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MTR Enhances Non-Peak Hour Services on Nine Railway Lines PR032/21 18 May 2021 MTR Enhances Non-Peak Hour Services on Nine Railway Lines MTR Corporation is committed to providing convenient train services for passengers. In view of the government’s latest anti-pandemic measures, including relaxation of the social distancing measures as well as the resumption of half-day classes at schools, the Corporation will enhance non-peak hour train services on weekdays, weekends and public holidays on nine railway lines. With effect from 21 May 2021 (Friday), additional services will be provided on the Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tseung Kwan O Line, South Island Line, Tung Chung Line, East Rail Line, West Rail Line and Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 to provide more convenience to the public. MTR has been maintaining normal train services during peak hours on weekdays amid the pandemic, while train services during non-peak hours have been adjusted flexibly according to the patronage of the respective railway lines. Under this round of train service adjustment, train frequency on Friday nights, as well as during the day, evening and night on weekends and public holidays on the Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line will be enhanced to every 2.4 to 6.2 minutes. Train frequency on the South Island Line on weekday evenings, weekends and public holidays will be stepped up to every 4 to 6 minutes. As for the Tseung Kwan O Line, Tung Chung Line, East Rail Line, West Rail Line and Tuen Ma Line Phase 1, train services during non-peak hours on weekends will be enhanced. Besides, in view of the resumption of half-day classes at schools, starting from 24 May (Monday), train services on the nine railway lines will be enhanced from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm on weekdays to cope with the anticipated increase in passenger demand due to more students attending and leaving schools in the corresponding timeslot. (Please refer to the annex for details of the train service adjustment.) The Corporation will continue to closely monitor the operation of railway lines, maintain sufficient carrying capacity to meet the passenger demand, and adjust train service when necessary. -End- About MTR Corporation Every day, MTR connects people and communities. As a recognised world-class operator of sustainable rail transport services, we are a leader in safety, reliability, customer service and efficiency. MTR has extensive end-to-end railway expertise with more than 40 years of railway projects experience from design to planning and construction through to commissioning, maintenance and operations. Going beyond railway delivery and operation, MTR also creates and manages dynamic communities around its network through seamless integration of rail, commercial and property development. With more than 40,000 dedicated staff*, MTR carries over 13 million passenger journeys worldwide every weekday in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia and the Mainland of China. MTR strives to grow and connect communities for a better future. For more information about MTR Corporation, please visit www.mtr.com.hk. *includes our subsidiaries and associates in Hong Kong and worldwide Annex Details of train service enhancement Train frequency on Mondays to Sundays and public holidays (With effect from 21 May 2021) Railway Mondays to Sundays and public Fridays Saturdays lines Thursdays holidays After After After After Current Current Current Current adjustment adjustment adjustment adjustment Tuen Ma 7:30 am – 8:30 am Line (minutes) Phase 1 7 6.5 9:00 am – 12:00 nn Tseung and 5:00 – 8:00 pm Kwan O (minutes) Line 5.5 – 12 5 – 12 7:00 am – 9:00 am 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm South and 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm (minutes) (minutes) (minutes) Island (minutes) Line 7.5 6 7.5 6 5 – 7.5 4 – 6 7.5 5 8:00 am – 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm Island 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm (minutes) Line (minutes) 5 4.2 3.4 – 6 3.1 – 5 7:15 am – 2:00 pm and 9:00 am – 12:00 nn 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm Tsuen 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm and 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (minutes) Wan (minutes) (minutes) Line 5 3.8 2.8 – 6 2.4 – 4.2 3.6 3.1 7:15 am – 2:00 pm 8:45 am – 12:00 nn 8:30 pm – 10:50 pm and 5:00 pm – 10:15 and 5:00 pm – 7:00 Kwun (minutes) pm pm Tong (minutes) (minutes) Line 5 3.8 3.1 – 6.2 2.5 – 6.2* 3.6 3.1 – 6.2* Tung 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Chung (minutes) Line and East Rail 7 6.3 – 6.5 Line 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm West (minutes) Rail Line 5.5 5 *Kwun Tong Line trains will terminate alternatively at Ho Man Tin Station and Whampoa Station during part of the concerned period. Train frequency between Ho Man Tin Station and Whampoa Station will be maintained at 5 to 6.2 minutes. Train frequency at noontime on school days from Mondays to Fridays (With effect from 24 May 2021) 12:00 nn – 2:00 pm Railway lines Current After adjustment Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tseung Kwan O Line, South Island Line, 3.6 – 7.5 3.4 – 6.7 Tung Chung Line, East Rail Line, West Rail Line and Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 .
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