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The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point will open for public use at 4pm next Wednesday (August 15).
The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange will also commence operation at the same time, providing various public transport services for visitors travelling to and from the Mainland.
"Upon the commissioning of the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point, passengers will be able to travel to and from Mainland through this new control point by using different kinds of public transport services. Apart from the East Rail Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, passengers can also travel to the public transport interchange next to the Lok Ma Chau Terminus by franchised bus, green minibus and taxi, and cross the boundary through the new control point," a Government spokesman said today (August 8).
On August 15, the first franchised bus and green minibus will depart from West Rail Yuen Long Station Public Transport Interchange and Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) respectively at 4pm; and the first franchised bus and green minibus will depart from Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange at 4.15pm.
The control point will operate 16 hours a day from 6.30am to 10.30pm during its initial opening period to facilitate passengers for interchange with the last train of the Shenzhen metro line 4 at 11pm.
Authorities of the Shenzhen and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will review the operating condition and passenger flow three months after the opening of the control point to assess when to extend the operating hours of the control point to midnight.
To ensure that passengers will be able to make the crossing within the daily operating hours of the Lok Ma Chau Control Point between 6.30am and 10.30pm, the first franchised bus and green minibus will depart from West Rail Yuen Long Station Public Transport Interchange and Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) respectively at 6.15am. The last franchised bus and green minibus will depart from Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange at 10.55pm.
Details of the franchised bus and green minibus services to start with the opening of the new control point are as follows-
Route Headway
number Terminus (minute) Fare
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Franchised West Rail 15/20 $11
bus route B1 Yuen Long Station $10
Public Transport (Promotional
InterchangeˇV fare)
Lok Ma Chau Spur Line
Public Transport Interchange
Green minibus Yuen Long 15/20 $6
route 75 (Fok Hong Street)ˇV
Lok Ma Chau Spur Line
Public Transport Interchange
Since the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point is located inside a frontier closed area, cross-boundary passengers must hold a valid travelling document to pass through the control point. Non-cross-boundary passengers need to hold a valid Closed Area Permit to enter the area.
Information regarding the public transport arrangements for the new control point is available in Transport Department's website at www.td.gov.hk. Passengers can also dial 1834567 (recorded messages) or 2804 2600 (answered by staff of 1823 Government hotline) for further enquiries.
In addition to the Lo Wu control point, Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point is the second control point connecting with railway service. A public transport interchange is also available in the new control point, providing franchised bus, green minibus and taxi services.
Ends/Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Issued at HKT 12:33
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