High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In Hong Kong, the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC), which currently running East Rail, West Rail and Light Rail uses 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1?2 in). The Mass Transit Railway uses 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3?8 in) gauge, 3 mm (?in) narrower than standard gauge. A new railway line across the Tsing Ma Bridge, an extension to the 1,432 mm gauge Tung Chung Line. This 3 mm difference should cause no more problems than the 4 mm (5?32in) difference causes between Russia and Finland or the former 8 mm (5?16in) difference between Spain and Portugal. Hong Kong Tramways, which has been operating tram service on Hong Kong Island since 1904, uses 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge. The Kowloon-Canton Railway (now East Rail) was originally partially laid to 2 ft (610 mm) and 3 ft (914 mm) gauge during its construction, and the latter was proposed to be its gauge since the tunnel could only accommodate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge if the line was to be double track throughout. However it was built to standard gauge and was single track, retaining space at places for later expansion.

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