FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1979
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TRAIN SCHEDULES REVISED TO KEEP PACE WITH GMT +9
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE TIMETABLES OF REGULAR TRAIN SERVICES WILL BE AMENDED TO BE IN LINE WITH THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF GREENWICH MEANTIME PLUS NINE ON SUNDAY.
THE REVISED TIMETABLES AREL
ON WEEKDAYS, TRAINS LEAVING KOWLOON STATION WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED TO 5.30 A.M., 6.21 A.M., 7.20 A.M., 7.41 A.M., 8.15 A.M., 9 A.M., 10 A.M., 10.57 A.M., 12.10 P.M. 1.10 P.M.. 2.08 P.M. 3.04 P.M., 4.04 P.M., 5 P.M., 5.34 P.M., 6.02 P.M., 6.30 P.M. 7 P.M. 7.56 P.M., 9.08 P.M. 10.30 P.M. (EXCEPT SATURDAYS), AND 11 P.M. (SATURDAYS ONLY).
TRAINS WILL LEAVE LO WU STATION AT 5.46 A.M. 6.10 A.M. 6.39 A.M., 7.03 A.M., 7.45 A.M., 9.06 A.M., 9.50 A.M., 10.47 A.M., 11.31 A.M., (EXPRESS THROUGH TRAIN FROM CANTON TO KOWLOON) 11.53 A.M., 12.54 P.M., 1.58 P.M., 2.54 P.M. 3.49 P.M.,
4.29 P.M., 5.27 P.M., 6.22 P.M., 7.15 P.M., 7.45 P.M., 8.12 P.M., AND 9.15 P.M.
ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION AT 5.38 A.M., 6.21 A.M., 7.20 A.M., 7.41 A.M., 8.15 A.M., 9.02 A.M., 10 A.M., 10.57 A.M., 11.31 A.M., 12.12 P.M., 1.11 P.M., 2.08 P.M., 3.04 P.M., 4.04 P.M., 4.33 P.M., 5 P.M., 5.34 P.M., 6.30 P.M., 7 P.M., 7.56 P.M., 9.08 P.M., AND 11 P.M.
THE DEPARTURE TIMES FROM LO WU STATION WILL BE REVISED
TO 6.10 A.M., 6.39 A.M., 7.03 A.M., 7.45 A.M., 9.06 A.M., 9.50 A.M., 10.47 A.M., 11.31 A.M. (EXPRESS THROUGH TRAIN FROM CANTON TO KOWLOON), 11.53 A.M., 12.54 P.M., 1.58 P.M., 2.54 P.M., 3.49 P.M., 4.29 P.M., 5.27 P.M., 6.22 P.M., 7.15 P.M., 8.12 P.M., AND 9.15 P.M.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KCR EXPLAINED THAT TIMETABLES WERE REVISED TO COINCIDE WITH THE SCHEDULE OF THE THROUGH PASSENGER TRAIN BETWEEN KOWLOON AND CANTON.
IT WILL DEPART FROM CANTON FOR KOWLOON AT 8.30 A.M. (CANTON TIME) AND WILL ARRIVE AT KOWLOON STATION AT 12.26 P.M. (H.K. TIME)
ON THE RETURN JOURNEY, THE TRAIN WILL DEPART KOWLOON AT 2 P.M. AND WILL ARRIVE AT CANTON RAILWAY STATION AT 3.54 P.M. (CANTON TIME).
THE REVISED TIMETABLES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL STATIONS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PASSENGERS.
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