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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1975
RAILWAY FREIGHT TRAFFIC BEGINS AT NEW TERMINUS
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FULL OPERATION OF THE HUNG HOM RAILWAY TERMINUS FOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC COMMENCED TODAY (THURSDAY).
TEST UNLOADINGS OF FREIGHT TRAINS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO ENSURE SMOOTH TRANSFER FROM THE TSIM SHA TSUI STATION. WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNALLING SYSTEM COMPLETED, THE TRANSFER TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT,
THE $150-MILLION HUNG HOM TERMINUS COMPLEX WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, ON MONDAY. THE LARGER AND BETTER EQUIPPED TERMINUS IS CAPABLE OF HANDLING GREATER VOLUME OF FREIGHT TRAFFIC EXPECTED IN THE FUTURE.
THE NEW STATION WILL BE RUNNING NINE DAILY FREIGHT TRAINS AND IT HAS FACILITIES TO HANDLE UP TO 5,000 TONS OF GOODS EACH DAY.
RAILWAY GOODS TRAFFIC HAS GROWN BY ABOUT NINE TIMES IN THE LAST 20 YEARS AND AN AVERAGE OF 1.2 MILLION TONS ARE AT PRESENT BEING HANDLED EACH YEAR.
LINKED FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE TRANS-SHIPMENT OF GOODS ARRIVING BY RAIL TO ROAD TRANSPORT AND TO THE NEARBY WHARVES.
TRANSFER OF THE PASSENGER TERMINUS FROM TSIM SHA TSUI TO HUNG HOM WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 30).
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