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Special Traffic News
- The following road section(s) are busy:
- Lung Cheung Road (Tsuen Wan bound)
- Tseung Kwan O Road (Tseung Kwan O bound)
Motorists passing through the above road section(s) are advised to drive with utmost care and patience.
- The slow lane of Lung Cheung Road flyover (Kwun Tong bound) near Ping Shek Estate which was closed due to traffic accident is re-opened to all traffic.
- The below High Speed Rail (Hong Kong Section) train trips will be arranged and amended starting from 5 January 2025:
- Launch a new long-haul line to Xi’anbei, stopping at new stations including Luoyang Longmen and Huashanbei and provides one pair of northbound and southbound train trips daily;
- Enhance train services to Shenzhenbei Station, Shanwei Station, and Wuhan Station, with one additional pair of train trips being added daily;
- The Shanghai Hongqiao line (non-sleeper trains) will be adjusted to stop at Nanchangxi Station, Huangshanbei Station, Hangzhouxi Station, and Suzhounan Station (commencement date to be announced).
- A pair of trains originally departing/terminating at Chaoshan Station will be rerouted to Meizhouxi Station, with a new intermediate stop at Longchuanxi Station (commencement date to be announced).
Except for train services with commencement dates yet to be announced, tickets for the new train services will be available for sale starting December 22. Tickets are available for sale through the 12306 official website (12306. cn) or mobile app; appointed travel agents or at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station.
For train schedules, please refer to the 12306 official website (12306. cn) or mobile app, High Speed Rail website or mobile app.
- MTR have added extra train trips and adjusted service hours during Christmas and New Year as follows:
Christmas Eve (24 December)
· All local lines and 7 Light Rail routes will operate overnight (except for Airport Express, Disneyland Resort Line and journeys to or from Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations on the East Rail Line)
· Service hours will be extended on 3 bus routes (506, K51 and K54)
New Year's Eve (31 December)
· All local lines and 7 Light Rail routes will operate overnight (except for Airport Express, Disneyland Resort Line and journeys to or from Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations on the East Rail Line)
· Disneyland Resort Line service hours will be extended
· Service hours will be extended on 3 bus routes (506, K51 and K54)
There will be a total of 2,200 extra train trips between 20 December and 1 January. The Island Line and South Island Line will operate at an increased frequency of approximately 3-4 minutes most of the time during the weekends and holidays. The Airport Express will provide addition early and late train trips as follows:
· 25 December and 1 January: the first train will depart from Hong Kong Station at 5:30am
· 29 December and 1 January: the last train will depart from AsiaWorld-Expo Station at 1:00am the next day
Please refer to MTR's website for more information.
Crowd management measures may be implemented in stations. Please refer to the latest service updates.
- High Speed Rail tickets up to 15 days before departure are available for sale at different ticketing channels.
It is recommended to buy tickets through the 12306 official website (12306.cn) or mobile app or appointed travel agents
If you want to buy tickets at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, you may go to
· Self-service Ticket Machines: bring valid and original travel documents of all passengers; only e-payment methods are accepted (for example, contactless credit cards, WeChat Pay and Alipay)
· Ticketing Counters: a longer waiting time is expected
- High Speed Rail (Hong Kong Section) will add the following temporary train trips on December 24-29:
- December 24-29
12 additional pairs of train trips daily (between Futian Station and Hong Kong West Kowloon Station)
- December 25
G9685 and G9687 (from Shenzhenbei Station to Hong Kong West Kowloon Station)
- December 27
G9688 (from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to Shenzhenbei Station)
- December 29
G9686 (from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to Shenzhenbei Station)
Tickets will be available for purchase based on the 15-day advance sale period through the 12306 official website (12306.cn) or mobile app; appointed travel agents (Click
here).
For train schedules, please refer to the 12306 official website (12306.cn) or mobile app, High Speed Rail website or mobile app.
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