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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1978
SPECIAL TRAINS DURING X'MAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL OPERATE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL PASSENGER TRAINS DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS FROM DECEMBER 24 (SUNDAY) TO DECEMBER 26 AND ON NEW YEAR'S DAY (JANUARY 1).
DURING THESE FOUR DAYS, THERE WILL BE SIX ADDITIONAL NORTHBOUND TRAINS LEAVING KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT 9.56 A.M., 10.50 A.M., 12.35 A.M., 1.35 P.M., 3.39 P.M. AND 6.33 P.M. THE FIRST THREE TRAINS WILL NOT STOP FOR PASSENGERS AT MONG KOK STATION.
THERE WILL ALSO BE SIX ADDITIONAL SOUTHBOUND TRAINS TWO LEAVING LO WU STATION AT 11.34 A.M. AND 12.58 P.M. AND FOUR LEAVING FAN LING STATION AT 2.14 P.M., 2.42 P.M., 4.52 P.M. AND 7.34 P.M.
A KCR SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT OWING TO THE EXTENSION OF THREE NORTHBOUND TRAINS FROM TAI PO MARKET STATION TO FAN LING OR LO WU STATIONS, SCHEDULED TRAINS LEAVING TAI PO MARKET STATION FOR KOWLOON AT 10.55 A.M., 11.47 A.M. AND 1.29 P.M. WOULD NOT RUN ON THE FOUR DAYS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DURING THE FOUR DAYS, NEW TERRITORIES- BOUND TRAINS BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 1 P.M. AND KOWLOON-BOUND TRAINS BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 7 P.M. WOULD PROBABLY BE FULL, THEREFORE TICKETS FOR TRAINS TO KOWLOON WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT MONG KOK STATION.
+FURTHER SPECIAL TRAINS WILL BE RUN LATE IN THE EVENINGS IF NECESSARY, HE SAID.
MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PASSENGERS GOING TO CHINA DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, ORDINARY CLASS PERIOD RETURN TICKETS FROM KOWLOON TO LO WU STATIONS WOULD BE SOLD AT KOWLOON STATION FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO JANUARY 2.
ORDINARY CLASS PERIOD RETURN TICKETS, AT $3.80 EACH, WILL BE VALID FOR THE JOURNEY FROM KOWLOON TO LO WU ON THE DATE OF ISSUE AND FOR A RETURN JOURNEY ON ANY DAY FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE UNTIL JANUARY 2, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ON ARRIVAL AT LO WU, HE ADDED, PASSENGERS HOLDING RETURN TICKETS ARE REQUESTED TO SHOW THE TICKETS TO THE TICKET COLLECTORS AT THE EXIT GATES AND THEN KEEP THEM FOR USE ON THE RETURN JOURNEY AFTER WHICH THEY WILL BE COLLECTED AT KOWLOON OR MONG KOK STATIONS.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, SEAT RESERVATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR NORTHBOUND SCHEDULED TRAINS LEAVING KOWLOON BETWEEN 5 A.M. AND 2.10 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND ON SATURDAY.
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