Specifications - Hong Kong Airport Rail Link, China

Key Data
Ownership	HK Mass Transit Corporation
Date opened	1998
Route length	34 km
Stations	7 (6 on Lantau line)
Maximum line speed	135 kmh
Service frequency trains/hr	37
Gauge	1435 mm
Extensions planned	Nil
Electrification
Voltage	1.5 kV
Current	dc overhead
Rolling Stock
Tung Chung Line - High density	13
Tung Chung Line - Headways	4 min
Tung Chung Line - Builder	AEG/CAF
Airport Line - Low density	11
Airport Line - Headways	8 min
Airport Line - Builder	Adtranz/CAF
Special Characteristics
Built on reclaimed land
First direct link Ma Wan-Tsing Yi
Tsing Ma Bridge is worlds longest
Dedicated Airport Express
Compatible with Mass Transit Railway
Anti-subsidence track
An important addition to new Chek Lap Kok international airport
Two distinct types of service - low-density Airport Express and high-density Lantau Line
Total estimated cost HK$ 34 billion (US $4.4 billion)