MTR Corp ordered to submit report after 2 disruptions at Lam Tin station in 15 hours
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- South China Morning Postseen 14 Oct, 16:18headline rewritten
Hong Kong’s Lam Tin MTR station reopens after smoke forced closure and evacuationMTR Corp ordered to submit report after 2 disruptions at Lam Tin station in 15 hours
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Wed, 14 October 2026
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Hong Kong’s Lam Tin MTR station reopens after smoke forced closure and evacuationHong Kong’s MTR Corporation has been ordered to submit a report to the government within a month following two separate service disruptions at Lam Tin station within 15 hours, with the railway operator apologising to passengers for the inconvenience caused. Services on the Kwun Tong line were disrupted at about 8am on Wednesday when wires overheated in an electrical room on the station platform, prompting trains to skip the stop. Services resumed by 10am. The previous evening at around...
Thu, 15 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post05:38
Two rush-hour disruptions at Hong Kong’s Lam Tin MTR station within 15 hours could be connected if they involved the same power supply circuit or exposed procedural shortcomings, an engineering expert has said, with a lawmaker urging the rail operator to offer more targeted compensation to affected passengers. The first disruption occurred on Tuesday evening, when an insulating rubber component in a track turnout caught fire, halting services for about an hour. The second struck on Wednesday...