MTR gets passengers ready for changes on Tseung Kwan O line

A new arrangement on the MTR's Tseung Kwan O line starts today to prepare for the opening of the Lohas Park station on Sunday.

To get passengers used to the new '3+1' peak-period scheme this week, for every three trains departing North Point for Po Lam, a fourth will stop at Tseung Kwan O.

Starting next Monday, every fourth train departing for Tseung Kwan O will run to the Lohas Park station, said Choi Tak-tsan, the MTR Corporation's head of operations.

The frequency of trains running between Tseung Kwan O and North Point stations will be increased to a train every two minutes and 30 seconds, meaning, Mr Choi said, the new arrangement would not affect capacity. The previous frequency was two minutes and 40 seconds.

During non-peak periods, the frequency of service between North Point and Po Lam stations will remain four or five minutes between trains. A shuttle train service will run every 12 minutes between Tiu Keng Leng and Tseung Kwan O during the first phase of the new scheme. It will be extended to the Lohas Park station from Sunday and is initially expected to serve 1,000 passengers a day.

LCD displays have been installed on the platforms along the Tseung Kwan O line to show the destinations of trains. The displays will show the destination of the next four trains. Purple queuing lines will be marked on the platform at Tseung Kwan O Station for the convenience of Lohas Park passengers.