TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1982
IN THE MEANTIME PLANS ARE ALSO IN HAND TO IMPROVE THE INTERCHANGE FACILITIES AT THE KOWLOON STATION CONCOURSE FOR TAXIS, BUSES AND PRIVATE CARS.
ANOTHER FEEDER ROUTE, 27K, WILL OPERATE ON A CIRCULAR ROUTING FROM SHUN TIN TO MONG KOK KCR STATION, STOPPING AT SAI YEE STREET AND ARGYLE STREET FOR PASSENGERS. A MAXICAB SERVICE WILL ALSO OPERATE BETWEEN THE STATION AND PAK TIN SUN CHUEN.
PERMANENT TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE FOR FRANCHISED BUSES, PRIVATE CARS AND TAXIS WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN THE MONG KOK STATION IS FULLY COMPLETED IN 1984.
IN THE INTERIM PERIOD, TEMPORARY TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE WILL BE PROVIDED.
AT THE KOWLOON TONG INTERCHANGE WITH MTR, THERE WILL BE FRANCHISED BUS SERVICES FROM SUI WO COURT (ROUTE 70M) AND SUN TIN WAT (18M) IN ADDITION TO A NEW MAXICAB SERVICE TO AND FROM WORLD WIDE GARDENS.
AT SHA TIN RAILWAY STATION, A NEW ROUTE 84K WILL OPERATE BETWEEN SUI WO COURT AND SIU LEK YUEN, CALLING AT THE TEMPORARY BUS TERMINUS AT SHA TIN STATION EN-ROUTE.
ANOTHER NEW SERVICE, 88K WILL OPERATE BETWEEN HIN TIN AND HO TUNG LAU AND WILL ALSO STOP AT SHA TIN STATION EN-ROUTE.
MORE FEEDER ROUTES WILL BE INTRODUCED WHEN THE PERMANENT BUS TERMINUS ABOVE THIS STATION IS COMPLETED IN JULY THIS YEAR.
A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACROSS TAI PO ROAD WILL BE CONSTRUCTED LINKING THIS STATION WITH SHA TIN MARKET BUS TERMINUS TO PROVIDE A MORE CONVENIENT ACCESS ROUTE BETWEEN SHA TIN CENTRE AND THE STATION.
FEASIBILITY STUDIES ARE BEING CONDUCTED TO ESTABLISH +PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES IN KOWLOON TONG AND SHA TIN STATION ON A TEMPORARY BASIS,
+PERMANENT MULTI-STOREY CAR PARKS WILL BE BUILT NEAR MOST OF THE RAILWAY STATIONS IN THE LONG TERM+, MR LEE SAID.
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