[Fugitive Offenders Ordinance] MTR passenger traffic fell by more than 25% in October, with a drop of more than 37 million passengers.

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Written by: Zhang Meihua

2019-11-21 12:58

The anti-revision storm lasted for more than five months. The MTR has repeatedly become a target for demonstrators. Some stations and facilities have been damaged and services have been severely hampered. Some people have also launched actions such as strikes and "trips" to express their dissatisfaction with the MTR. . In response to the recent campaign, the MTR has also closed the station several times earlier and terminated the MTR service earlier.

According to the MTR's passenger volume in October, it was only 108 million passengers, a drop of more than 37 million passengers, down about 25% from 145 million passengers in the same period last year. On average, the average daily passenger volume on Sunday was 4.32 million, which was 6.2% lower than the 4.61 million in September.

In recent months, netizens have launched many non-cooperation campaigns. During busy hours, people have blocked the opening of the MTR doors from time to time, pressing the emergency system, and even throwing debris into the rails, which has delayed train services. Many citizens have switched to other modes of transportation. Going out to work. In view of the recent movements, the MTR has also closed the station several times earlier and terminated the MTR service earlier.

According to the latest passenger volume record released by the MTR in October, local services totaled about 108.4 million person-times in total, which was about 18.59 million fewer than the 126.9 million person-times in September, down about 14.6%. The local passenger load of the MTR this month is a new low since April 2012. However, the routes of the South Island Line and the Kwun Tong Line Extension are still not open to traffic. The railway service coverage is less than the present.

In recent months, netizens have launched many non-cooperation campaigns. During busy hours, people have blocked the opening of the MTR doors from time to time, pressing the emergency system, and even throwing debris into the rails, which has delayed train services. Many citizens have switched to other modes of transportation. Going out to work. (Photo picture / photo by Zhang Haowei)

In addition, in terms of daily average passenger load, according to the October data, it was 4.32 million person-times, down 6.2% from the 4.61 million in September. As for other services, the passenger volume of the Airport Express in October also reached a new low after February 2012. The total number of passengers was about 916,000, with an average of 296,000 passengers per day, down 14.2% month-on-month and nearly 120,000. In terms of high-speed rail, there were about 1.06 million person-times per month, with an average daily rate of 344,000 person-times, an increase of 131,000 times per month, an increase of about 14%.

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