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Hong Kong: MTR completes East Rail Line’s complex retrofit

By Tim Leung* 2026-01-31T06:00:00

With the completion of the APGs installation project on the EAL, all MTR heavy rail stations are now equipped with APGs or Platform Screen Doors

The retrofitting of Automatic Platform Gates to Hong Kong’s oldest railway without any disruption to passengers marked a major milestone in MTR’s network modernisation programme.

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