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Written by: Zhong Yan
2021-07-09 16:14
Last update date: 2021-07-09 16:18
The Peak Tram was suspended for renovation works on June 28, and the fifth-generation cable car, which had been in service for 32 years, was also retired. The Peak Tram Company revealed earlier that after the completion of the project, the number of new cable cars in service will increase to 210 passengers. People, but the actual reopening date has not been announced.
The government gazetted today (9th) that the maximum number of passengers for the Peak Tram car will be increased to 210 on December 17 this year. That is, the Peak Tram will reopen on December 17 at the earliest.
On June 27th, citizens bid farewell to the fifth-generation Peak Tram
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The Peak Tram will be closed for half a year for upgrading. The Garden Road Terminus will be expanded to allow 1,300 people to wait in the station at the same time. The entire cable car system, including rails, cables, signal systems, etc., will be replaced. The fifth generation that can carry 120 people. The cable car was also decommissioned and will be replaced with a new cable car with a capacity of 210 passengers after the reopening, but the reopening date has not been announced.
The Government gazetted today. The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Yau Tenghua, designated December 17 as the date for the implementation of the relevant regulations for the Peak Tram to increase the passenger capacity to 210. The relevant announcement will be submitted to the Legislative Council on July 14 Procedures for post-conclusion review.
In the Peak Tram (Safety) (Amendment) Regulation 2018, in addition to changing the number of passengers from 120 to 210, the definition of cable car cars is changed from "first and last cars" to "all cars". Therefore, the new cable car may have More than two-car trains.
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