[East Rail / Sha-Central Line] The cross-sea section of the East Rail was officially opened to traffic. In the future, if working workers in Admiralty want to ask friends to have dinner in Mong Kok after work, they can either take the Tsuen Wan Line to Mong Kok Station, or take the East Rail Line to Mong Kok East Railway Station.
However, the opening of the cross-sea section also highlights the problem of "different prices in the same district". Starting from Admiralty Station and exiting at Mong Kok East Station (commonly known as Mong Kok Railway Station), the Octopus charges 11.7 yuan, but at Mong Kok Station (commonly known as Mong Kok Station) Subway station) is charged 12 yuan, a difference of three cents.
"Hong Kong 01" takes the landmark of the midpoint of the two Mong Kok stations - Mong Kok Xianda Plaza as the destination, and it is actually measured which route from Admiralty can be used to arrive faster.
The actual measurement results show that it is only about 6 minutes faster to use the Tsuen Wan Line to exit at Mong Kok Station than to take the East Rail and get off at Mong Kok East Station.
Passengers have more choices for crossing the sea. In addition to fares and travel time, whether the carriage is forced is also a consideration.
The MTR has also installed an "Easy Crossing" display in the lobby of Admiralty Station, allowing passengers to choose different routes according to the waiting time and the number of trains waiting on the platform.
▼In the early morning of May 15th, the special first train of the East Rail Transit section will leave from the exhibition station▼
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Lazy Bag for the East Rail Crossing Section:
East Rail Crossing the Sea｜Introduction to Traffic Information One article to see the most dense 2.7-minute trains and special short-distance trains East Rail｜New stations and new facilities One by one, Admiralty becomes a super interchange station and can transfer trains on the first floor of Hung Hom
The Tsuen Wan Line also has a short-distance service to pick up passengers on the Admiralty "Ji Cha"
Starting from the lobby of Admiralty Station, there is an escalator directly across two floors to the platform of the Tsuen Wan Line towards Tsuen Wan.
Although it was a holiday, the platform was still full of people waiting for the train, which made reporters worried that they would have to wait for an extra bus to get a seat.
However, after waiting for about a minute, we happened to encounter a special flight. The "Ji Cha" picked up passengers at Admiralty Station and could directly board the train and cross the sea.
There are 4 stations along the Tsuen Wan Line from Admiralty to Mong Kok Station. It only takes about 14 to 15 minutes by car. From Mong Kok Station to Xianda Plaza, the journey is not far but there are many people along the way, and it takes about 3 minutes to walk. Arrived in 18 minutes.
▼On May 15, the East Rail Crossing Section opened to traffic at the newly opened Convention and Exhibition Station, as well as a list of new facilities at Admiralty Station and Hung Hom Station▼
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On the other side, take the East Rail Line at Admiralty Station. It is best to enter the gate at the newly expanded lobby at the entrance and exit of Lok Lai Street at Admiralty Station. There is an escalator to reach the East Rail Line platform more directly, but it is a single ride. It took two minutes for the escalator to take place. In addition, the trains of the East Rail were relatively sparse today, so the reporter waited for about four minutes to board the East Rail and leave Admiralty Station.
Take the East Rail from Admiralty, pass through the exhibition and Hung Hom, and arrive at Mong Kok East Station. It only takes 3 stops.
Although the number of stations is less than that of the Tsuen Wan Line, it took reporters 17 minutes to arrive at Mong Kok East Station from the lobby of Admiralty Station. Comparing with the Tsuen Wan Line, it was less than Xianda Plaza.
The walk from Mong Kok East Station to Xianda Plaza is also a long way. The reporter walked for 7.5 minutes, and finally it took about 24 minutes to reach Xianda, which is 6 minutes slower than taking the Tsuen Wan Line.
▼Admiralty Station "Crossing the Sea" Display ▼
"Cross Haiyi" in the station lobby shows that there are fewer people on the East Rail, but there are actually many people waiting for the train after arriving at the platform
The MTR has installed an "Easy Crossing" display in the lobby of Admiralty Station. Passengers can see the two cross-sea routes, the arrival times of the next two trains, and the simulation of the crowd flow on the platform.
During the actual measurement today, the reporter first paid attention to "Crossing the Sea". At that time, it showed that the Tsuen Wan Line platform was full, and it did reflect the actual situation.
However, on the East Rail Line platform, although there seemed to be fewer people at that time, when the reporter arrived at the platform, there were already many people waiting for the train, and the carriage was also full of passengers after getting on the train.
As the locations of Mong Kok Station and Mong Kok East Station are different, in fact, the time spent on the two routes is about the same, and the difference is not obvious. Therefore, passengers can consider the suitable route according to the walking distance, waiting time and comfort.
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