MTR CORPORATION LIMITED PR027/18 20 April 2018
Passengers to Enjoy More Frequent Train Services Starting from 23 April 2018
Passengers will soon enjoy more frequent and convenient train trips with a new round of train service enhancements to be implemented starting from 23 April 2018. An extra 238 train trips per week will be added to the Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line and Island Line, reducing waiting time during different periods, particularly evening hours on weekdays and weekends.
"We have been closely monitoring train services and ridership with the aim of increasing train frequency where possible to meet passengers' demand," said Mr Adi Lau, Operations Director of MTR Corporation. "With more passengers travelling in the MTR network, we believe the latest initiative will provide them with more convenient and comfortable journeys."
Since 2012, more than 3,100 train trips per week have been added to the MTR heavy rail network while over 600 trips per week have been added to the light rail network to accommodate the increasing demand for rail service. In 2017, MTR heavy rail, light rail and buses carried more than 2 billion passenger trips throughout the year.
Details of the MTR service enhancements are available in the attached annex.
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About MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation is regarded as one of the world's leading railway operators for safety, reliability, customer service and cost efficiency. In its home base of Hong Kong, the Corporation operates ten commuter railway lines, a Light Rail network and a high-speed Airport Express link on which about 5.8 million passenger trips are made on a normal week day. Another 6.5 million passenger trips are made on the rail services it operates outside Hong Kong in the Mainland of China, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Australia. In addition, the Corporation is involved in a range of railway construction projects as well as railway consultancy and contracting services around the world. Leveraging on its railway expertise, the Corporation is involved in the development of transit-related residential and commercial property projects, property management, shopping malls leasing and management, advertising media and telecommunication services.
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Annex
Train service enhancements for Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line starting from 23 April 2018
Line | Day | Period | Train Frequency | Additional Train Trips (Weekly) | |
From | To | ||||
Tsuen Wan Line | Monday to Thursday | 9:45am - 12:00nn | 3 min 33 sec | 3 min 5 sec | 48 |
8:31pm - 11:30pm | 4 min 10 sec | 3 min 45 sec | 40 | ||
Friday | 12:00nn - 4:15pm | 3 min 33 sec | 3 min 5 sec | 22 | |
8:10pm - 11:30pm | 3 min 33 sec | 3 min 5 sec | 18 | ||
Saturday | 5:00pm - 7:00pm | 2 min 20 sec | 2 min 10 sec | 8 | |
8:31pm - 11:30pm | 4 min 10 sec | 3 min 45 sec | 10 | ||
Sunday/ Public Holiday | 8:00am - 9:00am | 5 min | 4 min 10 sec | 2 | |
9:00am - 2:00pm | 3 min 5 sec | 2 min 45 sec | 24 | ||
5:00pm - 6:00pm | 3 min 5 sec | 2 min 30 sec | 8 | ||
6:00pm - 7:00pm | 2 min 45 sec | 2 min 30 sec | 6 | ||
8:30pm - 11:30pm | 5 min | 4 min 10 sec | 14 | ||
Line | Day | Period | Train Frequency | Additional Train Trips (Weekly) | |
From | To | ||||
Kwun Tong Line | Monday to Thursday | 4:00pm - 4:35pm | 3 min 33 sec (Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Whampoa) | 2 min 50 sec (Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Ho Man Tin) | 16 |
5 min 40 sec (Ho Man Tin ↔ Whampoa) | |||||
Monday to Friday | 4:35pm - 7:00pm | 2 min 20 sec (Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Ho Man Tin) | 2 min 18 sec (Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Ho Man Tin) | 10 | |
4 min 40 sec (Ho Man Tin ↔ Whampoa) | 4 min 36 sec (Ho Man Tin ↔ Whampoa) | ||||
Saturday | 5:00pm - 7:00pm | 2 min 20 sec (Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Ho Man Tin) | 2 min 16 sec (Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Ho Man Tin) | 4 | |
4 min 40 sec (Ho Man Tin ↔ Whampoa) | 4 min 32 sec (Ho Man Tin ↔ Whampoa) | ||||
Train service enhancement for Island Line starting from 28 April 2018
Line | Day | Period | Train Frequency | Additional Train Trips (Weekly) | |
From | To | ||||
Island Line | Saturday | 5:00pm - 7:00pm | 2 min 30 sec | 2 min 20 sec | 8 |
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