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Central-Admiralty MTR suspension ‘may last into Tuesday’, Hong Kong’s rail operator says, after train crash
- MTR Corp says it needs time to investigate what happened and remove battered carriages from site
- Tsuen Wan line between Central and Admiralty to remain closed
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A key MTR link between two major stations on Hong Kong Island may not resume on Tuesday after services were knocked out by a train crash on the city’s subway network on Monday.
The Tsuen Wan line between Central and Admiralty was suspended after the accident in the early hours, in which two trains were badly damaged and one was derailed, injuring at least one of the drivers. No passengers were on board either train.
Dr Tony Lee Kar-yun, chief of operations engineering at the MTR Corporation, said on Monday afternoon the operator might not be able to resume services by Tuesday morning.
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“We will use the remaining time today to check how to use the three non-traffic hours tonight to remove the damaged cars,” he said.
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“We believe we might need more time tomorrow so we might not be able to reopen the Tsuen Wan line section of Central station for service.”
The company said it was investigating the cause of the accident.
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