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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong high-speed rail services disrupted by equipment malfunction
Four high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and Guangzhou were cancelled on Tuesday due to equipment malfunctions on the mainland section, according to the transport authorities. The Transport Department said on Tuesday that the cancelled train services to Guangzhoudong included the G6568, which was scheduled to depart at 11.42am, and the G6556, scheduled for 12.22pm on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link. Services to Hong Kong's West Kowloon terminus that were affected included the G6565, which was due to arrive at 11.19am, and the G6553, due in at 11.54am. The department advised residents to check the latest train schedules on the official ticketing platform – the 12306 website and its app – as well as the MTR Corporation's high-speed rail website. 'Passengers may also consider taking the [MTR's] East Rail line to Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau or using other transport to enter the mainland,' it said. A check by the Post on the 12306 app showed that high-speed rail tickets from Hong Kong West Kowloon to Guangzhoudong were available for booking, with seven trains departing between 2.14pm and 8.50pm.
HKFP
3 days ago
- Climate
- HKFP
In Pictures: Hong Kong sees floods, flights cancelled as Typhoon Wipha prompts T10 signal
Hong Kong saw floods, cancelled flights and at least 30 people seeking medical attention as storm Wipha prompted a typhoon 10 signal on Sunday. The Observatory hoisted the T10 signal, the city's highest storm warning, from 9:20 am until 4:10 pm on Sunday. The red rainstorm was also in force in the afternoon. Sunday was the first time since September 2023, when Super Typhoon Saola hit Hong Kong, that the Observatory has raised a T10 signal. In North Point, bamboo scaffolding collapsed, while in Kennedy Town, a boat crashed into the China Merchants Wharf pier due to the strong winds. In Heng Fa Chuen, a residential area known for being a flooding hot spot due to its low-lying geography, crashing waves reached multiple stories high. Some residents went to the promenade to watch the storm come in. The area did not see any flooding on Sunday. The government said a total of 33 people sought treatment at public hospitals amid the typhoon. The Fire Services Department received 425 reports of fallen trees, while the Drainage Services Department recorded seven flooding cases. It was not until Sunday evening that the wind started to die down and public transportation, including the MTR and ferries, gradually resumed. Across the harbour in Wong Tai Sin, firefighters tended to a flood on Lung Cheung Road, one of the main thoroughfares in the district. Workers rushed to unclog the drains as passersby waded through knee-deep water. Wong Tai Sin was also heavily flooded in September 2023 when Hong Kong recorded the highest one-hour rainfall since records began in 1884. While the T10 signal was in place on Sunday, the MTR Corporation suspended all trains running along overground sections, leaving much of the East Rail Line and Tuen Ma Line affected. The Light Rail service in the New Territories was also halted. Underground routes continued but at reduced frequencies. Ferries and buses were suspended entirely. After the storm signal was lowered to T8 on Sunday afternoon, the MTR Corporation said railway lines with longer open sections such as the East Rail Line, Tuen Ma Line, Tung Chung Line and the Airport Express was expected to resume services in two to three hours as workers inspected tracks and cleared fallen trees. By 6:30 pm, ferries restored their services. By around 8pm, MTR services and buses also resumed. Local media reported that over 500 flights were cancelled. The Airport Authority rescheduled around 400 flights and is expected to work overnight to reschedule the remaining 100 flights. Hong Kong lowered the storm signal to T3 at 7:40 on Sunday as Typhoon Wipha moved away and towards the city of Taishan in Guangdong.
HKFP
6 days ago
- Politics
- HKFP
Lawmaker urges gov't to probe MTR disruption after Friday morning rush-hour delay on Tseung Kwan O line
A Hong Kong lawmaker has urged the government to probe an MTR disruption on the Tseung Kwan O line, following train delays lasting three hours during rush hour on Friday morning. Legislator Stanley Li said the incident caused major inconvenience to residents in Tseung Kwan O, who rely on the MTR to commute out of the district, as they were leaving for work. He said Friday morning's malfunction came after a similar disruption in May, also on the Tseung Kwan O line. A power failure on May 22 caused train services to halt completely for more than three hours during the evening rush hour period. 'I believe it is not acceptable to Hong Kong residents that these incidents are happening one after another,' said Li, a lawmaker from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). In a media statement, the MTR Corporation (MTRC) said signalling equipment malfunctioned near the North Point MTR stop along the Tseung Kwan O line at around 7.20am on Friday. Trains ran at reduced speeds, causing journey times from North Point MTR Station to Po Lam and LOHAS Park stations to increase by five to eight minutes. Photos on social media showed crowded train platforms and a line of people extending into PopCorn mall, a shopping centre connected to Tseung Kwan O MTR station. Normal service resumed at close to 10.30am. Lawmaker Michael Tien attributed signalling malfunctions to analogue systems still used by some train lines. He said the MTRC was upgrading the systems for the city's older train lines – the Island, Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, and Tseung Kwan O lines – but the Tseung Kwan O line's upgrades would take place last, only to be completed in 2029 or 2030. In May, train service on the Tseung Kwan O line was interrupted for around five hours starting during the evening rush hour. For the first three hours, service was completely halted on the line before gradually resuming between some stops. The MTRC was fined HK$19.2 million over the delay as part of a mechanism that forces it to pay for service failures longer than 31 minutes. The money is refunded to passengers through a fare promotion. When fines accumulate to HK$25 million, the MTR Corporation offers a 'Thank You Day' during which commuters pay only half-price fares. The last 'Thank You Day' was held on Sunday.
The Standard
15-07-2025
- Business
- The Standard
MTRC invests in the first project in the railway equipment industry in Guangdong
Jacob Kam Chak-pui, chief executive of MTR Corporation (fourth from left), and Sammy Wong Kwan-wai, mainland China business director (second from left), attended the Capital Cooperation Signing Ceremony held in Beijing.
South China Morning Post
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's MTR Corp signs investment deal with train parts maker CRRC Guangdong
Hong Kong's MTR Corporation has signed a deal with CRRC Guangdong, marking the firm's first investment in the railway equipment industry in the neighbouring province as it seeks to gain further access to the Greater Bay Area market. Advertisement The deal between the local rail giant and the train parts maker was signed in Beijing on Thursday, with the MTR Corp announcing the agreement a day later. 'This marks the MTR's first investment project in the railway equipment industry in Guangdong province, facilitating collaboration among all parties to leverage their strengths and capture the emerging opportunities in the railway sector and the development of the [bay area],' the rail operator said. The statement did not mention how much was being invested. CRRC Guangdong was founded in Jiangmen in 2010 and is a joint effort between Guangdong authorities and the mainland Chinese rail company CRRC. Advertisement The enterprise has mainly engaged in the construction and maintenance of rail transit vehicles and related industrial services, as well as the import and export of rail vehicles.
