MTR LIGHT RAIL TRAIN IV(RT43)

The Light Rail Transit (LRT), known as the Light Rail Transit (LRT), is an important part of the public transport system in the Northwest New Territories (NWNT). It plays a dual role in providing feeder services for Tuen Mun Line passengers on the one hand, and is an important on-road public transport mode in the NWNT (Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai) on the other hand. The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) started the construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) in mid-1984 and the first phase of the system was commissioned in 1988. By 2003, the LR network covered Yuen Long, Tuen Mun and Tin Shui Wai, and in mid-2007, KCRC purchased an additional 22 new LR carriages (Phase 4 trains) to cope with the growth in patronage following the opening of the Kowloon Southern Link. Phase 4 was the first Light Rail train to be delivered after the rail merger and first entered service in 2009. The train body is predominantly white with light purple and bright green stripes. The train body is white with light purple and bright green stripes, while the seats are purple and green instead of orange, with additional wheelchair spaces and seat belts.