2007年，兩鐵合併，原先由九廣鐵路公司營運嘅何東樓車廠隨東鐵綫租畀香港鐵路有限公司（港鐵公司）繼續營運。
In 2007, the two railways were merged, and the Ho Tung Lou Depot, which was previously operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, was leased to the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL) for continued operation along with the East Rail Line.