Chinanews.com, May 7. According to Hong Kong's Sing Tao.com report, the 12-car mid-term refurbishment train of the MTR East Rail Line, commonly known as "black teen", will be retired on the 6th, and the East Rail Line will adopt 9-car trains from today (7th). , the overall journey is accelerated, about 5 minutes from Sheung Shui Station to Hung Hom Station.
As the fourth cross-sea railway in Hong Kong, the cross-sea section of the East Rail Line will be opened to traffic on the 15th of this month, and 9 trucks will be used at that time.
The Secretary for Transport and Housing of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Fan, said that the new road section runs through the northeastern New Territories, Kowloon Central and Hong Kong Island, allowing passengers to travel directly from the New Territories, including North District, Tai Po and Sha Tin District, to Wan Chai North and Admiralty without having to change routes. There are 4 interchange stations along the East Rail Line, namely Tai Wai Station, Kowloon Tong Station, Hung Hom Station and Admiralty Station, providing more convenient railway services for the public and helping to reduce road traffic congestion.