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In
the article “Dubbed 'the best in class': 6 things about Hong Kong's MTR rail
system”, Lee Min Kok (2015) point out that Hong Kong’s MTR is the World’s most
profitable system Corporation. Lee also commented that Singapore’s SMRT and SBS
should use MTR as a reference point for railway operations. While MRT has a
total of 155 stations that stretches over a distance of 221km, passengers
rarely experience delay even during peak hours due to high train frequency. Lee
mentions that a small percentage of passengers in Hong Kong (0.1%) encounter
delay compared to Singapore (4%). Investments of over HK$6 billion have been
made on high maintenance and service improvements which kept the system
operating efficiently together. The preserving, restoration and service
enhancement on train system takes up about a third of MTRC's funds. Lastly, the
system is being controlled by an Operation Control Centre to prevent any
shortcomings and reacting to downtime efficiently with the use of the black
“incident box”.Based on the points elaborated, I
agree that Hong Kong’s MTR is a good benchmark for railway operation for many
countries to follow. However, I feel that MTR is not a suitable benchmark for
Singapore as that are several factors to be taken into account.
class': 6 things about Hong Kong's MTR rail system. Retrieved from
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/dubbed-the-best-in-class-6-things-about-hong-kongs-mtr-rail-system#xtor=CS1-10
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