Peak Hours or Rush Hours refers to the morning and afternoon periods on weekdays, during which a large number of passengers commute (that is, to and from their residences and work/school locations), using commuting vehicles There are more passengers during this period than during non-peak hours. In order to cope with higher passenger volume, train frequencies will usually be more than non-peak hours, but carriage occupancy rate (crowding degree) will usually be higher.
In Hong Kong, the peak hours are about 7:00 am to 9:00 am and 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, but for traffic in remote areas such as theLight Rail, the morning and afternoon peak hours start and end earlier and later respectively, for example, the morning peak hour (morning rush) starts at 6:30 am, and the afternoon peak hour (night peak/evening peak) is between 5:00 pm at 8:00 pm.
In terms of Saturdays, many companies have implemented a five-day work week in recent years, resulting in lower passenger numbers during peak hours on Saturdays (especially morning peak hours) than Monday to Friday. Therefore, some railway lines in Hong Kong do not have peak hours on Saturdays.
On Sundays and Public Holidays, due to the scattered time of passengers traveling and the lower passenger volume at the same time period, frequencies are usually less frequent than usual. However, congestion in vehicles still occurs from time to time on such days, especially when large public events (including large exhibitions and demonstrations) are held.
Peak Hour Services[]
These are services that are only provided during Peak Hours:
- Direct trains between North Point and LOHAS Park on the MTR Tseung Kwan O Line
- Light Rail Route 751P
- Some local trains (except for emergencies and the period when the service time starts or is about to end) and special trains, including:
- Kwun Tong Line trains with Ho Man Tin as the terminus
- East Rail Line trains from Tai Po Market and Fo Tan to Mong Kok East/Hung Hom
- Tung Chung Line trains between Hong Kong and Tsing Yi
- Tsuen Wan Line and Island Line from Admiralty to Tsuen Wan or Chai Wan
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