Light Rail Route 761P

## **Light Rail Route 761P** **輕鐵761P綫**

Phase III LRVs 1109+1099 at Chung Fu

Light Rail Route ****761P**** runs between Yuen Long and Tin Yat, passing Yuen Long Main Road, Tin Yiu , Tin song, providing services to and from Yuen Long city center for residents of Tin Shui Wai. It is currently the latest light rail line with the largest route number, and the only light rail line with only auxiliary lines but no main line. It is also the line with the most daily traffic.In the past, this route was a Special Departure of Route **761** during peak hours.

## History

* 8 December, 2003: Light Rail Route **761** added Special Departures between Tin Yat and Yuen Long.
* December 2004: Tin Yatspecial train was officially named as ****761P**** , KCR in 2005 Add this route information to the timetable, the service is similar to the current **751P** route.
* 8 October, 2006: Upgrade to full-time service every day, and Route **761** is cancelled to alleviate the problem of insufficient trains. At the same time, KCR adopted the suggestions of some regional organizations, and provided special departures during non-peak hours from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm every day, with the frequency increased to every 30 minutes to respond to the passenger demand from Tin Heng to Tin Wing.
* 17 February, 2007: Added an all-night service on New Year’s Eve (Lunar Calendar).
* 19 July, 2010: Special Departures are switched to a one car service with train numbers **301** and **302**。
* 22 July, 2010: significantly reduce special services to every 60 minutes, the train numbers are changed to **301** and **302**, and the cars are transferred to other routes.
* 23 August, 2010: Cooperating with the seventh and eighth car No. 4 trains put into service, two of the trains form a coupled-set Light Rail Vehicles to run this route, train number **099**, cancel the special departure at the same time, and replace it with the normal trip of this route and the enhanced service for Routes **705** and **706** during non-peak hours, and MTR bus line K73P also Out of service.
* 4 September 2010: For the first time Phase IV LRV Coupled-set Light Rail Vehicles was running on Saturday, sequence of trains for **094**.
* 1 July, 2011 Evening: For the first time  Renovated Light Rail tow trucks 1058-1005, the sequence is **092**/ **093**.
* 29 September, 2011: There are 4 trains running with a single car at the same time, and the train sequence is **091, 094, 096, 195**.
* 3 March, 2014: Encrypt the shifts during the afternoon rush hour from Monday to Friday, add a trailer train, the train sequence is **196**, and cancel the train number **195** that was transferred from Route **614** **075** to arrange a single car to pick up at Tin Yat , exchange the trailer sequence **075** between Yuen Long and Route **614** .
* September 28, 2014: From the early morning of the day (27 September driving time), the service time will be extended to connect with the last train of West Rail Line for the convenience of passengers Interchange to this route at Yuen Long Station and implement the following changes:
	+ The last train to Tin Yat will be extended by 12 minutes to 00:56, and it will connect to all Stops along the way from Datang Road to Tong Fong Tsuen.
	+ Cancel the transfer of trains on the **610** line at about 22:35 from Monday to Friday nights. The shift will be changed to tow trucks, and the train sequence will be **096**.
	+ Adjust the transfer of trains with **614** on Sunday and public holiday evenings, the departure time of the first single car will be advanced from 23:40 to 21:30, and the train sequence will be changed to **091** .
* 2015March 30th: Affected by the change of the train service arrangement of **614** line from Monday to Friday, it was originally scheduled to connect with Route **614** (single car sequence is **195**) will be carried out by Route **610** .
* 2015December 20th: Adjust the train service transfer on Sunday and public holiday evenings, the original train service transfer with **614** is changed to **610** The departure time of the first shift with a single car will be delayed from 21:30 to 23:25, and the train sequence will remain unchanged until 2018. It will be adjusted to not mobilize the relevant shifts, so that all shifts on this line late at night on Sunday will be towed drive.
* 29 June, 2019: Vehicle sequence **196** changed to standby.
* 7 October, 2019: Tin Shui Wai all railway services are suspended, including this line.
* 12 November to December 15, 2019: After the Tin Shui Wai section of this route reaches Tin Yat Stop, change to **706** route Pass through Tin Heng to Tin Shui Wai, then return to the original route via Hang Mei Tseun to Yuen Long.
* 16 December, 2019: Revert to the original route, no longer via Tin Heng to Tin Shui Wai.
* 25 January, 2020: All-night service on Chinese New Year’s Eve (Lunar Calendar) will be cancelled.
* 24 February, 2020: Due to the decrease in passenger volume, some departures on Sundays and public holidays will be operated with a single car. This arrangement was canceled after a few weeks.
* 31 May 2021: Phase 5 train will be dispatched for the first time during the afternoon peak hours from Monday to Friday, with the train number '*195* '.
* 20 June, 2021: In response to the West Rail Line, the departure time of the last train will be delayed to accommodate the full opening of Tuen Ma Line a week later, the last train Delayed to 01:05 from Yuen Long, and 00:51 from Tin Yat.

## Service hours and shifts

The route schedule information was last updated on September 1, 2019, reproduced from Rail Online Customer Service Center. The relevant content is for reference only and may be subject to change due to road conditions and other factors. For the latest schedule of relevant routes, please refer to Light Rail Network More information on customer service center. If you want to check the train arrival time information at each station, you can check the real-time train service information through the MTR Mobile app.

