MTR to enhance services on East Rail, Tuen Ma and Tseung Kwan O Lines starting next week

Services on the East Rail Line, Tuen Ma Line and Tseung Kwan O Line will be enhanced in two phases starting next Monday (August 23) ahead of the new school year, adding 470 train trips per week, the MTR Corp said.

Starting next Monday, train frequency on the East Rail Line from Tai Po Market to Hung Hom stations during the morning peak on weekdays will be increased to 3 minutes intervals, while train service during the daytime non-peak on weekdays and most of the time on weekends and public holidays will also be enhanced to 6-minute intervals.

Services on the Tuen Ma Line will be enhanced starting from August 30, with train frequency on the East Tsim Sha Tsui to Tuen Mun section increased to 3.3 minutes intervals during the evening peak on weekdays. 

Train service on weekday evenings and during some of the non-peak hours on weekends and public holidays will also be enhanced to 4.7 to 6-minute intervals.

Train services on the Tseung Kwan O Line will also be enhanced the same day on August 30.

Train frequency between Tiu Keng Leng and LOHAS Park stations will be stepped up from 12 minutes to 8.2 – 10 minutes during non-peak hours on weekdays, weekends and public holidays. Train frequency between North Point and Po Lam stations will also be increased to every 5 minutes during most of the non-peak hours on weekdays.