MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1978
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SPECIAL TRAINS TO SHA TIN RACE-COURSE
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL OPERATE THREE SPECIAL PASSENGER TRAINS TO SHA TIN RACE-COURSE FOR THE NIGHT RACES ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 22).
THESE SPECIAL NON-STOP TRAINS WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT 5.28 P.M., 6.04 P.M. AND 6.52 P.M.
ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, THERE WILL BE FOUR SPECIAL TRAINS TO CARRY PASSENGERS BACK FROM THE RACE-COURSE STATION TO KOWLOON STATION. THE FIRST WILL LEAVE THE RACE-COURSE STATION AT 10.45 P.M., 20 MINUTES AFTER THE RACE. WHEREAS THE OTHERS WILL LEAVE AT 10.58 P.M., 11.11 P.M. AND 11.24 P.M.
IN ADDITION, K.C.R. WILL RE-ROUTE TWO OF ITS SCHEDULED TRAINS VIA THE RACE-COURSE STATION AT 9.11 P.M. AND 9.53 P.M.
THE RUNNING TIME OF THESE SPECIAL TRAINS IS 20 MINUTES AND THE IR TIME-TABLES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL RAILWAY STATIONS AND THE JOCKEY CLUB'S OFF-COURSE BETTING CENTRES.
A K.C.R. SPOKESMAN SAID MOTORISTS GOING TO THE RACES SHOULD MAKE USE OF THE HUNG HOM STATION MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN RE-OPENED. THE RATE OF PARKING IS $0.5 PER HOUR.
HE ALSO REMINDED THAT PEOPLE GOING TO THE RACE-COURSE SHOULD BOOK THE IR TICKETS IN ADVANCE FOR THESE SPECIAL TRAINS AT OFF-COURSE BETTING CENTRES.
THE SCHEDULES OF NORMAL TRAINS OPERATING BETWEEN KOWLOON AND LO WU STATIONS BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 11 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY EVENING HAVE BEEN RE-ARRANGED TO KEEP A PROPER BALANCE OF THE DEMANDS OF REGULAR COMMUTERS AND RACE-GOERS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED. THE REVISED TIME- TABLES OF THE SCHEDULED TRAINS FOR WEDNESDAY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
FROM KOWLOON STATION:
FROM LO WU STATION:
3.06 P.M., 4.04 P.M., 5.00 P.M., 5.42 P.M., 6.25 P.M., 7.00 P.M., 7.30 P.M., 8.12 P.M., 9.00 P.M. AND 10.30 P.M.
3.31 P.M., 4.29 P.M., 5.26 P.M. 6.26 P.M., 7.11 P.M., 8.15 P.M. AND 9.02 P.M.
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