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Tsuen Wan Line's new signalling system, $2 flat rate or 20 per cent off - Issue 15 (April 2026)

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The Journal of Hong Kong Transport Issue 15 (April 2026) In this issue New signalling system and trains for the Tsuen Wan Line 80 per cent off for the $2 scheme: is it good? New bus route for Long Tin Court Transformation for the Tsuen Wan Line: New Signalling System and New Trains A Q-Train on the Tsuen Wan Line arrives at platform 1 of  Kwai Fong Station , April 2026 As part of the service commitments to improve passenger experience,  MTR  is progressively replacing the thirty-year-old signalling system on the  Tsuen Wan Line ,  Kwun Tong Line ,  Island Line , and also on the  Tseung Kwan O Line  ("urban rail lines"), with a new  CBTC -based system run by new trains. The new system is targeted to raise the reliability of the rail lines to better handle passenger demands, especially during peak hours. The last time that this has occurred was on the  East Rail Line  in 2021. The upgrades not only replaced the signalling system and t...
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Central Kowloon Bypass bus routes, revival of GMB route 45M - Issue 14 (January 2026)

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The Journal of Hong Kong Transport Issue 14 (January 2026) In this issue New bus routes for Central Kowloon Bypass AN Bus revives Kowloon GMB route 45M New bus services for Kong Nga Po The New Kowloon Shortcut: Central Kowloon Bypass Bus Routes Began Service The  Central Kowloon Bypass  (Yau Ma Tei Section)  ("the Bypass") was opened at 10 am on 21 December 2025 after eight years of construction. This four-kilometer-long tunnel connects  Yau Ma Tei  with  Kai Tak  with the intention of shortening journey times between the two places to just five minutes, as well as relieving traffic congestion in central Kowloon. For bus operators, this was an opportunity for them to establish new bus routes and reroute existing ones to use the new Bypass.  KMB  started operating bus routes  33X  and  252S , and for  Citybus , route  A28X , on 22 December; five existing KMB routes to and from  Kwun Tong Ferry Pier  were also...
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