THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1979
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SPECIAL TRAINS TO SHA TIN RACE COURSE STATION
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THREE SPECIAL TRAINS TO SHA TIN RACE COURSE STATION WOULD BE OPERATED ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 6).
THESE NON-STOP TRAINS WOULD LEAVE THE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT 12.31 P.M., 12.57 P.M. AND 1.12 P.M., A SPOKESMAN FOR KCR SAID.
THERE WOULD BE THREE SPECIAL TRAINS TO CONVEY PASSENGERS BACK TO THE KOWLOON STATION AND, IN ADDITION, THREE SCHEDULED TRAINS WOULD BE RE-ROUTED VIA THE RACE COURSE STATION AT 4.31 P.M., 6.42 P.M., AND 7.16 P.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS.
THE RUNNING TIME OF THESE SPECIAL TRAINS WOULD BE 20 MINUTES AND THEIR TIMETABLES WOULD BE DISPLAYED AT ALL RAILWAY STATIONS AND AT THE JOCKEY CLUB'S OFF-COURSE BETTING CENTRES.
HE ENCOURAGED THOSE GOING BY PRIVATE CARS TO MAKE USE OF THE HUNG HOM MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK ABOVE KOWLOON STATION.
HE FURTHER MENTIONED THAT APART FROM SEVERAL BUS CONNECTING ROUTES, THERE WERE FERRY SERVICES OPERATING BETWEEN CENTRAL, WAN CHAI AND NORTH POINT AND THE HUNG HOM PIER WHICH WAS A FEW MINUTES WALK FROM THE STATION TERMINAL.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE TIMETABLES OF THE SCHEDULED TRAIN SERVICES HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY AMENDED.
THE REVISED TIMETABLES OF THE SCHEDULED TRAINS BETWEEN 10.30 A.M. AND 11.00 P.M. ARE:
FROM KOWLOON STATION:
FROM LO WU STATION 1
11.09 A.M., 12.11 P.M. 1.22 P.M., 2.20 P.M., 3.07 P.
3.07 P.M.. 3.54 P.M.. 5.07 P.M., 5.38 P.M., 6.56 P.M., 7.46 P.M., 8.32 P.M., 9.21 P.M., AND 11.00 P.M.
10.52 A.M., 11.51 A.M. 12.49 P.M., 1.43 P.M., 3.00 P.M. 3.38 P.M., 4.35 P.M., 5.48 P.M., 6.28 P.M., 7.25 P.M., 8.27 P.M., AND 9.28 P.M.
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