Design
Exteriorly the "head" car, D car, applies a slightly bullet train head for better acceleration against the drag in higher speed. Exterior livery is almost the same as East Rail Line Metro Cammell EMU, 5 sliding doors on each side per standard compartment and 2 sliding doors on each side per first class compartment (1 is unused), while the interior of SP1900 is yellowish with blue floor.
Interior design more resembles to the MTR Modernization Train. Featuring the fully latitudinal seating arrangement and interiorly passable interface, which is wider than the refurbished East Rail Line Metro Cammell EMU. Each car has mounted 6 LCD monitors and broadcasting the looping daily TV news provided by Cable TV Hong Kong (Newsline Express), advertisements and safety guidelines with announcement. 2 small video cameras are mounted in opposite positions on each car for driver to keep the train under surveillance.
In 2007, KCRC introduced the "Art Unlimited" Art Train on 1 set for East Rail and 1 set for West Rail. Featuring pro-modern plane art exhibition dedicated by public volunteers on both exterior and interior of the train compartments. The posters were removed right before the merger of 2 operators by the end of same year.
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