MTR gears up for July 1 long weekend

The MTR Corporation announced on Thursday it will enhance train services on six railway lines from this Saturday to next Monday for the July 1 long weekend, with a total of around 400 train trips added over the three-day period.

The latest train service enhancement involves additional train trips on top of the fixed timetable, said the railway operator.

The South Island Line will run more frequent train trips during most periods of this three-day period with train frequency increased to around every 3 to 6 minutes to facilitate locals and tourists traveling to attractions such as Ocean Park.

The Tung Chung Line will also increase train frequency to every 6 minutes during the mornings of the long weekend.

For the East Rail Line, both southbound and northbound train frequencies between Lok Ma Chau and Admiralty stations will be increased during various periods on the three days, including trains between Lok Ma Chau and Sheung Shui stations running at around every 8.5 minutes as the peak frequency.

The frequency of the Island Line at certain periods will be stepped up from about every 3.6 minutes to about every 3.1 minutes.

In response to all passengers being provided free travel on the Light Rail to celebrate the HKSAR Establishment Day, the railway operator will deploy more coupled-set vehicles to Light Rail routes 505, 610, 614, 614P, and 615P on July 1 to increase capacity.

With more passengers expected to be traveling during the long weekend, the operator reminds passengers to reserve ample time for their journeys.

“There will be additional staff to assist passengers at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations on the East Rail Line and at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station of the High Speed Rail. The Corporation will closely monitor the operation of different railway lines and closely liaise with relevant government departments to suitably adjust train service based on actual needs,” it added.