The damaged trains were conducting an overnight trial run of a new signal system. The crash near the Central MTR station caused the train running between Central-Admiralty on the Tsuen Wan line to be suspended. Photo: Handout The damaged trains were conducting an overnight trial run of a new signal system. The crash near the Central MTR station caused the train running between Central-Admiralty on the Tsuen Wan line to be suspended. Photo: Handout
The damaged trains were conducting an overnight trial run of a new signal system. The crash near the Central MTR station caused the train running between Central-Admiralty on the Tsuen Wan line to be suspended. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong MTR
Hong Kong /  Transport

MTR Corp faces record HK$25 million fine after crash that left line between two of Hong Kong’s busiest stations closed for two days

  • Overnight test of new signalling system resulted in two trains going through crossing at same time
  • Accident came on back of system failure in October that caused commuter chaos

Topic |   Hong Kong MTR
Cannix Yau
Cannix Yau

Updated: 8:00am, 29 Mar, 2019

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The damaged trains were conducting an overnight trial run of a new signal system. The crash near the Central MTR station caused the train running between Central-Admiralty on the Tsuen Wan line to be suspended. Photo: Handout The damaged trains were conducting an overnight trial run of a new signal system. The crash near the Central MTR station caused the train running between Central-Admiralty on the Tsuen Wan line to be suspended. Photo: Handout
The damaged trains were conducting an overnight trial run of a new signal system. The crash near the Central MTR station caused the train running between Central-Admiralty on the Tsuen Wan line to be suspended. Photo: Handout
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