XN000022-1979-04-19 — Page 2

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1979

SPECIAL TRAINS TO SHA TIN RACE-COURSE *******

THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WILL OPERATE THREE SPECIAL TRAINS TO THE SHA TIN RACE-COURSE ON SATURDAY.

THESE SPECIAL NON-STOP TRAINS WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM AT 12.04 P.M., 12.27 P.M. AND 12.47 P.M.

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

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 (THURSDAY) 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.,

HE ADDED THAT THE TIMETABLES OF THE SCHEDULED TRAIN SERVICES HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY AMENDED. THE REVISED TIMETABLES BETWEEN 10.30 A.M. AND 11 P.M. ARE 1

FROM KOWLOON STATION =

11.12 A.M., 12.11 P.M.. 1 P.M. (EXPRESS THROUGH TRAIN BETWEEN KOWLOON AND GUANGZHOU), 1.13 P.M., 2 P.M., 2.54 P.M., 3.19 P.M., 4.13 P.M., 4.40 P.M., 5.23 P.M., 6.28 P.M., 7.24 P.M., 8.35 P.M., 9.42 P.M. AND 11 P.M.

FROM LO WU

11.05 A.M., 11.59 A.M., 12.35 P.M., 1.29 P.M., 2.58 P.M., 3.44 P.M., 4.42 P.M., 6.08 P.M., 6.52 P.M., 8.12 P.M. AND 9.28 P.M.

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