauge - 1,432 mm), two stations, the average duration of a trip is 4 minutes. On schematic maps, MTR is indicated in pink [2] .
| Disneyland Resort | |
|---|---|
| Disneyland Resort Line, 迪士尼 綫 Hong Kong Metro | |
 Station Disneyland Resort | |
| Opening of the first section | 2005 |
| Length, km | 3.5 |
| Number of stations | 2 |
| Journey time, minutes | four |
| Average daily transportation of passengers, thousand people / day | 11,000 (2010) [1] |
As of 2016, the Disneyland Resort line was the newest and shortest line of MTR Corporation . In addition, it is the first railway line in the world, designed specifically for the maintenance of The Walt Disney Company theme park.
A distinctive feature of the trains running on the line is their design - the windows are made in the shape of Mickey Mouse , the statues of Disney cartoons and unusual shapes are installed in the carriages.
History
In 1998, the American company Walt Disney Parks and Resorts proposed the Hong Kong government to build a Disneyland theme park on Lantau Island. In 1999, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong approved the project and approved for this purpose the territory of the former shipyard in Penny Bay. Soon after, the Hong Kong International Theme Parks joint venture was created, in which the Walt Disney Company received 43% of the shares, and the Hong Kong government - 57% [3] [4] .
The construction of the park and the ground line of the metro started in early 2003. The Disneyland Resort line was completed in April 2005 and began operating on August 1, 2005. The full passenger traffic started on September 12, 2005, when Disneyland Amusement Park officially opened (the opening ceremony was attended by Hong Kong head Donald Tsang , Vice President of the People's Republic of China Zeng Qinghong , Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Company Michael Eisner and President Robert Eiger ). The peak of traffic falls at 08: 00-10: 00 and 21: 00-23: 00, when the park opens and closes, respectively.
Stations
There are only two stations on the line, and trains carry passengers to and from the amusement park. At Sunny Bay Station, you can transfer to the Tunghong line . Station Disneyland Resort is made in the Victorian style , and Sunny Bay Station - in the futuristic . Thus, passengers moving between stations experience the feeling of “time travel” [5] .
| No | Title | Location | Opening | Line transplant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Disneyland Resort (Disneyland Resort, 迪士尼) | Penny Bay, Lantau , Chyunwan District | August 1, 2005 | |
| 2 | Sunny Bay (Sunny Bay, 澳) | Yam'ou , Lantau ( Chhünwan district) | August 1, 2005 | Tunchun |
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Resort
Train Design
The line uses unmanned electric trains Metro Cammell EMU (or M-Train), produced in the UK (the plant is part of the French engineering company Alstom ). Before the opening of the Disneyland Resort line in 2005, the old M-Train trains were completely updated. In the cabins, bronze statuettes of Disney heroes were installed, including Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck , the windows of the cars were made in the shape of Mickey Mouse's head contours with characteristic protruding ears [6] [7] .
M-Train
Car exterior
Car exterior
Car interior
Notes
- ↑ Daily average patronage and train loading on MTR Railway Lines in 2005 to 2010 (English) . HKSAR Government.
- ↑ Disneyland Resort Line (English) . Highways Department.
- Hong As Hong Kong Disneyland turns 10, a look back at park's roller-coaster history . South China Morning Post.
- ↑ Has the spell been broken at Mickey's magic kingdom? (eng.) South China Morning Post.
- ↑ Tin Tai Chow. Development Trends in Building Services Engineering. - City University of HK Press, 2009. - p. 293-295. - ISBN 9789629371623 .
- ↑ John J. Allan, CA Brebbia, AF Rumsey, G. Sciutto, S. Sone. Railways X Rail Systems and Transit Systems. - WIT Press, 2006. - p. 373-374. - ISBN 9781845641771 .
- ↑ Arch G. Woodside, Drew Martin. Tourism Management: Analysis, Behavior and Strategy. - CABI, 2008. - P. 229. - ISBN 9781845933234 .
Links
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