The MTR railway corporation has announced that trains will run overnight on December 24 and 31 to make travel easier for Hongkongers joining festive celebrations. Approximately 2,200 additional train trips will be added to the schedule on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve this year.
Eight of the MTR’s major lines will increase their train frequency from 3pm onwards on December 24 and 31, with overnight services provided. Apart from these overnight arrangements, train services will also be gradually enhanced from Friday, December 27, to January 1, 2025.
The exceptions to these increased services are the Airport Express, the Disneyland Resort Line, and the railway section between Sheung Shui, Lo Wu, and Lok Ma Chau on the East Rail Line, which will be operating on normal hours. The Hong Kong government has already submitted requests to the mainland authorities regarding the extension of service hours at the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau border checkpoints on New Year’s Eve. There’s a possibility that Lo Wu will operate until 2am, but confirmation details have yet to be announced.
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