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{{Short description|Hong Kong MTR railway line}}
{{About|the MTR line serving the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort|the monorail lines at other Disney theme parks|Disney monorail (disambiguation){{!}}Disney monorail}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name                            = <big>Disneyland Resort line<br>{{lang|zh-Hant-HK|迪士尼綫}}</big>
| status                          = Operational
| color                           = {{rcr|MTR|drl}}
| mapcolor                        = {{rcb|MTR|drl|box}} Pink (#{{rcr|MTR|drl}})
| image                           = Sunny Bay Station (57).JPG
| image_width                     = 300px
| image_alt                       = 
| caption                         = A Disneyland Resort line train at [[Sunny Bay station]]
| type                            = [[Rapid transit]], [[Automatic train operation|driverless]]
| owner                           = [[MTR Corporation]]
| system                          = [[MTR]]
| locale                          = [[Districts of Hong Kong|Districts]]: [[Tsuen Wan District|Tsuen Wan]]
| start                           = {{STN|Disneyland Resort|x}}
| end                             = {{STN|Sunny Bay|x}}
| stations                        = 2
| connectinglines                 = {{plainlist|
* {{rcb|MTR|Tung Chung|croute}}
}}
| open                            = 1 August 2005
| close                           = 
| character                       = At-grade
| depot                           = [[Siu Ho Wan]]
| stock                           = [[MTR Metro Cammell EMU (DC)#Disneyland Resort line stock|3 refurbished Metro Cammell EMUs (DC)]]
| linelength                      = {{cvt|3.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracks                          = [[Single-track railway|Bi-directional single-track]] (with a single [[passing loop]])
| gauge                           = {{RailGauge|1432mm|allk=on}}
| electrification                 = {{1,500 V DC}} ([[Overhead line]])
| signalling                      = {{plainlist|
*[[SelTrac]] LS, GoA4: [[Automatic train operation#Grades of Automation|UTO]] <small>(since 2005)</small>
*Traffic Control Technology [[Communications-based train control|CBTC]] <small>(future)</small>
}}
| speed                           = {{plainlist|
*Average: {{cvt|55|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
*Maximum: {{cvt|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<ref name="business report 2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/publications/images/business_overview_e.pdf|title=Business Overview|publisher=[[MTR]]|date=July 2021|access-date=2022-08-08|pages=6}}</ref>
}}
| map                             = [[File:Disneyland Resort Line.svg|200px|center]]<hr />{{Disneyland Resort line RDT}}
| map_state                       = collapsed
| ridership2                      = 11,000 daily average (2010)<ref name="passenger numbers">{{cite web|url=http://gia.info.gov.hk/general/201106/08/P201106080126_0126_79963.pdf|title = Daily average patronage and train loading on MTR Railway Lines in 2005 to 2010 |publisher=[[HKSAR Government]]|date=8 June 2011|access-date =10 February 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{Chinese
| t = 迪士尼綫
| s = 迪士尼线
| p = Díshìní xiàn
| j = dik6 si6 nei4 sin3
| y = dihk sih nèih sin
}}
[[File:MTR Disneyland Resort Line Geograpical Map.png|thumb|Geographically accurate route map of the Disneyland Resort line]]

The '''Disneyland Resort&nbsp;line''' ({{zh|t=迪士尼綫}}) is a [[rapid transit]] line connecting [[Sunny Bay]] to the [[Hong Kong Disneyland Resort]], coloured pink on the network diagram. It is the seventh line of the former MTR network before the [[MTR–KCR merger|merger of MTR and KCR]], and the world's first [[rapid transit|metro]] line designed to service a [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products|Disney theme park]]. There are only two stations on this line, [[Sunny Bay station|Sunny Bay]] and [[Disneyland Resort station|Disneyland Resort]], and the line operates as a shuttle service between these two stations. Sunny Bay station is an interchange station with the [[Tung Chung line|Tung Chung&nbsp;line]] between [[Tsing Yi station|Tsing Yi]] and [[Tung Chung station|Tung Chung]] stations. Administratively, the entire line is in [[Tsuen Wan District]], despite being situated on Lantau Island, and is the only MTR line in Hong Kong to run within a single district. It is indicated in '''{{color|#{{rcr|MTR|Disneyland Resort}}|Pink}}''' on the [[MTR|MTR map]].

==Construction==
The rail link was constructed by [[Gammon Construction]] and completed in April 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theengineer.co.uk/gammon-construction-awarded-238m/|title=Gammon Construction awarded £238m|publisher=The Engineer|date=19 August 2010|access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref>

In preparation for the opening of [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] on 12 September, the line started operating on 1 August 2005. The rolling stock is distinctive on account of its Mickey Mouse windows, interior couch seating, and Disneyland figurines displayed in the carriages.

