Route 505 is an
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), ...
route.
It links
Sam Shing stop
Sam Shing () is an MTR Light Rail terminus located on the ground near Hoi Wing Road, inside Hanford Garden and next to Sam Shing Estate in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. It began service on 2 February 1992 and belongs to Zone 1. It serves Sam ...
and
Siu Hong stop
Siu Hong () is an MTR Light Rail stop in Hong Kong. It is located in the west of Tuen Mun River and east of Siu Hong Court
The following is an overview of public housing estates in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme ( ...
, in the southern and northern parts of
Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun () or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the mo ...
,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
, respectively.
The route is coloured red on the Light Rail system map. The route has three one-way segments: and are on a one-way clockwise loop at the northern end of the line; and in the middle of the route there is a split such that and are only served by northbound trains, and only by southbound trains.
The route began service on 24 September 1988, from Siu Hong to . At the time, the trains towards Siu Hong had a different number, 504. From 2 February 1992, the route was extended to .
Stops
References
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505
Year 505 ( DV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodorus and Sabinianus (or, less frequently, year 1258 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 505 for t ...
1988 establishments in Hong Kong
Railway services introduced in 1988