East Rail services partially suspended: MTR

Services are suspended between Hung Hom and Kowloon Tong, while the rest of the East Rail line is running at reduced intervals. Photo: RTHK

The MTR says services between Hung Hom and Kowloon Tong on its East Rail Line have been suspended, while trains on the rest of the line are running at reduced intervals.



There were gaps of 7.5 minutes between trains from Kowloon Tong to Sheung Shui, while trains from Kowloon Tong to Lo Wu were running at intervals of between 7.5 to 15 minutes. Trains to Lok Ma Chau were only arriving every 23 minutes.



The railway company said someone was spotted on the tracks near Mong Kok East Station at around 6am, while objects had been placed on electric cables at Fanling.



University Station remained closed.



On the Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong lines, Whampoa Station was closed and trains weren't stopping at Yau Ma Tei.



On the West Rail Line, services between Hung Hom and East Tsim Sha Tsui were suspended. Trains were running at intervals of 3 minutes between East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tuen Mun.



A number of Light Rail routes were diverted due to damage and vandalism at some stations.



Except for the Airport Express, all other MTR services are to end early at 11pm on Monday.