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Special Traffic News
- Transport Department has received notification from MTR Corporation Limited that To facilitate the Police with Crowd Management, the following entrances/exits are temporarily closed.
| Station |
Entrances/Exits |
| Tsim Sha Tsui |
H, R |
| East Tsim Sha Tsui |
L1, L3, L4, L5, L6, N3, J, P3 |
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Please use other entrances/exits.
- The following road sections are still busy:
– Peak Road (uphill bound)
– Magazine Gap Road (uphill bound)
Motorists passing through the above road sections are advised to drive with utmost care and patience.
Members of the public who intend to go to The Peak are advised to use public transport services as far as possible, plan their journey early and allow more traveling time to cater for unexpected delays.
- Hong Kong West Kowloon Station Public Car Park is now full. Please use public transport to reach the station.
- Transport Department has received notification from MTR Corporation Limited that The Boundary Crossings at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations are currently smooth.
Passengers can travel on the MTR to enjoy the Fireworks display over Victoria Harbour tonight (18 Feb), and to visit Sha Tin Racecourse for the Year of the Horse Raceday tomorrow (19 Feb).
There are additional staff in stations and passenger information is being enhanced.
- Special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented in various locations on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon to facilitate the holding of the Chinese New Year fireworks display at Victoria Harbour on the second day of the Chinese New Year (February 18), with the details as follows:
Chinese New Year fireworks display on the second day of Chinese New Year
In connection with the holding of the fireworks display at Victoria Harbour at 8pm on the second day of Chinese New Year, road closures and the corresponding traffic diversions will be implemented in phases in Central District, Wan Chai and Eastern District on Hong Kong Island from about 6pm. Moreover, the section of Island Eastern Corridor westbound between Man Hong Street and Victoria Park Road will be temporarily closed to all vehicular traffic (except for franchised buses) from 7.45pm until the reopening of roads.
In Kowloon, road closures and the corresponding traffic diversions will be implemented in phases from about 5pm in the vicinity of Tsim Sha Tsui and the West Kowloon Cultural District until the crowd disperses and the roads reopen.
During the road closure period, the bus and GMB routes operating in the affected areas will be temporarily diverted or suspended. Taxi stands (including taxi pick-up/drop-off points), public light bus stands, roadside parking spaces and private car parks on the roads affected will be suspended. Other public transport services, such as MTR and short-haul cross boundary coach service, will also implement temporary service arrangements.
For details of the special traffic and transport arrangements on the event days, please refer to the Transport Department Notice
(https://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_13/TDN_LNY%20Night%20Parade_Fireworks%20Display_eng_clean_20260212.pdf)
- Transport Department has received notification from MTR Corporation Limited that To make your travel more convenient during the festive season, train frequencies will be increased at various times on most MTR Lines during different periods from now until 23 February.
18 February
•Train frequencies will be increased at various times on the Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line, South Island Line, Tuen Ma Line, East Rail Line and Tung Chung Line
Airport Express special arrangements:
•19 & 22 February: Last train will depart at 1:00 am the next day from AsiaWorld-Expo Station
- Latest information and appeals to public and visitors to heed HZMB Zhuhai Port traffic during Chinese New Year Golden Week of Mainland
According to the Zhuhai authority's notification, the temporary link bridge connecting Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Zhuhai Port and Qinglu South Road will be closed to all traffic from midnight of February 15. HZMB users to Zhuhai should use public transport services as far as possible, plan their trips early and allow sufficient travelling time.
Following the closure of the above temporary link bridge, motorists can only travel to and from HZMB Zhuhai Port via the G94 Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway. The HKSAR Government anticipates that a large number of members of the public, visitors and cross-boundary vehicles will travel to and from Zhuhai and Macao via the HZMB during the Chinese New Year Golden Week of the Mainland. The closure arrangements may affect the traffic of Zhuhai Port and neighbouring roads.
The Transport Department (TD) has steered the HZMB shuttle bus (Gold Bus) operator to strengthen its services for cross-boundary travel convenience. In addition, the TD has informed applicants with travel bookings under the Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles and drawn their attention to the above arrangements. In case of traffic congestion, they should remain patient and follow the instructions of on-site law enforcement officers.
Members of the public can check real-time situations of the vehicle clearance plaza of the Zhuhai Port through the WeChat official accounts "hzmbzhport" or "zhuhaifabu" (traffic-info. gzazhka. com:5015/#/) (Chinese only) to plan their journeys ahead.
The HKSAR Government has been maintaining close liaison with the Zhuhai authority for joint monitoring of the HZMB traffic and its management. The TD's Emergency Transport Co-ordination Centre operates round the clock to closely monitor the port traffic conditions and public transport services and to implement contingency measures when necessary to meet service demands.
