港铁重阳节长周末加密东铁线及K52A巴士班次，属例行节日运营安排

PR070/26
14 October 2026


MTR Steps Up Services for East Rail Line and MTR Bus Route K52A
Facilitating Tomb Sweeping and Passenger Travels
During Chung Yeung Festival Long Weekend

To facilitate passenger travel for tomb sweeping during the Chung Yeung Festival period,
MTR Corporation will enhance relevant services, including increasing train frequency on
the East Rail Line during selected periods over four consecutive days starting this Friday (16
October 2026). Service of MTR Bus route K52A will also be enhanced on weekends and
public holidays this month for the convenience of people travelling between Tuen Mun
Station and the Tsang Tsui Columbarium.

East Rail Line services for both Admiralty-bound and Lok Ma Chau/Lo Wu -bound trains will
be enhanced during designated morning and evening periods from 16 to 19 October,
including Chung Yeung Festival Day (Sunday) and the following day (Monday, a public
holiday). Train frequency to Lok Ma Chau Station will be increased from every 10 minutes
to every 8.6 minutes, facilitating travel for both cross-boundary passengers and residents
along the line. (Please refer to Annex 1 for details.)

For High Speed Rail (Hong Kong Section) services, following coordination with the Chinese
Mainland railway authorities, additional pairs of short-haul trains will operate between 16
and 19 October (Friday to Monday), including 2 pairs between Hong Kong West Kowloon
Station and Shenzhenbei/Futian stations on 16 October, as well as 10 to 12 additional pairs
between Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and Futian Station each day from 17 to 19
October.

For MTR Bus route K52A operating between Tuen Mun Station on the Tuen Ma Line and
the Tsang Tsui Columbarium, services will be enhanced with extended hours on Saturdays
and Sundays from 3 October to 1 November 2026, and the day following the Chung Yeung
Festival. Buses will run at intervals of 15 to 30 minutes for most of the operating period.
(Please refer to Annex 2 for details.)

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MTR will closely monitor the operations of all railway lines and implement passenger flow
management measures when necessary. Passengers are encouraged to check the latest
service updates via MTR Mobile and station announcements before travelling, plan their
journeys ahead and allow sufficient travelling time.


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Annex 1
Annex 2