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SPECIAL TRAINS FOR CHING MING FESTIVAL

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ADDITIONAL TRAINS WILL BE OPERATED BETWEEN KOWLOON AND WO HOP SHEK ON APRIL 3 (SUNDAY) AND APRIL 5 (TUESDAY) TO COPE WITH THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN COMMUTERS DURING THE CHING MING FESTIVAL PERIOD.

ON APRIL 3, EIGHT SPECIAL TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION (HUNG HOM) BETWEEN 6.59 A.M. AND 4.51 P.M. AND THE SAME NUMBER OF SPECIAL TRAINS WILL DEPART FROM WO HOP SHEK FOR KOWLOON BETWEEN 8.29 A.M. AND 6.31 P.M.

ON APRIL 5, ELEVEN SPECIAL TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION (HUNG HOM) BETWEEN 6.13 A.M. AND 4.55 P.M. WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF SPECIAL TRAINS DEPARTING FROM WO HOP SHEK FOR KOWLOON BETWEEN 7.30 A.M. AND 6.20 P.M.

THERE IS NO ADVANCE BOOKING OF TICKETS BUT CONCESSION TICKETS VALID FOR THE DATE OF ISSUE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT KOWLOON STATION ON BOTH DAYS AT THE FOLLOWING CHARGES:-

ORDINARY CLASS ORDINARY CLASS

SINGLE

RETURN

KOWLOON TO WO HOP SHEK

ADULT

$2.60

CHILD

1.30

KOWLOON TO LO WU

ADULT

$3.20

(FOR SANDY RIDGE)

CHILD

1.60

WO HOP SHEK TO KOWLOON

ADULT

CHILD

$1.30 0.65

AS PART OF THESE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS, THE ADDITIONAL TRAINS WILL NOT STOP AT MONG KOK STATION TO PICK UP PASSENGERS AND NO REGULAR NORTHBOUND PASSENGER TRAINS WILL STOP AT THE STATION BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 1.30 P.M.

MONG KOK PASSENGERS ARE REQUESTED TO GO TO KOWLOON STATION (HUNG HOM) WHERE MONTHLY TICKET HOLDERS WILL BE PERMITTED TO BOARD TRAINS WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE.

THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY MR. REGINALD GREGORY SAID TODAY THAT TRAINS FROM KOWLOON TO THE NEW TERRITORIES WOULD PROBABLY BE FULL BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND 3 P.M. AND TRAINS TO KOWLOON BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 9 P.M.

HOWEVER, HE ADDED THAT ADDITIONAL TRAINS MIGHT BE RUN IN THE LATE EVENINGS IF DEMAND WARRANTED AND THE LOCAL STATION MASTERS WOULD GIVE ADVICE ON THE TIMINGS OF THESE TRAINS.

TRAINS AND TIMINGS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION AND CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. PASSENGERS ARE ASKED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY RAILWAY STAFF AND THE POLICE IN FORMING ORDERLY QUEUES AND TO READ CAREFULLY NOTICES DISPLAYED AT KOWLOON STATION.