The MTR South Island Line is one of the few fully automated driverless trains in the local area. Some citizens complained to "Hong Kong 01" that at about 1:30 this afternoon (23rd), a South Island Line train bound for Admiralty was passing through the ocean. Park Station did not stop as usual. As a result, the train stopped after completely passing the platform, and then slowly "dropped the train" back to the platform of the station.
The citizen said that the speed of the train was slower than usual before the "flying station", and the overall journey was about 10 minutes slower.
He also said that there was no broadcast before reversing, and he was worried that there would be danger.
"Hong Kong 01" is inquiring with the MTR about the incident and the cause.
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Passenger Mr Wong took the South Island Line train bound for Admiralty at about 1.30pm today.
He recalled that the speed of the train was slower than usual at Wong Chuk Hang Station, and when it arrived at Ocean Park Station, the train did not stop as usual. Stop, suffocate, and go through the cage in a car after reaching the Ocean Park Station.”
Passenger: After getting off the car, a staff member will check at the front of the car
Mr. Huang also pointed out that the train stopped in an emergency after the "flying station" passed the platform, and then slowly reversed back to the platform to allow passengers to get on and off. "It is dangerous to travel after the train has reversed. After getting off the train, I saw a staff entering the front of the train to check. , there may be a problem with the car.” He said that the whole journey took about 10 minutes longer than usual, and he ended up being late.
Mr. Wong continued to point out that at that time, there was a broadcast mentioning the failure of the signal system, but when the train was reversing, no broadcast reminder was broadcast, because he was worried that the sudden reversal would cause danger, and he believed that the MTR should announce the incident after the accident.
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Both the Disney Line and the South Island Line currently use automated driverless trains.
Before the opening of the South Island Line, the Legislative Council discussed safety issues. According to a 2012 Legislative Council document, the MTR Corporation disclosed that the automatic train control system is equipped with carriages, station control rooms, and system operation modes of the train control center, and There is a high-efficiency signal system automatic repair function.
The MTR pointed out at the time that operations such as train starting, shifting, parking, and door opening and closing were all commanded by the train control center and completed automatically according to the programmed instructions.
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