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NEW RAILWAY PROJECT[]

Station Related[]

  • March 31: MTRKennedy Town Station completed.
  • May 14: MTRKennedy Town Station ventilation completed.
  • June 30: MTRHong Kong University Station completed.
  • 13 December: MTR opens Hong Kong University Station for public viewing.
  • 14 December: MTR opens Kennedy Town Station for public viewing.
  • 28 December: MTR Kennedy Town and Hong Kong University Station are activated.

Major Accident[]

  • January 31: At 4:00 p.m., a Light Rail train on 615P towards Tuen Mun Ferry Pier (No. 1002) When Longmen Road turned left to Hucui Road, it knocked down a black Mercedes-Benz sports car and injured 4 people. [1]
  • February 9: At about 11:00 am, an overhead cable power supply failure accident occurred near East Rail LineUniversity Station, which severely disrupted the service of East Rail Line until about Back to normal at 4pm. [2][3]
  • February 18th: At 4:20 p.m., an overhead cable power supply failure occurred near East Rail LineFanling Station, which severely disrupted the service of East Rail Line, Back to normal until about 7:30 pm. [4]
  • March 8: At 4:45 pm, Kwun Tong LineYau Tong Station had a crack on the track, which blocked Kwun Tong Line service until 7:16 pm Return to normal. [5]
  • March 14: At 9:15 p.m., the service between Template:Light Rail LineHetian Station and Cai Yiqiao Station was suspended due to an overhead cable power failure,{ {hkrail|MTR}} provides emergency shuttle bus routes 505L, 507L and 507R to pick up affected passengers. Service resumed to normal at 10:35pm. [6][7]
  • March 20: Around 5:00 p.m., MTR Ma On Shan LineShek Mun Station experienced a signal failure, which caused a slight delay in train services. Train services resumed to normal around 6:00 am on March 21. [8][9]
  • March 30: Affected by black rain, MTRKowloon Tong Station, Wong Tai Sin Station, Tsuen Wan West Station and Tai Wai Station Flooding. On the East Rail LineKowloon Tong Station platform, rainwater poured down the open track. At that time East Rail Line had to maintain limited services: Hung Hom-Tai Wai: every 12 minutes, Tai Wai-Lo Wu: every 8 minutes. MTR Service Update-2225 East Rail Line Flooding Service Arrangement
  • July 11: At 6 o'clock in the morning, a train on Light Rail761P towards Tianyi (number 1076 to 1209) was in Tianrui The road collided with a passenger and truck, and no one was injured; at 11:00 am on the same day, a train (number 1066) on the 505 line heading to Sam Shing passed between Qingsong and Jiansheng Stations. The policeman was injured in a collision with a motorcycle. [10]
  • August 20: At 9:52 a.m., a medium-sized dog broke into the southbound track of MTR Sheung Shui Station, and the platform master immediately used the emergency stop to stop a total of 3 As a result, train services in New Territories North were suspended for 6 minutes. As the station staff failed to take the dog off the track, the control center instructed Sheung Shui Station to restart the train service, but the train driver had to switch to manual driving and move forward at a low speed. As for the captains of intercity trains, since they are supervised by MTR train staff supervisors, they also need to abide by the relevant instructions. At about 10:30 in the morning, the dog was run over to death by a Chinese intercity train (T801 train) at Fanling Station, and the body was sent to the government department by the MTR for disposal. East Rail Line train services fully resumed at 11:10 am. [11]
  • August 24:
    • At 6:47 in the morning, a train (No. 1032) on Light Rail Route 615 train heading towards Yuen Long collapsed near Ching Chung Stop when it hit a tree, causing damage to the overhead cables and a power outage. Affected by the accident, the Light Rail Routes 505, 507, 610, 615, 615P, 751 were diverted. The arrangement is as follows:
      • The route 610, 615, 615P, 751 is diverted back and forth via Pui To to Fung Tei;
      • Route 505, 507 passes through Kin On back and forth, at Shan King U-turn;
      • MTR Arrange Shuttle Bus to pick up affected passengers from Tuen Mun to Siu Hong.
    • Light Rail services resumed normal service at 9:33 am. [12][13][14]
  • November 21: At 2:00 p.m., a Light Rail Route 507 train (number 1093) heading to Tin King left Tuen Mun Ferry Pier collided with a K52 bus (607/JS5899) and the front derailed, 28 people were injured.

Other[]

  • January 6: MTR launched its 35th anniversary celebration.
  • February 4 to February 6: To test the processing capability of the signaling system, MTR Island Line will be open from February 4 to Two additional trains will be operated during this morning rush hour, and the results will be used as a reference for future overtime work.
  • March 18: MTR is the last day to sell tape tickets, and Tai Po Market Station is the last station to sell tape tickets.
  • March 19: All stations on MTR switched to smart tickets.
  • April 13: MTR's Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line and East Rail Line will be encrypted during the afternoon peak hours on every Sunday starting from that day train frequency.
  • April 21: In order to facilitate passengers returning to the city from the airport, MTR Airport Express will operate two additional trains during the day.
  • June 8: MTR launched MTR City Ticket.
  • June 29: MTR adjusted Urban Lines, Light Rail and KCR Bus fare.
  • September 28: From the early morning of the day (September 27 driving time), the service hours of Light Rail will be extended to connect with the last train of West Rail Line , convenient for passengers at Tuen Mun Stop, Siu Hong Stop, Tin Shui Wai Stop and Yuen Long StationTransfer to Light Rail to connect to all stations.
  • November 30: MTR Island Line train arrives at Sheung Wan Station, it will run on the Template:West Island Line Extension section, and change to Kennedy Town Station made a U-turn to prepare for the new timetable after the opening of Template:West Island Line Extension.
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