The East Rail Crossing Section of the Sha-Central Line will be opened to traffic on the 15th of this month. Tian Beichen, a member of the Legislative Council of the Real Policy Roundtable, said that even if it is reduced from 12 trucks to 9 trucks, it can still meet the passenger capacity in the short term, but the future development of the Northeast New Territories is estimated to be about More than 300,000 people have moved in, and the current "early bird discount" is not enough to deal with it. It is recommended that the MTR consider half-price before 8:30 a.m., or even free.
Tian Beichen also mentioned that he has proposed to the government to build a light rail railway in Queen's Hill, through Shatin and Tai Wai to Tsuen Wan, to divert the flow of people on the East Rail Line, allowing New Territories citizens to go directly to Sha Tin or Tai Wai, and then transfer trains to cross the sea or take Tuen Ma Wire.
▼On May 6th, the 12-cale retirement of East Rail "Wuyantou" ▼
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Tian Beichen pointed out in the wireless program "Speak Clearly" that the number of East Railway trains on the Sha-Central Line has been reduced from 12 trucks to 9 trucks. Although the number of trains per hour has increased from 24 to 30, the passenger capacity is still reduced by 6% to 7%. It is observed that there is still room for 12 trucks in the "head and tail trucks" in the past. It is believed that after the adoption of 9 trucks, the passengers can be evenly distributed in the carriages. In addition, there is a train every two minutes and passengers pick up and drop off in 30 seconds, which is considered enough to offset in the short term.
▼On May 5, the exhibition station of the MTR East Rail Line crossing the sea will be fully exposed▼
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Liu Kwu Tung has a population of 110,000 and northeast New Territories to 200,000
However, in the long run, Tian Beichen pointed out that the government is "blindly moving people into the New Territories". It is estimated that there will be 110,000 people in Kwu Tung and 200,000 people in the Northeast New Territories in the future. The 25% discount for early exits is not effective. Consider half price before 8:30, or even subsidized by the government, free before 8:30, and an additional “Ji Cha” from Shatin to Admiralty to divert the flow of people.
Tian Beichen, the round table of real affairs.
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Promoting the adjustment of the fares of "Dongping and Xigui"
Tian Beichen analyzed that after the customs clearance of China and Hong Kong, the number of passengers is expected to increase by 3,000 to 4,000. The MTR will cancel the first-class trucks, so that each vehicle will have 80 more passengers, which will free up about 4% of the passenger capacity. However, in the future, the section from Shatin to Tai Wai will become "The bottle neck", he has proposed to the government to build a light rail railway at Queen's Hill, through Shatin, Tai Wai and then out of Tsuen Wan, with 200,000 passengers per hour, for citizens to cross the sea and reduce the burden on the East Rail Line.
Tian Beichen also urged the MTR to solve the problems of "different prices in the same district", "Dongping and west expensive", and "shorter and more expensive than Changping" as soon as possible. For example, he pointed out that the fare from Tuen Mun or Sheung Shui to Admiralty is 27.8 yuan or 21 yuan respectively. , the distance between the two differs by 20%, but the difference in charges is more than 30%. To maintain the same charge per kilometer, the fare from Tuen Mun "doesn't expect to be reduced to 21 mosquitoes, but it should be reduced by at least 20%."
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