MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1976
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SPECIAL TRAINS FOR CHING MING FESTIVAL
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ADDITIONAL TRAINS WILL BE RUN THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY (APRIL 4 AND 5) DURING THE CHING MING FESTIVAL PERIOD TO FACILITATE VISITORS TO CEMETERIES IN WO HOP SHEK.
ELEVEN SPECIAL TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION (HUNG HOM) BETWEEN 6.13 A.M. AND 4.55 P.M. ON EACH OF THESE TWO DAYS, AND THE SAME NUMBER OF SPECIAL TRAINS WILL DEPART FROM WO HOP SHEK FOR KOWLOON BETWEEN 7.30 A.M. AND 6.20 P.M.
THERE IS NO ADVANCE BOOKING OF TICKETS BUT CONCESSION TICKETS VALID FOR THE DAY OF ISSUE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT KOWLOON STATION AT THE FOLLOWING, CHARGES:
ORDINARY CLASS ORDINARY CLASS
RETURN
KOWLOON TO WO HOP SHEK
ADULT
$2.60
CHILD
$1.30
KOWLOON TO LO WU
ADULT
$3.20
(FOR SANDY RADGE)
CHILD
$1.60
WO HOP SHEK TO KOWLOON
ADULT
CHILD
SINGLE
$1.30 $0.65
AS PART OF THESE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS, THE ADDITIONAL TRAINS WILL NOT STOP AT MONG KOK STATION TO PICK UP PASSENGERS AND NO REGULAR NORTHBOUND PASSENGER TRAIN WILL STOP AT THE STATION BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 1.30 P.M. TICKETS FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAINS WILL ALSO NOT BE AVAILABLE THERE.
MONG KOK PASSENGERS ARE REQUESTED TO GO TO KOWLOON STATION TO BOARD TRAINS AND MONTHLY TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE PERMITTED TO DO SO WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID TODAY THAT TRAINS FROM KOWLOON TO THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL PROBABLY BE FULL BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND 3 P.M. AND TRAINS TO KOWLOON BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 9 P.M.
HE ASSURED THE PUBLIC THAT MORE TRAINS MAY RUN IN THE LATE EVENING IF DEMAND WARRANTS AND THE LOCAL STATION MASTERS WILL GIVE ADVICE ON THE TIMING OF THESE TRAINS.
TRAINS AND TIMING MAY BE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION AND CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. PASSENGERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF RAILWAY STAFF AND THE POLICE IN FORMING ORDERLY QUEUES, AND TO READ CAREFULLY NOTICES EXHIBITED AT KOWLOON STATION.
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