Since 22 July 2019, the funicular railway has been reopened for service, using a temporary platform for Garden Road.
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The Peak is currently being upgraded to have longer cars and wider platforms. The line, along with HSH's Peak Tower leisure complex at the line's summit, is promoted using the brand The Peak. The Peak Tram is owned and operated by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, the owner of Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel along with other properties. Operated since 1888, it was the first funicular railway in Asia. Running from Garden Road Admiralty to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels, it provides the most direct route and offers good views over the harbour and skyscrapers of Hong Kong. Peak Tower I (1972-1994) entry at gwulo.The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island.Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peak Tower. ^ The Peak Tower Limited, Peak Tramways Company Limited.
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"Wrapping to come off Peak Tower after $100m renovation".
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It was situated on the top deck while the Peak Coffee Shop was located on the floor below. The Tower Restaurant, a western restaurant, opened in the same year. Construction started in 1971, and it was opened to the public on 29 August 1972. The first peak Tower was designed by Hong Kong architect Chung Wah Nan. The current Peak Tower is the second on the site. A wooden structure was built as its first upper terminus station.