Thousands of commuters were stranded during morning rush hour yesterday, when a Light Rail train jumped its tracks in Tuen Mun, causing delays for two hours.
Rail traffic on four routes passing through five common stations between Siu Hong and Hung Shui Kiu was paralysed after the derailment - the first incident of its kind on the Light Rail network.
The route 505 train was approaching Siu Hong station at 7.50am when its front wheels jumped the track, a spokesman for Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation said.
The corporation estimated that about 15,000 passengers were affected. There was chaos at the various stations as agitated commuters waited to get to work. Police were sent to maintain order.
Only one person was injured - a woman who suffered minor chest injuries and was sent to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment before later being discharged.
Although news of the accident was announced at the various stations, commuters complained that the information came too late.