On 4 September 2005, the Disneyland Resort line served nearly 40,000 passengers. Peak patronage occurs around 08:00–10:00 and 21:00–23:00 hours, at the parks' respective opening and closing times.

==Train design==
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The Disneyland Resort line is {{Convert|3.5|km}} long, and has a travel time of around 6 minutes. Its track gauge is {{RailGauge|1432mm|lk=on}}. The MTR designed a new driverless train and produced it by refitting existing [[MTR Metro Cammell EMU (DC)|M-Trains]] for the line which is designed with a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] theme in mind. Bronze statues of well-known Disney characters, such as [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Donald Duck]], are included inside of the trains, and the windows are shaped like Mickey Mouse's head, instead of the rounded rectangles found on trains of other lines.

All of the trains used on the Disneyland Resort line were originally ordered from 1994 to 1998 as subtype H-Stock train (Phase 3 EMU, A/C 270-291, B/C 486-496). MTR contracted [[Alstom]] for these trains, but they were made in England, much like the Phase 1 and 2 trains ordered from 1979 to 1989 and made by [[Metro-Cammell]] (also in England), which was acquired by GEC Alsthom (now Alstom) in 1989. Units A/C274 A/C281 A/C284 A/C289 A/C291 and B/C490 are now used on the Disneyland Resort line; they were refurbished in 2005 by [[UGL Rail|United Goninan]], the same company that modernized the Urban Line trains from 1998 to 2001.

These trains are the first on the MTR to use [[automatic train operation]] during normal operation, followed by the [[MTR CNR Changchun EMU|CNR Changchun EMUs]] in service on the [[South Island line]]. However, unlike the South Island line, the operator's cab area has been retained, visible through glass windows at each end of the train.

<gallery>
File:Disneyland Resort Station platforms 2023 11 part3.jpg|The platforms of the [[Disneyland Resort station]] show conspicuous Victorian features.
File:DisneylandMTrain-InteriorCenter.JPG|Inside the Disneyland Resort line MTR M-trains. The grab handles resemble [[Mickey Mouse]].
File:Disneyland MTR, Disneyland Station.JPG|M-Train at [[Disneyland Resort station]]
</gallery>

==Stations==
This is a list of the [[List of MTR stations|stations]] on the Disneyland Resort line.

'''List'''
{| class="wikitable" style="color: black; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%"
! rowspan="2" | Livery
! colspan="2" | Station Name
! rowspan="2" | Images
! rowspan="2" | Interchange;<br /><small>Adjacent transportation</small>
! rowspan="2" | Opening
! rowspan="2" | [[Districts of Hong Kong|District]]
|-
!English
!Chinese
|- bgcolor=#{{rcr|MTR|Disneyland Resort}}
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |'''<span style="color:white;">Disneyland Resort Line (DRL)</span>'''
|-
| style="background-color: #808080;" |
| '''{{STN|Sunny Bay|x}}'''
| 欣澳
| [[File:Sunny Bay Station platforms 2023 11 part2.jpg|100px]]
| {{rcb|MTR|Tung Chung|croute}}
| 1 June 2005;<br />{{Years or months ago|2005|06}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Tsuen Wan District|Tsuen Wan]]
|-
| style="background-color:#005533;" |
| '''{{STN|Disneyland Resort|x}}'''
| 迪士尼
| [[File:Disneyland Resort Station 2009.jpg|100px]]
| {{sdash}}
| 1 August 2005;<br />{{Years or months ago|2005|08}}
|-bgcolor = #{{rcr|MTR|drl}}
|colspan = "7"|
|}

Disneyland Resort station was designed in [[Victorian architecture]], while Sunny Bay was designed to be modern. This contrast in design was done to make passengers feel like they are travelling through time between the fantasy world of the Disneyland Resort and the rest of the city.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Disney|Trains|Hong Kong}}
*[[Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]]

{{Clear right}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Disneyland Resort line}}
*[http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/env_rep_penny.html Environmental reports of the Disneyland Resort Line (Penny's Bay Rail Link) Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102211212/http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/env_rep_penny.html |date=2007-11-02 }}
*[http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/lar2_e.htm#1 Disneyland Resort Line project website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111164549/http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/lar2_e.htm#1 |date=2007-11-11 }}
*[http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/images/PBL_Brochure_E.pdf A brochure of the Penny's Bay Rail Link project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413160334/http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/extensions/images/PBL_Brochure_E.pdf |date=2005-04-13 }} ([[Adobe Systems]] [[Adobe Acrobat|Acrobat]] (''pdf'') format)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070107223159/http://www.hkdlsource.com/resort/mtr HKDL Source - The Premiere Hong Kong Disneyland Fansite - MTR Page]

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[[Category:1432 mm gauge railways in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Hong Kong Disneyland Resort]]
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[[Category:Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]]
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[[Category:Railways of amusement parks in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Hong Kong]]