The Rotem EMU (also known as K-Train/K-Stock) is an

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that operates on the

MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...

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system in

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. They were jointly built by a

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consisting of

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of Japan and

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of South Korea and come in two variants: TKE-C651 was delivered for the

Tseung Kwan O line The Tseung Kwan O line () is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. It is currently long, taking 15 minutes to travel throughout the entire line. It is indicated in on the MTR map. The line runs from North Point on the ...

(used on the

Kwun Tong line The Kwun Tong line () is a rapid transit line of the MTR network in Hong Kong. Starting at Whampoa station, Whampoa in Hung Hom and ending at Tiu Keng Leng station, Tiu Keng Leng in Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung Town, Sai Kung, the route has 1 ...

until 2009), and TKE-C6522-04E delivered in 2006 to 2007 for the

Tung Chung line The Tung Chung line () is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong, linking the town of Tung Chung with central Hong Kong. It was built in the 1990s as part of the Airport Railway project, part of the construction of the new ...

. In 2003 and 2004, the urban line trains ran on the

Tsuen Wan line The Tsuen Wan line () is one of the ten lines of the rapid transit, metro network in Hong Kong's MTR. It is indicated in on the MTR map. There are 16 stations on the line. The southern terminus is Central station (MTR), Central statio ...

, Island line and

. The K-Stock trains are different from the R-stock trains built by Hyundai Rotem for the East Rail line extension, which were ordered by MTRC on 14 December 2012, as 37 nine-car sets and entered service on the current

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in 2021.

Details

Tseung Kwan O line stock

The first of the 104 TKE-C651 cars entered service on 26 April 2002. Originally, these trains were designated to serve on the

, but incompatible signalling apparatus installed in the new trains (running mode rather than the traditional automatic control system found in the M-stock) meant that all of the K-stock trains were initially unable to serve on the Tseung Kwan O line. As an alternative, all of those prototypes were ordered to serve on the

. They have since been moved to the Tseung Kwan O line with the extension to

LOHAS Park LOHAS Park () is a Hong Kong seaside private residential development of the MTR Corporation. Overlooking Junk Bay, it is located in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories. Name and concept Formerly named 'Dream City', it was renamed LOHAS ...

in 2009 which made the

only use the

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. Since the location of motor and trailer cars are different from the older M-Train, it does not have any cars similar to D cars in M-Train. The K-Stock trains came under criticism when they were first put into service due to delays and door safety issues. Along with other service reliability issues, there have been incidents where passengers have been injured by its doors, leading to the MTRCL "minimising the number of Korean trains for passenger service until a higher reliability of the systems concerned is achieved". The configuration of a TKL K Stock train is (Eastbound) A-C-B-B-C-B-C-A (Westbound). Its maximum speed is but with service limits to , with a maximum starting

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of (limited to in ATO), maximum service

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rate of and emergency deceleration of . This modern train is equipped with a modern 2-level

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–

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inverter from

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Tung Chung line stock

The first TKE-C6522-04E train came into service for MTR on 12 June 2006 to 26 February 2007. Originally MTRC wanted to buy new additional trains for the

when the

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project began. MTR anticipated that the opening of the

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and

Ngong Ping 360 Ngong Ping 360 (, is a bicable gondola lift on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Intended to improve tourism to the area, the aerial lift was previously known as Tung Chung Cable Car Project before acquiring the Ngong Ping 360 brand in April 2005 ...

would have an increase in passenger demand and therefore ordered four new trains for the Tung Chung line. The time frame from order to completion is short in comparison to other stock, however; the four new trains can only be made to be identical to existing

K-Stock. The configuration of a TCL K-Stock train is (Westbound) V-Z-X-Y-W-X-Z-V (Eastbound). Its maximum speed is but with service limits to , with a maximum starting

and service

rate of , and emergency deceleration of . This advanced train is equipped with a modern 2-level

–

inverter (model number: MAP-214-15VD143) from

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Overseas export

A variant of the MTR K-Stock EMU was selected as Phase I rolling stock for the

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in India. They have a very similar exterior appearance, as they were also designed by Mitsubishi/Rotem, but were built by

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through a

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arrangement.

In popular culture

The train on the Tseung Kwan O line, appears in the film,

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