Hong Kong tram ride in Heavy rain | Shau Kei Wan ➡️ Wan Chai ➡️ Kennedy Town full route | 4K 60FPS
This video shows the full Hong Kong Tramways route from Shau Kei Wan in the east of Hong Kong Island to Davis Street in Kennedy Town to the West in real time. There is only ambient noise and chatter, with no commentary, effects, or music.
Hong Kong’s iconic tramways are one of the few examples of double-decker tramways still in operation (alongside the Alexandria tramway in Egypt and trams in Blackpool, UK) and offer a unique vista from which to view the city. We’ll travel through most of the major districts and shopping areas of northern Hong Kong Island, including Wan Chai, Admiralty, and Central, and passing landmarks including the Western Market, Seafood Street, and Causeway Bay.
A journey as long as this one is incredibly cheap - as low as HKD $3, or approximately 30 British pence or 30 US cents - so it’s hard to say it’s not worth it for the uniqueness and sightseeing value. Travelling by tram is a less popular form of transport compared to the MTR, likely owing to its vulnerability to traffic congestion and lack of air conditioning, but the view can’t be beaten. These tramways are something to be treasured, and a living example of the city’s rich culture and history.
We picked a rainy day to film this video, because filming in the rain with a gimbal is extremely difficult, and were blessed by a really great looking downpour as we passed through Causeway Bay. The video was filmed using a Panasonic GH5S on a DJI RS3 Mini gimbal that was in turn mounted on a tripod. Turns were manually controlled using the gimbal’s joystick.
There’s one cut due to us transferring between trams at Western Market, as well as another just before Causeway Bay as my camera randomly decided to stop recording. I’m quite proud of this video, though I regret that we ended up stuck behind another tram for a lot of it. Still... That’s just as much part of the experience, right?
List of stops with timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:16 Shau Kei Wan
01:10 Chai Wan Road
03:50 Sun Sing Street
05:40 Hoo Foo Street
06:30 Holy Cross Path
08:19 Tai Hong Street
09:04 Tai Koo Shing Road
10:46 Kornhill
12:26 Shipyard Lane
14:06 Mount Parker Road
17:28 Finnie Street
18:21 Java Road
19:42 Healthy Street East
20:30 Healthy Street West
21:42 Tin Chiu Street
23:36 Shu Kuk Street
26:14 North Point Road
28:25 Fortress Hill
30:28 Jupiter Street
31:48 Lau Li Street
33:38 Lau Sin Street
35:45 Victoria Park
36:46 Shelter Street
39:37 Pennington Street
40:45 Paterson Street
45:10 Canal Road West
48:20 Tonnochy Road
52:01 O’Brien Road
53:38 Swatow Street
54:47 Gresson Street
56:10 Arsenal Street
57:10 Admiralty MTR Station
58:30 Cotton Tree Drive
01:00:00 Bank Street
01:01:35 Pedder Street
01:03:00 Pottinger Street
01:05:29 Gilman Street
01:07:31 Man Wah Lane
01:08:16 Western Market Terminus, tram transfer
01:11:36 Macau Ferry Terminal
01:12:05 Connaught Road West
01:13:50 Sutherland Street
01:19:32 Eastern Street
01:22:00 Western Street
01:23:54 Water Street
01:25:57 Whitty Street
01:29:35 Hill Road
01:32:16 Queen’s Road West
01:34:01 Kennedy Town Praya
01:35:10 Sands Street
01:38:31 Smithfield
01:39:43 Davis Street and outro (Mong Kok)
A clarifying note on fare prices: The trip in the above video was HKD 6 as I transferred at Western Market. If I got the Shau Kei Wan to Kennedy Town service, it would’ve been HKD 3, but those aren’t super frequent. Still, it is possible!
Postscript: This video marks 500 subscribers! I can’t really believe so many people are interested in me slowly walking around various cities and occasionally breathing overly heavily, but hey. I’m really proud of everything I’ve done. I fall well below monetization metrics, but that’s OK; I can film videos I know won’t be very popular as I’m not trying to keep the algorithm happy or trying to maximize my earnings. I was, am, and forever will be just an idiot with a camera who’s trying to take snapshots of places that might one day disappear. And that’s fine! Thank you to everyone who’s come along for this journey, whether for a few minutes at the start of a video or to those who put them on in the background while working or studying. I really appreciate you.
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