Signal fault disrupts Hong Kong MTR’s Airport Express, Tung Chung line services
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“Signal equipment malfunction disrupted travel on the Airport Express and Tung Chung lines”
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Wikipedia entries describe general information about the Airport Express and Tung Chung line but do not mention any signal equipment malfunction or service disruption.
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— The Airport Express (Chinese: 機場快綫) is one of the ten heavy rail lines of the Hong Kong MTR system (excluding the light rail network). It links the urban area with Hong Kong International Airport and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_Express_(MTR)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_Express_(MTR)
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— The Tung Chung line (Chinese: 東涌綫) is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong, linking the town of Tung Chung with central Hong Kong. It was built in the 1990s as part of a railway project…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tung_Chung_line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tung_Chung_line
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— Tung Chung (Chinese: 東涌) is a station on the Tung Chung line of the MTR rapid transport system in Hong Kong. As the western termini of the Tung Chung line, it is also a transfer point of those wishing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tung_Chung_station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tung_Chung_station
“The time needed for in-town check-in service at Hong Kong and Kowloon stations extended to 120 minutes before flight departure”
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Wikipedia entries about Kai Tak Airport, Kowloon Motor Bus, and Kowloon Walled City do not mention in-town check-in service times or extensions at Hong Kong and Kowloon stations.
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— Kai Tak Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) was an international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. Officially known as Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to 6 July 1998, it is often referr…
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— The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes, with …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Motor_Bus
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— Kowloon Walled City (Chinese: 九龍城寨) was an extremely densely populated and largely lawless enclave within the boundaries of Kowloon City of former British Hong Kong. Built as an imperial Chinese milit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City
“A signalling fault near a depot at Siu Ho Wan on Lantau Island disrupted MTR train services on both lines”
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Wikipedia entries about Lantau Island, North Lantau Highway, and Siu Ho Wan describe geographical and infrastructural details but do not reference a signaling fault or service disruption.
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— Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao or Lan Tau) is the largest island in Hong Kong. Located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, it is part of the New Territories. Administrative…
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— The North Lantau Highway is an expressway forming part of Hong Kong's Route 8 motorway, linking Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau Island with the rest of the territory. The road has three lan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Lantau_Highway
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— Siu Ho Wan (Chinese: 小蠔灣; lit. 'small oyster bay', also 小濠灣; 'small inlet bay') is a bay on the north shore of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The bay has been largely reclaimed for bus depots. The Airpor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siu_Ho_Wan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siu_Ho_Wan
“The fault delayed travel times by about eight to 10 minutes”
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“Engineers resolved the issue by around 8pm and services were gradually restored”
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