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No. of scheduled passenger trains

Percentage

Trains on time

*

Trains delayed for less than 5 minutes

***

7,913

63.77

2,593

20.90

Trains delayed for 5 minutes and over

1,903

15.33

Total No. of passenger trains run

12,409

100.00

24. A total of 4,722 special trains was operated during the year as against 4,113 in the previous year, an increase of 609 or 14.81%. The number and types of special trains run during the year under review were as follows:

Goods (loaded)

Goods (empty)

Passenger

Passenger (empty)

Ballast trains

Trial trains

:

Up

Down

Total

1,562

1,562

1,242

1,242

500

484

984

354

363

717

108

107

215

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1

2

2,205

2,517

4,722

25. Fares and Rates. There was no revision of fares and goods rates in general during the year. From 2nd July to 29th August, 1969, as in the past two years when schools were closed for the summer holidays, special half-fare student tickets were issued for train journeys from Kowloon Terminal and Mong Kok to the New Territories Stations and from the New Territories Stations to the Kowloon Terminal and Mong Kok. Altogether 7,902 tickets were sold.

26. Accidents. The following railway accidents occurred during the period under review:

Trespassers injured by trains

Trespassers killed by trains

Passengers injured by trains

Passengers killed by trains

Staff injured on duty

Derailments

Collison of a lorry with a train at a level crossing

Others

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:

5

10

17

1

2

4

1

4