The Transport Department today reached an agreement with the MTR Corporation on opening up real-time arrival data on four of its rail lines - the Airport Express, Tung Chung Line, Tseung Kwan O Line and West Rail Line.

The real-time arrival data is expected to be available via the Public Sector Information Portal in the third quarter of this year. It is free of charge for the public and the industry.

New World First Bus, Citybus and New Lantao Bus had earlier agreed to open up their real-time data via data.gov.hk.

Meanwhile, the Government will fund the development of a real-time arrival data collection system for green minibuses (GMBs) and the installation of on-board positioning devices on 3,300 GMBs in Hong Kong.

Passengers will be able to access the buses' real-time arrival information through the Transport Department's mobile app HKeMobility. The data will also be released via data.gov.hk.