Video | Race the MTR: Passenger attempts to beat Mongkok to Prince Edward train - on foot

When queuing for a packed MTR train, you may have wondered whether it wouldn't be quicker just to go by foot. Well, one Hong Kong man decided to put this to the test.

Published: 10:00am, 24 Sep 2014Updated: 6:22am, 25 Sep 2014

When queuing for a packed MTR train, you may have wondered whether it wouldn't be quicker just to go by foot. Well, one Hong Kong man decided to put this to the test.

‘Race the Tube – Hong Kong’ was inspired by a similar video filmed in London, in which rugby player James Heptonstall tried to beat the Tube in a race between stations on the Circle Line.

While a cameraman remained on the train to film his arrival, Heptonstall left the train and sprinted 380 metres, tackling 75 steps and two ticket barriers as he went, to beat the train from Mansion House to Cannon Street.

Crossing the distance in a sprightly 80 seconds, Heptonstall managed to beat the notoriously slow London subway system.

But could the MTR – a faster, newer railway – be similarly conquered?

Hong Kong Youtuber Ngan Cuz enlisted a fit friend to try his luck against the Tseun Wan line. Arriving at Mong Kok station he alighted the train, setting himself the challenge of running to the next stop, Prince Edward, with the goal of reboarding his train there.

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