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Written by: Chen Jingqi
2020-01-17 21:34
Last updated: 2020-01-17 21:34"Tunma Line Phase I" Tai Wai to Kai Tak Station will be opened to traffic on Valentine's Day on February 14. MTR announced the fare of this line today. The charge for adult Octopus from Tai Wai to Hin Keng Station is 3.9 yuan, and the travel time is about It takes about 6 minutes compared to the 803K minibus ride from Tai Wai to Hin Keng. In addition, MTR now offers 1 yuan discount for Octopus passengers, so the fare and time are faster and cheaper than the minibus.
The fare for adult octopus from Tai Wai Station to Diamond Hill will remain the same as that via the East Rail and Kwun Tong Line. The Octopus fare will be 9.3 yuan; however, passengers will not need to get off at Kowloon Tong Station via the East Rail Line before transferring to Diamond Hill The ride will save nearly 8 minutes. From Wuxisha to the east side, it takes about 61 minutes to Chaiwan Station, which is nearly 30 minutes faster than NWFB Route 682.
It takes about 28 minutes from Wuxisha Station to Kaide Station
The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, announced today that the first phase of the Tuen Ma Line including Tai Wai Station, Hin Keng Station, Diamond Hill Station Extension and Kai Tak Station will be opened to traffic on Friday, the 14th of next month. By then, the closest train to the Ma On Shan Line during the morning peak hours is every 3.5 minutes.
In terms of fares for the first phase of the Tun Ma Line, the fare is mainly based on the distance travelled. According to the fare information released by MTR today, the adult Octopus fare from Tai Wai to Hin Keng Station is 3.9 yuan, which takes about 2 minutes; the adult Octopus fare from Tai Wai to Kai Tak station is 9.3 yuan, which takes about 10 minutes ; The farther Wuxisha Station to Kaide Station costs 11.5 yuan and is expected to take about 28 minutes.
For Hin Keng or Kai Tak to the "Great Northwest" including Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai and Long Ping Station, the fare for an adult Octopus will range from 20.3 to 22.2 yuan; the fare to Hong Kong Island East will range from 12.7 to 18.8 yuan; Kowloon East fares range from 4.8 to 11.8 yuan.
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Longer and shorter line fares
The opening of the Tun Ma Line Phase 1 will facilitate passengers in the East and North of the New Territories and travel faster to the east of Hong Kong Island to the east of Hong Kong Island to alleviate the current overcrowded Tai Wai to Kowloon Tong section of the East Rail Line.
With reference to the current commuting between Tai Wai and Hin Keng area, the green minibus 803K has to be used. The fare is 3.7 yuan. The average speed is about 15 kilometers per hour and the whole journey takes about 6 minutes. However, after the opening of the "Tunma Line Phase I", passengers can take the MTR directly from Tai Wai Station to Hin Keng Station. The journey time is 2 minutes, and the fare is 3.9 yuan, which is 0.2 yuan more than a minibus. If you use the Adult Octopus from Hin Keng Station or Kai Tak Station to other stations, there will be a discount of 1 yuan. In other words, after deducting the fare, the fare for adult Octopus passengers from Tai Wai Station to Hin Keng Station is only 2.9 yuan, which is faster and cheaper than green minibuses.
As for going to the Eastern District, the public can now take the NWFB Route 682 between Wuxisha and Chai Wan. The fare is 19 yuan, but the whole journey takes about 90 minutes. After the train is opened, if the MTR is used, it will take about 50 minutes to travel. 69 minutes (from East Rail Kowloon Tong Station to Kwun Tong Line) has been reduced to about 61 minutes (from Tun Ma Line to Kwun Tong Line). Although the fare is reduced by 1 yuan, it will still be more expensive at 21.2 yuan. The NWFB ride will take almost 30 minutes.
The Chief of the Housing Authority, Chen Fan, announced today that the first phase of the Tuen Ma Line, namely Tai Wai to Kai Tak Station, will be opened to traffic on February 14. (Profile picture)
In addition, Yang Meizhen, Commercial Director of MTR, said that in order to more widely benefit the unserved area of the first phase of the Tun Ma Line, passengers who need to connect to the designated station will enjoy special interchange concessions involving 4 green minibuses and 18 For franchised bus routes, the adult Octopus also enjoys a discount of 1 yuan, and the rest of the passengers have a discount of 0.5 yuan, until the full line of the Tun Ma Line is opened.
The construction of the Shazhong Line started in 2012, but Hung Hom Station was successively exposed in multiple engineering scandals in 2018. The government finally approved the partial opening of the Shazhong Line "Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section", and first opened the Xianjing Station and the Diamond Hill Station Extension And three new stations at Kai Tak Station, also known as "Tunma Line Phase I", and finally announced to open on February 14.
There are 12 stations in the first phase of the Tunma Line. The route runs from Wuxisha to Kai Tak, passing Ma On Shan, Heng On, Da Shui Hang, Shimen, City One, Sha Tin Wai, Che Kung Temple, Tai Wai, Hin Keng and Diamond. Mountain Station, the total number of cars is 8 cards. The entire line of the Tun Ma Line will be opened to traffic, depending on the progress of the appropriate measures for the expansion of Hung Hom Station and its connected structures. It is expected to open to traffic in 2021.
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