Wednesday, May 22, 2013   

North Point station halts train services after fire
(01-24 11:03)

A fire inside the North Point MTR station at 10:23 am today has disrupted services on the Tseung Kwan O line and Island line today.
Services between North Point Station and Tiu Keng Leng Station on Tseung Kwan O Line have been suspended.
Trains on the Island line will not stop at North Point Station in both directions.
On the Tseung Kwan O line, trains run every five minutes between Tiu Keng Leng Station and Po Lam Sations, and every 10 minutes between Tiu Keng Leng and LOHAS Park Station.
Passengers will need to interchange between Tseung Kwun O Line and Kwun Tong Line at Tiu Keng Leng Station.
A fire broke out at around 10:40 a.m. The transit operator is investigating.
It is believed that the screen door on platform number three caught fire.
   
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