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Train services on Hong Kong line back to normal but lawmaker warns commuters to expect more delays because of creaking signalling system
- Legislator Michael Tien says more service disruptions are likely to occur because of slow progress in upgrading decades-old signalling system
- But Wednesday’s case is likely to be an isolated incident on the East Rail line as it is already using new signalling system, he adds
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Train services on Hong Kong’s East Rail line were disrupted for more than five hours on Wednesday because of signalling system faults, marking the seventh such case across the network this year in a rising trend a lawmaker said he expected to continue.
Legislator Michael Tien Puk-sun said he believed more service disruptions were likely to occur because of slow progress in upgrading the decades-old signalling system.
“The MTR Corporation should speed up the progress of upgrading the signalling system, the one on the Tsuen Wan line is supposed to go into operation next year, but it does not look like they have started the trial,” Tien said on Wednesday night.
“It’s possible there will be another delay, and that will affect the progress for other lines as well.”
The city recorded seven service disruption cases in 2022, 14 last year and five in the first three months of 2024. Another signalling system-related disruption occurred along the Airport Express and Tung Chung line on Tuesday.
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