XN000022-1979-03-06 — Page 8

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1979

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SPECIAL TRAINS TO SHA TIN RACE-COURSE

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THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL OPERATE THREE SPECIAL PASSENGER TRAINS TO THE SHA TIN RACE-COURSE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

THESE NON-STOP TRAINS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG

HOM AT 5.28 P.M., 6.04 P.M. AND 6.52 P.M.

THERE WILL BE FOUR SPECIAL TRAINS ON THE RETURN JOURNEY TO CONVEY PASSENGERS BACK FROM THE RACE-COURSE STATION TO KOWLOON STATION.

KCR WILL ALSO RE-ROUTE ITS SCHEDULED TRAINS VIA THE RACE- COURSE STATION AT 9,11 P.M. AND 9.53 P.M. TO PICK UP PASSENGERS.

THE RUNNING TIME OF THESE SPECIAL TRAINS IS 20 MINUTES AND THEIR TIMETABLES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL RAILWAY STATIONS AND AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB'S OFF-COURSE BETTING CENTRES.

A KCR SPOKESMAN TODAY (TUESDAY) ENCOURAGED THOSE GOING BY PRIVATE CARS TO MAKE USE OF THE HUNG HOM MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK ABOVE THE KOWLOON STATION.

HE ALSO SAID THAT APART FROM SEVERAL BUS CONNECTING ROUTES, THERE ARE FERRY SERVICES OPERATING BETWEEN CENTRAL, WAN CHAI AND NORTH POINT AND THE HUNG HOM PIER WHICH IS A FEW MINUTES WALK FROM THE STATION TERMINAL.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE TIMETABLES OF THE SCHEDULED TRAIN SERVICES HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY AMENDED. THE REVISED TIMETABLES OF THE SCHEDULED TRAINS OPERATING BETWEEN 4 P.M. AND 11 P.M. ARE:

5 P.M.. 5.42 P.M., 6.25 P.M. 7 P.M., 7.30 P.M., 8.12 P.M., 9 P.M. AND 10.30 P.M.

FROM KOWLOON STATION

FROM LO WU STATION

I 4.29 P.M. 5.26 P.M., 6.26 P.M.,

7.11 P.M., 8.15 P.M. AND 9.02 P.M.

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