Passengers travelling between Hung Hom and Tuen Mun faced delays of 25 to 30 minutes on Thursday afternoon after a signalling fault at Kam Sheung Road station, Hong Kong’s rail operator said.The MTR Corporation said at around 2.23pm on Thursday that the glitch had been repaired and train services on the Tuen Ma line were “gradually returning to normal”.At around 1pm, the MTR said it was repairing the faulty equipment near the tracks and urged passengers to allow extra time for their journeys.Trains on the Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun and Wu Kai Sha remained in service, but were travelling slowly through the affected section. The MTR said it had deployed additional staff to assist passengers.
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THU · 2026-08-06 · 06:35 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0806-99650
NSR-2026-0806-99650News Report·EN·Human Interest
MTR passengers face up to 30-minute delays after Hong Kong signal fault
Hong Kong MTR passengers experienced delays of 25 to 30 minutes on Thursday afternoon due to a signalling fault at Kam Sheung Road station. The fault affected train services on the Tuen Ma line between Hung Hom and Tuen Mun.
Theodora YuSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-06 · 06:35 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong MTR passengers experienced delays of 25 to 30 minutes on Thursday afternoon due to a signalling fault at Kam Sheung Road station. The fault affected train services on the Tuen Ma line between Hung Hom and Tuen Mun. The MTR Corporation began repairing the faulty equipment near the tracks around 1pm and urged passengers to allow extra travel time. By approximately 2:23pm, the MTR reported that the glitch had been repaired and train services were gradually returning to normal. While trains remained in service, they operated slowly through the affected area, and the MTR deployed additional staff to assist passengers.
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Additional staff were deployed to assist passengers.
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Trains on the Tuen Ma line continued to run but travelled slowly through the affected section.
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The MTR Corporation was repairing faulty equipment near the tracks around 1 pm on Thursday.
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The signalling glitch was repaired and train services on the Tuen Ma line were gradually returning to normal.
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MTR passengers faced delays of 25 to 30 minutes on Thursday afternoon due to a signalling fault at Kam Sheung Road station.
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