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Written by: Huang Weilun
2021-01-10 12:29
Last update date: 2021-01-10 12:29
In order to cooperate with the Sha-Central Line project to extend the East Rail Line across the sea, the MTR will need to connect to the new track, and construction is scheduled for 10 weeks this year. At the same time, the service from Mong Kok East Station to Hung Hom Station will be suspended. Today (10th) is the first Sundays of suspension of service.
In response to the suspension of services, the MTR today arranged a free shuttle bus from Kowloon Tong Station to Hung Hom Station.
The reporter went to observe the shuttle bus boarding point at Kowloon Tong Station and Mong Kok East Station this morning. Some citizens who needed to transfer to Hung Hom pointed out that they did not know the service changes today and criticized the inconvenience of the arrangement. They said bluntly: "I knew I would take the bus! "Other elderly people do not know how to get to the destination and need to be taught by other passengers.
The reporter also tried to take the shuttle bus from Kowloon Tong. When the traffic was smooth in the morning, it reached Hung Hom in about 9 minutes, which was at least twice as fast as the MTR's forecast.
The MTR set up a free shuttle bus from Kowloon Tong Station to Hung Hom. There were not many passengers in the morning.
(Photo by Lu Yiming)
The reporter arrived at Kowloon Tong Station at about 9:00 this morning. There were notices of changes to train services in many places and instructed passengers heading to Hung Hom to take a shuttle bus at Exit D.
At the bus boarding point, there was not much crowds in the morning, and the bus departed before it was full of passengers. As seen on the spot, a bus departed in about two or three minutes, and some flights only had single-digit passengers.
Ms. Liao, who planned to travel from Tiu Keng Leng Station to Hung Hom Station, originally planned to transfer to the East Rail Line at Kowloon Tong to Hung Hom, but when she arrived at Kowloon Tong Station, she was informed that the train service was suspended.
She confessed that she had not paid attention to relevant news and notices before. She originally expected to arrive at Hung Hom at 9:30, but arrived at the shuttle bus boarding point in Kowloon Tong at about 9:23. She bluntly stated that she had lost her budget and needed friends to wait. Criticized: "Anyway, it is not convenient without a train!" She continued, if she knew the relevant arrangements, she would take a bus to Hung Hom.
Novia stated that he did not know any arrangements of the MTR.
(Photo by Lu Yiming)
Passengers do not know that Mong Kok East Station is the end
The reporter then went to Mong Kok East Station to observe. When the train arrives at the station, the carriage will broadcast a broadcast: "The train has reached the terminal station." However, there are still some unknowing passengers who continue to sit in the carriage and need to be reminded by staff.
At the scene, many of the people who did not know were foreign domestic helpers. Among them, Novia, an Indian domestic helper who planned to travel from Tai Wai to Causeway Bay to Mong Kok East Station, knew that the train could not go to Hung Hom today.
She said she did not know any arrangements of the MTR, nor did she know that there is a shuttle bus at Kowloon Tong Station. She planned to take the bus back to Kowloon Tong Station and then transfer to Central to Causeway Bay.
When some passengers arrive at Mong Kok East Station, staff must remind the train not to go to Hung Hom Station.
(Photo by Lu Yiming)
When Granny Cheng arrived at Mong Kok East Station, the staff reminded the rear that the train was not going to Hung Hom Station.
She said that she departed from Tai Po this morning and planned to go to Hung Hom and then take a bus to Aberdeen.
She confessed that she was "not literate" and had never been aware of the MTR train schedule. "When I was a few years old, I knew it", and then hesitated, "I don't know how to take a train." She was instructed to take the train back to Kowloon Tong. Another passenger in the car taught how to transfer to Aberdeen.
Granny Cheng said that she would go from Tai Po to Aberdeen from time to time, thinking that the arrangement today is inconvenient. "It's okay to tie it tightly. I will tie the thread when I'm in my 20s."
Grandma Zheng said that she thinks the arrangement is inconvenient today, "tighten it tightly, I will tie this thread when we are in my 20s."
The reporter then measured the shuttle bus on Kowloon Tong at about 10:22. The bus departed about 1 minute later, exited Waterloo Road via Lulun Street, went straight to the flyover, and then proceeded along Princess Road flyover to Hung Hom. The traffic has been smooth during this period. , It only takes about 8 minutes and 50 seconds to reach the drop-off point outside the Fortune Metropolis Mall in Hung Hom, which is at least twice as fast as the MTR's estimated 20-30 minutes.
MTR said that as of 11 a.m., the shuttle bus had carried a total of about 2,400 passengers. According to observations, most of the passengers were transferred to alternative railway routes.
The MTR stated that it encourages passengers to use alternative railway routes in order to control the itinerary.
As for the rail connection project, the MTR stated that the project started in the early morning and is currently proceeding generally as planned.
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