Hong Kong’s tram operator has launched a new mobile app that provides real-time arrival information while pledging not to raise fares this year.Hong Kong Tramways on Tuesday announced the new app which would use location data to inform commuters of the arrival times and destinations of the next three trams at their stop.Paul Tirvaudey, managing director of Hong Kong Tramways, said the operator had installed more than 400 radio frequency identification (RFID) sensors along the 30km route, as well as RFID readers on its trams.
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Hong Kong tram operator launches real-time app, pledges no fare rise this year
Hong Kong Tramways launched a new mobile app on Tuesday that provides real-time arrival information for commuters. The app uses location data from over 400 RFID sensors installed along the 30km tram route and RFID readers on the trams to display the arrival times and destinations of the next three trams at each stop.
Lo Hoi-yingSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-14 · 06:39 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong Tramways launched a new mobile app on Tuesday that provides real-time arrival information for commuters. The app uses location data from over 400 RFID sensors installed along the 30km tram route and RFID readers on the trams to display the arrival times and destinations of the next three trams at each stop. According to Managing Director Paul Tirvaudey, the purpose of the app is to improve the commuter experience. The company also pledged that there would be no fare increase this year.
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More than 400 RFID sensors have been installed along the 30km route.
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Hong Kong Tramways pledges not to raise fares this year.
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