In December 2012, the MTR decided to phase out all Metro Cammell trains by 2017 and ordered 37 sets of 9 car MTR R-Stock trains built by Rotem in South Korea.
In December 2012, the MTR decided to phase out all Metro Cammell trains between 2018 and 2020. MTR ordered 37 sets of 9 car MTR R-Stock trains built by Rotem in South Korea.