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"over 5 million trips made in an average weekday" That is hard to believe, and if it does make over 5 million trips then that "99.9% on time rate" is remarkable.

It's from Wikipedia. But it's unbelievable, I agree. 5 million passengers, that's more likely. The MTR website states: "With an average weekday patronage of about 5.6 million passengers, MTR is regarded as one of the world's leading railway operators for safety, reliability, customer service and cost efficiency."

But, the most remarkable data is, in my opinion, this:  The MTR is one of the most profitable metro systems in the world; it had a farebox recovery ratio* of 187 per cent in 2015, the world's highest. Dallas has, for example, 14%, Beijing 60%, Berlin and San Francisco 70%, and then there is MTR with 187%!!
If that's true, they really are on the top of the world.

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*The farebox recovery ratio (also called fare recovery ratio, fare recovery rate or other terms) of a passenger transportation system is the fraction of operating expenses which are met by the fares paid by passengers. It is computed by dividing the system's total fare revenue by its total operating expenses.