Disneyland Resort line
{{Short description|Hong Kong MTR railway line}}
{{About|the MTR line serving the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort|the monorail lines at other Disney theme parks|Disney monorail (disambiguation){{!}}Disney monorail}}
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{{Use Hong Kong English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Disneyland Resort line
{{lang|zh-Hant-HK|迪士尼綫}}
| status = Operational
| color = {{rcr|MTR|drl}}
| mapcolor = {{rcb|MTR|drl|box}} Pink (#{{rcr|MTR|drl}})
| image = Sunny Bay Station (57).JPG
| image_width = 300px
| image_alt =
| caption = A Disneyland Resort line train at Sunny Bay station
| type = Rapid transit, driverless
| owner = MTR Corporation
| system = MTR
| locale = Districts: Tsuen Wan
| start = {{STN|Disneyland Resort|x}}
| end = {{STN|Sunny Bay|x}}
| stations = 2
| connectinglines = {{plainlist|
- {{rcb|MTR|Tung Chung|croute}}
}}
| open = 1 August 2005
| close =
| character = At-grade
| depot = Siu Ho Wan
| stock = 3 refurbished Metro Cammell EMUs (DC)
| linelength = {{cvt|3.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracks = Bi-directional single-track (with a single passing loop)
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1432mm|allk=on}}
| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} (Overhead line)
| signalling = {{plainlist|
}}
| speed = {{plainlist|
- Average: {{cvt|55|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
- Maximum: {{cvt|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/publications/images/business_overview_e.pdf|title=Business Overview|publisher=MTR|date=July 2021|access-date=2022-08-08|pages=6}}
}}
| map = File:Disneyland Resort Line.svg
{{Disneyland Resort line RDT}}
| map_state = collapsed
| ridership2 = 11,000 daily average (2010){{cite web|url=http://gia.info.gov.hk/general/201106/08/P201106080126_0126_79963.pdf|title = Daily average patronage and train loading on MTR Railway Lines in 2005 to 2010 |publisher=HKSAR Government|date=8 June 2011|access-date =10 February 2014}}
}}
{{Chinese
| t = 迪士尼綫
| s = 迪士尼线
| p = Díshìní xiàn
| j = dik6 si6 nei4 sin3
| y = dihk sih nèih sin
}}
File:MTR Disneyland Resort Line Geograpical Map.png
The Disneyland Resort line ({{zh|t=迪士尼綫}}) is a rapid transit line connecting Sunny Bay to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, coloured pink on the network diagram. It is the seventh line of the former MTR network before the merger of MTR and KCR, and the world's first metro line designed to service a Disney theme park. There are only two stations on this line, Sunny Bay and Disneyland Resort, and the line operates as a shuttle service between these two stations. Sunny Bay station is an interchange station with the Tung Chung line between Tsing Yi and Tung Chung stations. Administratively, the entire line is in Tsuen Wan District, despite being situated on Lantau Island, and is the only MTR line in Hong Kong to run within a single district. It is indicated in {{color|#{{rcr|MTR|Disneyland Resort}}|Pink}} on the MTR map.
Construction
The rail link was constructed by Gammon Construction and completed in April 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.theengineer.co.uk/gammon-construction-awarded-238m/|title=Gammon Construction awarded £238m|publisher=The Engineer|date=19 August 2010|access-date=15 December 2019}}
In preparation for the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland on 12 September, the line started operating on 1 August 2005. The rolling stock is distinctive on account of its Mickey Mouse windows, interior couch seating, and Disneyland figurines displayed in the carriages.
On 4 September 2005, the Disneyland Resort line served nearly 40,000 passengers. Peak patronage occurs around 08:00–10:00 and 21:00–23:00 hours, at the parks' respective opening and closing times.
Train design
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The Disneyland Resort line is {{Convert|3.5|km}} long, and has a travel time of around 6 minutes. Its track gauge is {{RailGauge|1432mm|lk=on}}. The MTR designed a new driverless train and produced it by refitting existing M-Trains for the line which is designed with a Disney theme in mind. Bronze statues of well-known Disney characters, such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, are included inside of the trains, and the windows are shaped like Mickey Mouse's head, instead of the rounded rectangles found on trains of other lines.
All of the trains used on the Disneyland Resort line were originally ordered from 1994 to 1998 as subtype H-Stock train (Phase 3 EMU, A/C 270-291, B/C 486-496). MTR contracted Alstom for these trains, but they were made in England, much like the Phase 1 and 2 trains ordered from 1979 to 1989 and made by Metro-Cammell (also in England), which was acquired by GEC Alsthom (now Alstom) in 1989. Units A/C274 A/C281 A/C284 A/C289 A/C291 and B/C490 are now used on the Disneyland Resort line; they were refurbished in 2005 by United Goninan, the same company that modernized the Urban Line trains from 1998 to 2001.
These trains are the first on the MTR to use automatic train operation during normal operation, followed by the CNR Changchun EMUs in service on the South Island line. However, unlike the South Island line, the operator's cab area has been retained, visible through glass windows at each end of the train.
File:Disneyland Resort Station platforms 2023 11 part3.jpg|The platforms of the Disneyland Resort station show conspicuous Victorian features.
File:DisneylandMTrain-InteriorCenter.JPG|Inside the Disneyland Resort line MTR M-trains. The grab handles resemble Mickey Mouse.
File:Disneyland MTR, Disneyland Station.JPG|M-Train at Disneyland Resort station
Stations
This is a list of the stations on the Disneyland Resort line.
List
| class="wikitable" style="color: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%"
! rowspan="2" | Livery ! colspan="2" | Station Name ! rowspan="2" | Images ! rowspan="2" | Interchange; ! rowspan="2" | Opening ! rowspan="2" | District |
| English
!Chinese |
|---|
| bgcolor=#{{rcr|MTR|Disneyland Resort}}
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |Disneyland Resort Line (DRL) |
| style="background-color: #808080;" |
| {{STN|Sunny Bay|x}} | 欣澳 | 100px | {{rcb|MTR|Tung Chung|croute}} | 1 June 2005; | rowspan="2" | Tsuen Wan |
| style="background-color:#005533;" |
| {{STN|Disneyland Resort|x}} | 迪士尼 | 100px | {{sdash}} | 1 August 2005; |
| bgcolor = #{{rcr|MTR|drl}}
|colspan = "7"| |
Disneyland Resort station was designed in Victorian architecture, while Sunny Bay was designed to be modern. This contrast in design was done to make passengers feel like they are travelling through time between the fantasy world of the Disneyland Resort and the rest of the city.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Disneyland Resort line}}
- [http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/env_rep_penny.html Environmental reports of the Disneyland Resort Line (Penny's Bay Rail Link) Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102211212/http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/env_rep_penny.html |date=2007-11-02 }}
- [http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/lar2_e.htm#1 Disneyland Resort Line project website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111164549/http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/lar2_e.htm#1 |date=2007-11-11 }}
- [http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/images/PBL_Brochure_E.pdf A brochure of the Penny's Bay Rail Link project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413160334/http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/images/PBL_Brochure_E.pdf |date=2005-04-13 }} (Adobe Systems Acrobat (pdf) format)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070107223159/http://www.hkdlsource.com/resort/mtr HKDL Source - The Premiere Hong Kong Disneyland Fansite - MTR Page]
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Category:1432 mm gauge railways in Hong Kong
Category:Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Category:Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Category:Railway lines opened in 2005