Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to suspend services at 4 Kwun Tong line stations on July 28 for unprecedented upgrade
- MTR Corporation says service suspension will span Prince Edward, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei and Ho Man Tin stations, with works limited to 28 hours
- Similar upgrade work to take place along other rail lines and spread out over next two to three years to reduce inconvenience for commuters, it says
The MTR Corporation said on Wednesday that the 28-hour service suspension would involve Prince Edward, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei and Ho Man Tin stations.
The company said similar upgrade work would be conducted along other lines over the next two to three years to reduce inconvenience for commuters, with stations to halt services on a Sunday in summer, pending the outcome of a railway assets review.
“The upgrade work is beyond regular repairs and maintenance work that can be done within the two golden hours after daily services finish for the day,” said Lee Kim-hung, the MTR Corp’s chief of operations engineering and maintenance.
The MTR Corp and the government recently discussed the prospect of service disruptions with some lawmakers as a result of a HK$65 billion (US$8.3 billion), five-year investment plan, to 2027, to maintain railway assets.
On July 28, 50 large metal hangers used for more than 40 years to hang power cables from the ceiling of a tunnel near Yau Ma Tei station will be replaced. As the electricity supply will be cut off for the upgrade, services at Prince Edward, Mong Kok and Ho Man Tin will be suspended.