THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1978
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SPECIAL TRAINS FOR CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL
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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ILL OPERATE SPECIAL TRAINS TO WO HOP SHEK DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL PERIOD, ON OCTOBER & (SUNDAY), 10 (TUESDAY) AND 15 (SUNDAY), TO COPE WITH THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN COMMUTERS.
ON OCTOBER 8 AND 15, UP-TRAINS WILL RUN AT ABOUT HOURLY INTERVALS BETWEEN KOWLOON STATION AND WO HOP SHEK FROM 8.07 A.M. TO 3.48 P.M. THE SAME NUMBER OF DOWN-TRAINS WILL BE OPERATED ALSO AT SAME INTERVALS BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 5.49 P.M.
ON OCTOBER 10, UP-TRAINS WILL BE OPERATED AT HOURLY INTERVALS BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND 5 P.M. WHILE DOWN-TRAINS WILL RUN AT SAME INTERVALS BETWEEN 7.01 A.M. AND 6.04 P.M.
THESE SPECIAL TRAINS WILL MCT PICK UP PASSENGERS AT THE MONG KOK STATION. IN ADDITION REGULAR NORTHBOUND TRAINS WILL NOT STOP AT MONG KOK BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 1.33 P.M. DURING THESE THREE DAYS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID THAT MORE SPECIAL TRAINS MIGHT BE OPERATED IN THE LATE EVENINGS DURING THESE THREE DAYS IF DEMAND WARRANTED.
HE SAID THAT ALL THE UP-TRAINS FROM KOWLOON TO THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE EXPECTED TO BE FULL BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND 3 P.M., WHILE DOWN-TRAINS WOULD PROBABLY BE FULL FROM 3 P.M. TO 9 P.M. TICKETS FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAINS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE MONG KOK STATION.
ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE NO ADVANCE BOOKING OF TRAIN TICKETS, SPECIAL CONCESSION RETURN TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT KOWLOON STATION DURING THESE THREE DAYS FOR ORDINARY CLASS FROM KOWLOON TO WO HOP SHEK, OR TO SANDY RIDGE, AND SINGLE JOURNEY TICKETS FROM WO HOP SHEK TO KOWLOON.
PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF POLICEMEN AND RAILWAY STAFF IN FORMING ORDERLY QUEUES AND TO READ CAREFULLY NOTICES AT THE KOWLOON STATION. IN ADDITION, THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM OUTSIDE THE STATION WILL ENABLE PASSENGERS IN QUEUES TO RECEIVE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS.
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