SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1980
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EXTRA TRAINS DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
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ADDITIONAL TRAINS WILL BE OPERATING THROUGHOUT THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
DURING THE SIX DAYS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 13 AND 18, THE KOWLOON- CANTON RAILWAY WILL BE VIRTUALLY OPERATING ROUND THE CLOCK.
A KCR SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) DURING THIS PERIOD THERE WOULD BE 32 TRAINS OPERATING DAILY EACH WAY BETWEEN KOWLOON AND LOWU THE LARGEST NUMBER OF TRAINS EVER RUN BY KCR.
A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING TRAINS FOR WHICH TICKETS SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE, WILL BE RUNNING NON-STOP BETWEEN THESE TWO TERMINALS.
DURING KCR'S NORMAL HOURS OF OPERATION, EXTRA TRAINS WILL ALSO BE PUT INTO SERVICE FOR PEOPLE TRAVELLING BETWEEN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THESE EXTRA TRAIN SERVICES WOULD FULLY STRETCH ALL THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES OF XCR.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT TRAINS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE FULL AND PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED IN THEIR OWN INTEREST TO EXERCISE SPECIAL CARE IN BOARDING AND ALIGHTING FROM TRAINS PARTICULARLY THOSE TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN.
PASSENGERS ARE ALSO ASKED TO MAKE USE OF THE BAGGAGE HANDLING FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT KOWLOON AND LOWU STATIONS SO AS TO MINIMISE CARRYING HEAVY AND BULKY LUGGAGES INTO PASSENGER COACHES.
ADDITIONAL KCR STAFF AND POLICE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PASSENGERS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF TRAIN INFORMATION WILL BE BROADCAST AT STATIONS AT FREQUENT INTERVALS.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED TRAIN COMMUTERS THAT AS A RESULT OF INTRODUCTION OF THE SECOND THROUGH TRAIN BETWEEN KOWLOON AND GUANGZHOU ON MONDAY (FEBRUARY 11) THE TIMETABLE OF REGULAR LOCAL TRAINS WILL BE SLIGHTLY ADJUSTED FROM THE SAME DAY.
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