FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 197
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K.C.R. NEW TIMETABLE
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THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY WILL FURTHER IMPROVE ITS SERVICES FROM MONDAY (APRIL 18) WHEN IT WILL INCREASE ITS PASSENGER TRAINS FROM 20 TO 22 EACH WAY EVERY WEEKDAY.
DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOURS BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 9 A.M. TRAINS WILL ARRIVE AT KOWLOON STATION EVERY HALF HOUR. IN THE EVENING, TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES ALSO AT 30-MINUTE INTERVALS BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 7 P.M.
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED TIMETABLE, TWO ADDITIONA TRAINS WILL RUN FROM SHEUNG SHUI TO KOWLOON, AT 6.22 A.M. AND 7.53 P.M.
PASSENGERS FROM SHA TIN WILL BE ABLE TO REACH CENTRAL TSIM SHA TSUI RAPIDLY, TAKING ABOUT 11 MINUTES TO REACH MONG KOK AND A FURTHER FIVE TO TEN MINUTES TO REACH HUNG HOM.
FROM THERE A WIDE SELECTION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS AVAILABLE TO TAKE PASSENGERS TO THEIR EVENTUAL DESTINATIONS: BUSES TO ALL PARTS OF KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND AND FERRIES TO WAN CHAI, NORTH POINT AND CENTRAL.
THE KCR GENERAL MANAGER, MR. REG GREGORY SAID IT WAS THE AIM TO PROVIDE TRAINS AT KOWLOON EVERY 30 MINUTES SO AS TO HELP THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC TO REMEMBER TRAIN TIMES MORE EASILY.
HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LIMITATION OF THE SINGLE TRACK, THE ARRANGEMENT COULD ONLY BE CONFINED TO PEAK HOURS WHEN THERE IS HEAVIER DEMAND FOR SERVICES.
WITH AT LEAST 13 COACHES TO A TRAIN, THE AUGMENTED TRAIN SCHEDULE WILL MEAN THAT SOME 286 COACH JOURNEYS WILL BE RUN EACH WAY EVERY DAY. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 68 PER CENT IN CARRYING CAPACITY FROM ONLY THREE YEARS AGO.
THIS WILL HELP TO ENSURE A SEAT FOR ALL INTENDING PASSENGERS ON WEEKDAYS.
DETAILS OF THE NEW TRAIN TIMES ARE DISPLAYED ON POSTERS AND POCKET-SIZE TIMETABLES WHICH ARE OBTAINABLE FREE AT ALL STATIONS.
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IN ADDITION TO DETAILS OF THE TRAIN SERVICES AND OTHER PASSENGER INFORMATION, THE POCKET-SIZE TIMETABLE ALSO SUPPLIES USEFUL INFORMATION ON THE MAIN CONNECTING PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES CLOSE TO ALL RAILWAY STATIONS.