- The Transport Department (TD) anticipates that there may be a large number of cross-boundary passengers and vehicles travelling between Hong Kong and the Mainland or Macao via various land-based boundary control points (BCPs) during and around the Chinese New Year holiday (February 15 to 23). The TD urges cross-boundary travellers to plan ahead of their trips and allow sufficient travelling time.
The TD has been steering local and cross-boundary public transport (PT) services operators to enhance their capacity and reserve sufficient vehicles and manpower to meet the transport needs of cross-boundary passengers during and around the Chinese New Year holiday. It is anticipated that the waiting time for PT services, including the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) shuttle bus (Gold Bus) and local franchised bus “B” routes connecting various land-based BCPs, may be longer during peak periods of cross-boundary travel. Passengers should avoid travelling during peak hours, observe order while queuing and heed advice from on-site Police and staff of the PT operators. Passengers intending to take cross-boundary coaches are also advised to reserve their coach tickets in advance.
Motorists of cross-boundary private cars crossing the border are advised that, subject to actual traffic conditions, special traffic arrangements may be implemented at Lok Ma Chau Control Point and Shenzhen Bay Port during and around the Chinese New Year holiday to secure smooth access for PT vehicles to the above BCPs. Cross-boundary private cars may experience longer waiting times when crossing the BCPs during the peak periods. Motorists should pay extra attention to variable message signs and traffic signs along the approach roads to the BCPs. In case of traffic congestion, they should remain patient and follow the instructions of on-site Police.
For the HZMB, to plan their journeys ahead, members of the public can make use of the TD’s HKeMobility mobile app or website (hkemobility.gov.hk/en/traffic-information/live/cctv) to access snapshots of traffic conditions at inbound and outbound vehicle plazas of the HZMB Hong Kong Port. They can also check the real-time situations of the vehicle clearance plaza of the Zhuhai Port through the WeChat official accounts “hzmbzhport” or “zhuhaifabu” (traffic-info.gzazhka.com:5015/#/) (Chinese only). Moreover, motorists are reminded to always comply with the traffic control measures implemented by the Zhuhai authority when driving on the HZMB Main Bridge. Vehicles must not occupy the emergency lane unless instructed by the Zhuhai authority.
Residents and visitors may visit “Easy Boundary” (www.sb.gov.hk/eng/bwt/status.html?type=outbound), a one-stop information platform on immigration clearance launched by the Security Bureau, or the HKeMobility to obtain useful information, including the respective average waiting time for passengers and private cars at land-based BCPs, as well as for the Gold Bus, the Lok Ma Chau-Huanggang cross-boundary shuttle bus (Yellow Bus) and MTR to plan their trips and save waiting time. Members of the public are advised to check the latest traffic news through radio, the television broadcasts, the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk) and the HKeMobility.
- As it is the peak period for travel, please note the following before taking High Speed Rail:
- allow more time for immigration procedures. Passengers may enter the gate at Level B1 up to 120 minutes before departure of the train.
- visit the 12306 official website (12306.cn) or mobile app to check for the latest train schedules and any service adjustments.
- use public transport to get to the station as parking places will be in high demand.
- use the drop-off/pick-up area at the Ground level, Exit B (Wui Man Road pick-up/drop-off area) for pre-booked taxis or vehicles.
- In response to the demand, the High Speed Rail (Hong Kong Section) train service will be adjusted as follows:
• Temporary sleeper train trips will be added on 11, 12, 19, 24, 25 Feb & 4, 5 Mar:
o To Beijingxi: G898
o From Beijingxi: G897
• To facilitate the above adjustments, the following sleeper train trips will be suspended on 15, 16 Feb:
o To Beijingxi: G898
o From Beijingxi: G897
o To Shanghai Hongqiao: G900
o From Shanghai Hongqiao: G899
• Temporary train trips will be added on 13-15 & 18-23 Feb:
o To Futian: G5834, G5836, G5838, G5840, G5842, G5844, G5846, G5848, G5850, G5852, G5854, G5856, G5868
o From Futian: G5833, G5835, G5837, G5839, G5841, G5843, G5845, G5847, G5849, G5851, G5853, G5855, G5867
• Schedules of some train trips will be adjusted from 2 Feb to 14 Mar
Purchase your tickets up to 15 days ahead of travel:
• 12306 official website (12306. cn) or mobile app
• Appointed travel agents
• Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
o Self-service Ticket Machines: bring valid and original travel documents of all passengers; only e-payment methods are accepted (for example, contactless credit cards, WeChat Pay or Alipay)
o Ticketing Counters: may require a longer waiting time
Train schedules:
• 12306 official website (12306. cn) or mobile app
• High Speed Rail website or mobile app
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