3 Interesting Facts about the PEAK TRAM in Hong Kong

The peak tram in Hong Kong is a tram that goes from downtown hong kong to Victoria Peak, which is the top of the mountain.

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3. Operation
-opened on May 30th, 1888
-1.3 km or 0.8 miles in length up an elevation of 1,300 feet
-The tram railway is so steep buildings will look like they are an angle going up. The steepness varies from 4 degrees to 27 degrees
-17,000 daily ridership which is mostly tourists. Almost no one uses this tram as a method of daily transportation except some elderly who live at the first stop of the tram.
-6 stations

2. History
-From the mid 1800 to 1900 the population on Hong Kong’s was growing on the Peak. After the completion of the Peak Hotel further interest grew in making a faster method of traveling up the mountain.
-A clever Scotsman, Alexander Findlay Smith devised a way of having a steel cable pull a train car up the mountain and the Peak Tram was born.
-Between 1908 to 1949, 2 seats at the front of the tram displayed a plaque “This seat is reserved for His Excellency, the Governor” and was not filled until 2 minutes before departure. This was just in case the Governor showed up unannounced.
-Back i those days the tram was divided into 1st, 2nd and 3rd class each with corresponding payments just like on airline flights. Today those classes don’t exist, it’s all 1 class first come first serve getting seats.

1. The Peak Tower
-At the top of the Peak tram is a shopping center, restaurants and the Stylish Peak Tower building with rooftop 360 observation deck. I should note if you are looking to go up on the observation deck it’ll cost $10-15 based on the conversion rate which is paid at the base of an up escalator
-now if you’re a rebel you can just wait till someone isn’t looking and run up the down escalator.. but you didn’t hear that from me.
-The Peak tower was constructed in 1972 then renovated in 1997 and further renovated in 2005.
-There are plenty of walking trails and incredible views every direction.
-The landscape can be very steep so wear good shoes, one thing to note, tourists shouldn’t go talking about at dawn or dusk as this is the time when mosquitoes are out.
-Mosquitoes in Hong Kong carry Dengue Fever, a horrible illness that feels like the dark lord himself is constantly punching you in the stomach. This illness is so bad that is been known to kill the elderly. Think food poisoning just 10x worse.

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