MTR Island line services disrupted after object found on tracks
發佈日期: 2026-02-11 20:03
TVB News
MTR services between Sheung Wan and Quarry Bay were suspended for about 1.5 hours during rush hour this morning, after train components were found obstructing the tracks near Wan Chai Station.
The rail service provider says the obstruction might be linked to an engineering vehicle that had conducted overnight track maintenance works which damaged trackside gears.
In the aftermath, MTR engineering staff reached Wan Chai Station to examine the damaged stretch of the track, and police officers were deployed to the site.
The disruption began at around 6 a.m. when the MTR reported an obstruction near Wan Chai Station.
Train services between Sheung Wan and Quarry Bay had to be suspended, with limited sections later operating at 10-minute intervals.
Services only gradually resumed shortly before 7:30 a.m.
The incident took place during the morning rush hour, leaving commuters packing the platforms.
This commuter says she left home earlier than usual in anticipation of delays, but she still had to wait for three trains before being able to get on one.
MTR apologised for the disruption, saying it will follow up with a full investigation.
Meeting the press after the incident, the MTR says its Operations Control Centre first detected a signalling irregularity near Wan Chai Station at around 5:30 a.m.
Engineering staff were immediately sent to inspect the tracks and objects were later confirmed to be on the tracks at around 6 a.m.
MTR's preliminary investigations suggest that shortly after engineering works were completed this morning, an engineering vehicle used for maintenance work passing through the section may have had some components "moved".
The company says that might have caused damage to trackside equipment, and that objects found on the track included signalling equipment and train-related components.
Further inspection and repairs will continue tonight.
The company stresses that rail operations remain safe.
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan says the government is very concerned about the incident and has instructed the MTR to submit a report within a month.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has also been asked to conduct a detailed on-site review.
Under the current mechanism, the disruption -- which lasted more than an hour -- could result in a penalty of over a million dollars for the MTR.
