On 9th July 2023, A low-pressure area was formed near East Philippines, which was later numbered by "93W". The 93W was brusted into tropical storm on 15th July, named as Talim, which is the fourth named typhoon in the 2023 Pacific typhoon season.
The HKO issued the Standby Signal No. 1 at 4:40 am on 15th July and changed it to the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 5:40 am on 16th July. It was changed to the Northeast Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 at 12:40 am on 17th July and the Southeast Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 at 06:40 am on 17th July afterwards.
With Talim departing from Hong Kong, the HKO issued the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 to replace the Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 at 4:20 p.m., and the Standby Signal No. 1 was issued to replace the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 2:40 am on 18th July. All tropical cyclone signals were cancelled at 8:40 a.m. on the same day.
The special traffic arrangement during the storm surge are listed as follows:
MTR[]
Urban lines[]
| Routes | Frequency (minutes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16th July | 17th July | |||
| 22:40 since the pre-no.8 special announcement issued |
00:40 since the no.8 announcement issued |
since 05:00 | 16:20 since the no.3 announcement issued | |
| Tsuen Wan Line | Services remained normal | Services remained normal until the last train departed | 10-minute intervals | 5-minute intervals |
| Kwun Tong Line | ||||
| Island Line | ||||
| South Island Line | ||||
| Tseung Kwan O Line | North Point Station - Po Lam Station: 10-minute intervals Tiu Keng Leng Station - LOHAS Park Station: 15-minute intervals |
North Point Station - Po Lam Station: 5-minute intervals Tiu Keng Leng Station - LOHAS Park Station: 10-minute intervals | ||
| Tung Chung Line | 10-minute intervals | 7-minute intervals | ||
| Disneyland Resort Line | 15-minute intervals | 10-minute intervals | ||
| Airport Express | 10-minute intervals | |||
| East Rail Line | Admiralty Station - Lo Wu Station: 10-minute intervals Admiralty Station - Lok Ma Chau Station: 20-minute intervals |
Admiralty Station - Lo Wu Station: 4-8-minute intervals Admiralty Station - Lok Ma Chau Station: 12-minute intervals | ||
| Tuen Ma Line | 10-minute intervals | 6-minute intervals | ||
| Light Rail | 15-20-minute intervals | 5-18-minute intervals | ||
Airport Express In-town Check-in service[]
17th July[]
- Announced in the morning:
- In-town Check-in service close out time is extended from 90 minutes to 120 minutes before departure time of flight until further notice.
High-speed rail[]
17th July[]
- Announced at 5:26 am:
- High Speed Rail train service will remain normal.
Ngong Ping 360[]
16th July[]
- Announced at 9:20 am:
- Due to the impact of Strong Wind Signal No. 3, cable car service was suspended and was set to resume as soon as possible once the weather improved.
Hong Kong Tramways[]
17th July[]
- Announced at 1:07 am:
- All daytime routes will remain normal service until their last departures, and all the routes will be suspended until further notice.
- Announced at 3:44 pm:
- All the routes will be resumed gradually starting from 4:20 p.m.
Peak Tram[]
17th July[]
- Announced at 7:30 am:
- All service are suspended.
Other Incidents[]
16th July[]
In the evening, nine platform gates (i.e. all installed gates of cards 7 and 8) manufactured by Shenzhen Fangda encountered malfunction at the platform 4 of Tai Po Market Station on the East Rail Line towards Admiralty Station, requiring them to remain open for a long period of time.
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MTR service arrangements web-screenshots[]
High Speed Rail train service arrangements web-screenshots[]
