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The East Rail train changed into "new shirts" and turned into works of art. Li Huishi has a part in designing the car pattern

2022-08-07T14:43:26.317Z


The cross-sea section of the East Railway was opened to traffic in mid-May this year. MTR announced today (7th) that the East Rail Line will have another move. Local artists will design the body and carriages of a train. The former is inspired by the colors of the East Rail Line's stations; the latter


The cross-sea section of the East Railway was opened to traffic in mid-May this year.

MTR announced today (April 7) that the East Rail Line has another move. Local artists will design the body and carriages of a train. The former is inspired by the colors of the East Rail Line's stations; the latter is accompanied by illustrations and designs by students from primary and secondary schools along the line. hot air balloon pattern.

MTR Express 2 stated that "The Goddess of Cars under the Cow" Li Huishi also designed a hot air balloon pattern, which will be displayed in one of the carriages. The related trains have been put into service on the East Rail Line and will run until the end of this year.


MTR has collaborated with the Hong Kong Youth Arts Association to create the "East Rail Line. Fun Art" train with two local artists, Cheng Kin Yip and Wong Ting Fung, hoping to use large-scale artworks to showcase the cultural characteristics of the East Rail Line.

MTR pointed out that the train has been put into service, and the body was created by Wong Ting Fung, with the Chinese name strokes and colors of the East Rail Line stations as design inspiration, and the large-scale Chinese and English railway line names of "East Rail Line East Rail Line".

Primary and secondary school students along the East Rail Line design hot air balloons

As for the design of the carriages, illustrations by Zheng Jianye and the hot air balloon patterns designed by primary and secondary school students along the East Rail Line present the landmarks and views of the communities where the 16 East Rail Line stations belong.

The MTR continued to point out that Li Huishi, the "girl under the cow" who won the bronze medal in the women's track cycling competition at the Tokyo Olympics last year, also participated in the art creation, and also designed a hot air balloon pattern inspired by the medals on the East Olympic medals. The Goddess of Victory, whose works will be displayed in the themed carriages of the Fo Tan Station.

The illustration of each carriage is based on the theme of two stations. The art train runs until the end of the year

MTR Corporate Affairs and Brand Director Choi Shaoming, singer Hins Cheung, Hong Kong Young Artists Association Director Tsang Wai Man, and two artists celebrated the departure of the "East Rail Line - Fun Art" train at MTR Racecourse Station today.

Cai Shaomian pointed out that this cooperation brings the unique features of the community into the train, and passengers can discover and visit the unique features of each community, such as the core commercial area of ​​Admiralty, Goldfish Street in Mong Kok, and the wishing tree in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, etc. Playful.

MTR pointed out that the total area of ​​the entire artwork exceeds 900 square meters. Except for the first-class carriages, each carriage has two station-themed illustrations. A total of 16 station-themed illustrations are spread across eight carriages. The trains will run until this year. end of the year.

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Source: hk1

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