MTR service finally fully restored on Hong Kong’s Island line after 3 hours of chaos
- The service suspension not only wreaked havoc for train passengers but also caused a knock-on effect on road transport
- Service gradually began resuming on the affected section of track at around 8.50pm, according to the MTR Corporation
Commuters heading home from work were left stranded on both sides of Hong Kong’s harbour at the height of Thursday evening’s rush hour, as a key section of the MTR’s Island line was shut down after two doors fell off a train carriage arriving at a station.
The MTR Corporation confirmed late Thursday night that services had finally been fully restored, after more than three hours of chaos that had a knock-on effect on road transport as commuters packed tram and bus stops and nearby taxi ranks for alternative routes home.
Though a source close to the MTR Corp had previously told the Post trains would not be running between Wan Chai and Quarry Bay overnight, services gradually began resuming at around 8.50pm.
MTR Corp chief of operating and metro segment Sammy Wong Kwan-wai said part of a billboard installed along the tracks had come dislodged and clipped a pair of doors on a passing Kennedy Town-bound train as it approached Platform 2 of Causeway Bay station, causing them to fall onto the tracks.