[East Rail/Sha-Central Line/Convention Station] The cross-sea section of the MTR East Rail Line was fully opened to traffic today (15th), and Admiralty Station was transformed into a "super interchange station" that accommodates four lines, which greatly increased the number of people it could accommodate.
However, due to the huge station and complex structure, some passengers are at a loss. Some elderly people admitted that today is to "find the way" in advance, and even visually impaired people have to ask the staff for help before they can reach the transfer platform.
▼In the early morning of May 15th, the special first train of the East Railway crossing the sea ▼
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Many passengers ask staff for directions
After the cross-sea section of the East Rail Line was opened to traffic, the underground extension of Admiralty Station was fully opened, with a total of 6 floors accommodating the Tsuen Wan Line, Hong Kong Island Line, East Rail Line, and South Island Line, becoming a super interchange station, bringing more convenient services to the public .
However, the station's huge area and labyrinth-like design also confuses some passengers.
For example, on the L5 floor where the East Rail Line of Admiralty Station is located, there are also escalators leading to different floors, including the lobby and the platform of the Tsuen Wan Line.
Although the MTR station arranged for several staff to hold up signs, there were still older passengers who left the East Rail Line's carriages, stopped and looked around to find the direction to leave, and even asked staff for directions.
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Passengers: The entrances and exits of the South Island Line are inconsistent with the road signs
Mr. Bi, a passenger, went to the station in advance to familiarize himself with it. He believed that the signs in the station were not big enough, and the signs were "too clear" all over the lobby, so the elderly had to look carefully one by one to determine the direction.
He also found that the entrances and exits of the South Island Line were inconsistent with the street signs.
However, Mr. Bi praised the comfortable environment of Admiralty Station after the expansion, which is relatively simple compared to Tokyo Station in Japan.
He believed that the public would get used to it after getting used to it, and hoped that the MTR would gradually improve.
▼Admiralty station ground under-concave-convex guide diameter▼
Visually impaired people need to re-familiarize themselves with stations
Mr. Kwan, a visually impaired person living in Lei Tung Estate, took the South Island Line today at Admiralty and interchanged with the Island Line to North Point.
However, after he reached the L5 floor of the East Rail Line, due to the surge in the number of people in the station, the flow of people on the two lines crisscrossed, and there was also a lack of concave and convex guide paths on the ground, so he had to be accompanied by MTR staff to the platform of the Island Line. It doesn't fit well."
Guan said that since he was nearly blind in both eyes, he only walked to the platform where the line changed from memory. However, he found out that the destination of platform 3 has changed today, and he had to re-familiarize himself with the road.
But he will continue to take the MTR, explaining that the MTR's announcements are clear, and the volume of the bus announcements is lower, so it is still more convenient in comparison.
"The bus jam is so chaotic, I don't know how to hit each stop."
Men's toilets have to queue up and there is water on the floor
In addition, the reporter also found that there are escalators still under maintenance, and the newly built toilets at the end of the L5 floor have reached a high level of usage for the first time, and men also have to queue.
Or due to too many people, the water on the floor in the toilet and the urine next to the toilet could not be dealt with in time.
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