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【New Coronary Pneumonia】 KMB's additional shifts involve 197 lines, and every half hour during peak hours

2020-04-07T06:43:10.257Z


The COVID-19 new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic continued, the public reduced travel, and the transportation industry was greatly affected. KMB once again announced that it will reduce the number of flights, involving 197 routes. During the peak hours of some flights, every 30 minutes at any time, such as the line 7 from Tsim Sha Tsui to Lok Fu, it will be reduced to 15 to 30 one bus; between Tsim East and Sha Tin District The late night line N283 of Huang Niitou was reduced from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. KMB said that the demand for bus services has remained at a low level in the past few months, and the passenger demand has further decreased in the past two weeks, which is 40% lower than the normal passenger volume. "It is facing great operational difficulties" and needs to temporarily adjust its operations.


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Written by: Huang Weilun

2020-04-07 14:28

Date of last update: 2020-04-07 14:28

The COVID-19 new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic continued, the public reduced travel, and the transportation industry was greatly affected. KMB once again announced that it will reduce the number of flights, involving 197 routes. During the peak hours of some flights, every 30 minutes at any time, such as the line 7 from Tsim Sha Tsui to Lok Fu, it will be reduced to 15 to 30 one bus; between Tsim East and Sha Tin District The late night line N283 of Huang Niitou was reduced from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.

KMB said that the demand for bus services has remained at a low level in the past few months, and the passenger demand has further decreased in the past two weeks, which is 40% lower than the normal passenger volume. "It is facing great operational difficulties" and needs to temporarily adjust its operations.

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KMB's latest announcement on shift adjustments indicates that from April 6 onwards, bus services will be adjusted again, involving 197 lines, including 32 lines in Kowloon and 165 lines in the New Territories. In peak hours, the number 7 line between Tsim Sha Tsui and Lok Fu and the number 69X line from Tin Shui Wai to Jordan have been reduced to 15-30. For non-peak hours, there are many lines reduced to 30 minutes, including 296M from Po Lam to Hang Hau; the 271 line from Fu Heng Village to Jordan has also been reduced to 10 to 30 minutes.

As for the late night route, the late night route N283 between Tsim East and Huangni Tau in Shatin District has been reduced from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. In addition, multiple lines have also been reduced to 30 minutes per bus, including N170, N281, N368, N373, N691, etc.

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KMB replied that the epidemic continued, and the public's demand for bus services has remained at a low level in the past few months. As the government launched more anti-epidemic measures, the passenger demand has dropped further in the past two weeks, a four-fold decrease from the normal passenger volume. However, KMB has also allocated additional resources to meet the demand during peak hours in response to passenger traffic. It will continue to maintain communication with the Transport Department on schedule adjustments.

KMB also said that there is no sign of relief from the epidemic, and it is facing great operational difficulties. It needs to temporarily adjust its operations to provide services corresponding to demand, while reducing operating costs to ensure stable employment of the entire staff and maintain the sustainability of operations.

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Source: hk1

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