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Tsim Sha Tsui East (KCRC) - Definition and Overview |
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East Tsim Sha Tsui is the latest station (the southern terminus) on the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail, opened on October 24, 2004, symbolizing the comeback of the Rail to Tsim Sha Tsui after 30 years.
The purpose of the station is to reduce traffic jam and the passenger flow of Kowloon Tong Station. The distance from Hung Hom to the Station is about 1km with the journey time of 1.5min. However, the fares are unusually high (e.g., from Sha Tin, the fare to Hung Hom is only HK$5.1 (US$0.65), but the fare to the station is HK$7.6 (US$0.97)). That is why passengers complained that the extension is quite bad. Moreover, there were not enough indications on the trial run day, so KCRC has added more signs inside the station and divided the station into red, green and yellow zones. The welcome signs of Simplified Chinese, French, Japanese and Korean were also added. KCRC is also considering adding more signs of Simplified Chinese at all stations for the convenience of tourists from Mainland China.
On the other hand, there is a long way to walk from the station to the MTR Tsim Sha Tsui station, for interchange with the MTR Tsuen Wan Line.
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Example Usage of (KCRC) |
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kcrc: Who's reachin out to tickle a horsey? |
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clarkgriffiths: @kcrc you have always had a gift for growing epic beards..I commend you on the newest addition to your facial hair portfolio. |
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kcrc: After several false starts over the past several months, i think I've finally got the beard thats going to stick. |
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