MTR Corp. : MTR Steps Up Train Service for the Holidays
12/15/2011 | 06:58am
PR111/11
15 December 2011
MTR Steps Up Train Service for the Holidays
As Hong Kong gears up for the holiday season, the MTR
Corporation will be enhancing train service to meet the
Christmas and New Year rush. Other than the overnight service
on Christmas Eve, train service will also be strengthened on
the Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong lines this Saturday (17 December
2011) during lunch and dinner periods as well as late night
between 10pm and 11pm. MTR services will also be stepped up
in the afternoon of the Winter Solstice (22 December) and on
the Fridays before Christmas and New Year.
MTR Overnight Service (24 December 2011)
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8:00pm to
12:30am
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12:30am to
2:30am
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2:30am to
3:30am
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3:30am to
6:00am
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Line
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8:00pm to
12:30am
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12:30am to
2:30am
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2:30am to
3:30am
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3:30am to
6:00am
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8:00pm to
12:30am
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12:30am to
2:30am
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2:30am to
3:30am
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3:30am to
6:00am
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Kwun Tong Line,
Island Line
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3.5 minutes
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5 minutes
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8 minutes
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10 minutes
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Tsuen Wan Line,
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3.5 minutes
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3.5-5 minutes
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8 minutes
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10 minutes
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Tseung Kwan O Line
North Point - Po Lam
Tiu Keng Leng - LOHAS Park
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4 minutes
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5 minutes
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8 minutes
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10 minutes
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Tseung Kwan O Line
North Point - Po Lam
Tiu Keng Leng - LOHAS Park
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12 minutes
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12 minutes
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12 minutes
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15 minutes
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8:00pm to
12:00am
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Line
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8:00pm to
12:00am
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12:00am to 1:45am
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1:45am to 6:00am
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8:00pm to
12:00am
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Tung Chung Line
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8 minutes
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8 minutes (24 Dec)
6.5 minutes (31 Dec)
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12 minutes
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Line
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12:30am to 1:30am
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1:30am to 3:00am
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3:00am to 5:30am
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East Rail Line (Hung
Hom - Sheung Shui),
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6 minutes (24 Dec)
5.5 minutes (31 Dec)
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10 minutes (24 Dec)
8 minutes (31 Dec)
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15 minutes (24 Dec
& 31 Dec)
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Line
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12:30am to 1:30am
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1:30am to 3:00am
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3:00am to 5:30am
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West Rail Line
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5.5 minutes (24 Dec)
5 minutes (31 Dec)
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10 minutes (24 Dec)
8 minutes (31 Dec)
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15 minutes
(24 Dec & 31 Dec)
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12:00am to
2:00am
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Line
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12:00am to
2:00am
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2:00am to 3:30am
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3:30am to 5:40am
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12:00am to
2:00am
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Ma On Shan Line
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6.5 minutes
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10 minutes
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15 minutes
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Disneyland Resort Line
The Disneyland Resort Line service will close as usual at
12:45am on Christmas Eve and
New Year's Eve.
MTR Buses
MTR bus routes 506 and K51 feeding the West Rail Line will
extend service to 2am on
Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve with buses running at 10 to
15-minute intervals.
Light Rail
Light Rail Routes 507, 614P, 615P, 705 and 706 will run
throughout the night on Christmas
Eve and New Year's Eve at 10 to 16-minute intervals.
Airport Express
For the convenience of those travelling overseas, Airport
Express service will be enhanced as follows:
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Period
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Service Details
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22-24 December 2011
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Frequency increased to 10-minute intervals from 7am to
3pm
(normal frequency 12 minutes)
The first train departs from Hong Kong Station at 5am
(50 minutes earlier than normal service) and at 5:26am
from AsiaWorld-Expo
Station.
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27 December 2011
and
2 January 2012
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Frequency increased to 10-minute intervals from 5:30pm
to
11:30pm (normal frequency 12 minutes)
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Passengers are advised to use Octopus cards when travelling
on the MTR during the holidays. Single Journey Ticket users
should buy two tickets at their originating station, to avoid
the long queues for their return journey.
Special crowd control measures will be implemented at busy
stations such as Tsim Sha Tsui, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Causeway
Bay, Wan Chai, Admiralty and Central stations on Christmas
Eve and New Year's Eve. Passengers are reminded to follow
advice from station staff and the Police.
To ensure safe and efficient service, passengers are reminded
not to bring metallic balloons or inflammable materials into
MTR premises.
The "Art in MTR - living art" programme will partner up with
the Carol Singing Festival to bring delightful choir
performances to the MTR every evening in the run-up to
Christmas. The Carol Singing Festival is organised by the
Child Development Matching Fund to raise funds for
underprivileged youth.
To support this meaningful cause, the MTR Corporation has
opened the floor of the
Central Subway of Hong Kong Station between 6:00pm and 6:45pm
from 16 to 24
December for participating choir groups, made up of
volunteers from schools, and other art organisations.
Passengers are invited to stop by to enjoy the Christmas
carols.
The MTR Corporation wishes all passengers a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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