MTR CORPORATION LIMITED PR082/17
26 September 2017
Reminder of Special Fare Days on 1 and 2 October 2017 and Enhanced MTR Service for National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival
Please be reminded that the MTR Corporation is launching Special Fare Days on 1 and 2 October 2017 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Adult Octopus holders traveling on the MTR on these days will enjoy concessionary fares equal to Child Octopus fares while concessionary Octopus holders will enjoy a flat fare of $1 per domestic journey (except the Airport Express, MTR Feeder Bus, journeys to or from Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations and East Rail Line First Class Premium).
While customers can have unlimited rides with the special discount on these two days, they can enjoy the other promotional offers at the same time. The 3% rebate currently offered for every single Octopus trip as well as other fare promotion including the interchange discount, the Fare Saver discount and the 25% discount for connecting journeys with the Monthly Pass Extra (for Adult Octopus only) will continue to be provided on these days.
What's more, to provide members of the public with greater travel convenience to enjoy National Day Fireworks Display (Sunday, 1 October 2017) and the Mid-Autumn Festival (Wednesday, 4 October 2017), MTR train service on these two days will be enhanced.
In the evening of 1 October 2017, additional train services will be provided from 8:00pm on the Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line, and from 8:30pm on the West Rail Line to facilitate passengers heading out to enjoy the Fireworks Display.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival (4 October 2017), trains on all MTR lines (except Airport Express, Disneyland Resort Line and cross-boundary service) will operate overnight, with train service frequencies being stepped up from 3:00pm on the Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tseung Kwan O Line and South Island Line, and from 4:00pm on the East Rail Line, West Rail Line and Tung Chung Line, as well as from 4:30pm on the Ma On Shan Line.
Light Rail routes 505, 507, 610, 614P, 615P, 706 and 751 will also operate throughout the night. MTR Bus routes 506, K51 and K52 connecting to the West Rail Line will extend service hours on that night as well. Details of the service enhancements during the holidays are available in the attached Annex and the MTR website www.mtr.com.hk.
MTR Corporation would like to wish passengers a joyful Mid-Autumn Festival with their family and friends and a relaxing holiday. While celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, members of the public are reminded not to fly sky lanterns in areas near open sections of the railway, nor to bring any metallic balloons into MTR premises as these objects can affect railway operations.
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Annex: Service Enhancements for National Day Fireworks Display (Sunday, 1 October 2017)
Line | Period | Average Train Frequency (minutes) |
Island Line | 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | 3 |
Tsuen Wan Line | 3 | |
Kwun Tong Line | 3.6 | |
West Rail Line | 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm | 4 |
Service Enhancements for Mid-Autumn Festival
MTR Service Frequency (average) on Mid-Autumn Festival (Wednesday, 4 October 2017)Line | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | 8:00 pm to 12:30 am |
Island Line | 2.1 minutes | 3.6 minutes |
Tsuen Wan Line | 2 minutes | |
Kwun Tong Line | ||
Tiu Keng Leng- Ho Man Tin | 2.3 minutes | 3.6 minutes |
Ho Man Tin - Whampoa | 4.7 minutes | |
Tseung Kwan O Line | ||
North Point - Tseung Kwan O | 2.2 minutes | - |
North Point - Po Lam | 2.5 / 4 minutes | 4.1 minutes |
North Point - LOHASPark | 6.7 minutes | - |
Tiu Keng Leng- LOHASPark | - | 12 minutes |
South Island Line | 3.3 minutes | - |
Line | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | 10:00 pm to 12:30 am |
Tung Chung Line | ||
Hong Kong- Tsing Yi | 3 - 5 minutes | 8 minutes |
Hong Kong- Tung Chung | 4 - 8 minutes | |
Line | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
East Rail Line | |
Hung Hom- Sheung Shui | 4 - 8 minutes |
Hung Hom- Lo Wu | 6 - 8 minutes |
Hung Hom- Lok Ma Chau | 10 - 12 minutes |
West Rail Line | 3.5 minutes |
Line | 4:30 pm to 5:40 pm |
Ma On Shan Line | 4 minutes |
Line | 12:30 am to 2:30 am | 2:30 am to 3:30 am | 3:30 am to 6:00 am |
Island Line | 5 minutes | 8 minutes | 10 minutes |
Tsuen Wan Line | |||
Kwun Tong Line | |||
Tseung Kwan O Line | |||
North Point - Po Lam | 5 minutes | 8 minutes | 10 minutes |
Tiu Keng Leng- LOHASPark | 12 minutes | 12 minutes | 15 minutes |
South Island Line | 6 minutes | 8 minutes | 10 minutes |
Line | 12:30 am to 2:00 am | 2:00 am to 6:00 am |
Tung Chung Line | 8 minutes | 12 minutes |
Line | 12:30 am to 1:30 am | 1:30 am to 3:00 am | 3:00 am to 5:30 am |
East Rail Line* | |||
Hung Hom- Sheung Shui | 7 minutes | 10 minutes | 15 minutes |
West Rail Line | 7 minutes | 10 minutes | 15 minutes |
Line | 12:00 am to 2:00 am | 2:00 am to 3:30 am | 3:30 am to 5:30 am |
Ma On Shan Line | 6.5 minutes | 10 minutes | 15 minutes |
* Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations will be closed at the normal time
Light Rail
To provide greater convenience to West Rail Line passengers and residents of the Northwest New Territories, Light Rail routes 505, 507, 610, 614P, 615P, 706 and 751 will also operate throughout the night at 10 to 18-minute intervals.
MTR Bus
MTR Bus routes connecting to West Rail Line will be enhanced, with Route 506 extending service to 2:00 am while routes K51 and K52 will operate until 1:00 am at a frequency of 12 to 15 minutes.
Airport Express and Disneyland Resort Line
Airport Express and Disneyland Resort Line will operate according to their normal schedules during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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