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## Driving route and Stop information

This route stops at 27 platforms per turn, and the special train Template:761PSC is 37. The total right turn angle per turn for all shifts is 180 degrees more than the left turn angle, which is a clockwise line on track.

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### To Yuen Long

Passing by: T213, T214, T215, W543 (right), T210, W591 (left), T402, W621 (left), T419 (right), T406, T413, W641 (right), T414, W651 (right), W652 ( Left)

### From Tin Yat

Via: T415, T416, W643 (left), T418, W622 (right), T224, W592 (right), T401, W542 (left), T211, W501 (left)

### Independent Interval

Comparing only between full-day routes:

* Interval from Tong Fong Tsuen to Tin Yiu2

### Contact Route

Share at least one Stop with related routes, non-routine routes are not included in this list.

* December 8, 2003: **610**, **614**, **615**, **751**, **761**
* December 16, 2003: **610**, **614**, **615**, **701**, **751**, **761**
* April 9, 2004: **610**, **614**, **615**, **701**, **706**, **751**, **761**
* August 22nd, 2004: **610**, **614**, **615**, **705**, **706**, **751**, **751P**, **761**
* October 8, 2006: **610**, **614**, **615**, **705**, **706**, **751**, **751P**

## Train service

In the car service application, the number of this route is **708**.

### Train

Before the new light rail was fully put into service, 24 trucks (11 trucks and 2 singles) were used to run this line during the morning rush hour, and then increased to 26 trucks (13 trucks).

### Vehicle sequence application

At present, this route currently uses 20 vehicle sequence, vehicle sequence is **091-100, 191-200**, busy time uses 20-22 vehicles to travel, Some train sequences were used for **614** line.

* **195** is only used during the afternoon rush hour from Monday to Friday, and will be used on Phase 5 Train from May 31, 2021;
* **100, 196-200** are backup.

## Usage status

This route is the only route connecting Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai in Light Rail . Many Tin Shui Wai residents use this route to go to Yuen Long for work, school and shopping (it is closer than Tuen Mun and the fare is lower), so the passenger volume of this route  Maintain high level all day. Since the passenger volume of this route is the highest among the many routes of the light rail, so most of the time, all shifts of this route uses Coupled-set Light Rail Vehicles.

In 2015, the load factor of this route during the busiest hour of the morning rush hour was 83%.

According to the 2019 Legislative Council documents, the passenger load factors of the busiest morning sections of this route in 2017 and 2018 were 76% and 81% respectively.

## Related Events

See: **light rail accident**

* 17 May, 2013: At about 4:15 p.m., a Towka train (No. : **1112** and **1117**), when turning at the Hui Sha Wai Interchange  Derailment and Rolling, 82 people were injured .  1112 retired afterwards, and 1117 has been repaired and tested on June 7, 2014.
* 19 August, 2013: At about 9:00 in the morning, a a set of Coupled Light Rail Vehicles (number:  **1046** and **1006**, train sequence **192**) hit and killed a man crossing the road near Locwood Stop.
* 22 January, 2014: At around 6:00 in the morning, an overhead cable near Tong Fong Tsuen Stop fell due to damaged insulation and hit a car bound for Yuen Long caused smoke, and no one was injured in the incident.
* 28 January, 2015: At about 10 o'clock in the evening, a trailer (number:  **1080**, vehicle sequence **091**) collided with a taxi turning left into Tin Shui on Tin Shui Road, the taxi crashed into the track, the driver and passengers were injured.
* 27 November, 2017: At 8:00 am, at an intersection near the Light Rail Shui Pin Wai Stop, a vehicle on Line 614 heading towards Yuen Long touched the vehicle in front At the rear of Route 761P heading in the same direction, four passengers on Train 614 were unwell and sent to the hospital. The incident was resolved at about 8:10, and light rail services gradually returned to normal. The relevant light rail vehicles have been arranged to return to the depot for inspection.
* 4 July, 2018: At about 7:25 in the morning, a 706 train on its way to Tin Yat Stop crashed into the stop light at the junction of Tin rui Road and Tin Shui Road. Three passengers were injured in the accident. The two trains involved in traffic accidents were moved to Tin Yat Stop, and the staff arranged for passengers to alight and transfer. The two trains have since returned to the depot.
* June 18, 2019: At about 8:00 pm, a train running **610** to Yuen Long (number: **1035**), crashed into the rear of a tow truck (number: **1204**) outside Yuen Long Stop, 5 passengers were injured .
* November 3rd, 2021: At about 6:00 in the morning, a trailer (number:  **1025** and **1040**) at the junction of Long Yat Road and Yuen Long On Lok Road, and a Yuen Long to Sheung Shui (17) The Toyota Coaster Public light bus en route collided and four people were injured.

## Atlas

Truck trucks are common on this routeBefore 2010, single-car trains served during the morning rush hourSingle car used on the day when Tropical Cyclone Nasar hit Hong KongThis route is one of the single-car shifts in the morning from Monday to FridaySingle-car departures for this route from Monday to Friday, train number 195This route passes Castle Peak RoadPart of the trips on this route were changed to single-car travel due to the decrease in passenger volume due to the impact of the COVID-19. However, this arrangement has been canceled after several weeks of implementation

**Gallery Page**：
Light Rail Route 761P

## References

1. ↑ 22 November 2004 and archive.org/web/20051211035221/www.kcrc.com.hk/chi/services/services/lr\_shedule.asp 11 December, 2005 It can be seen from the light rail timetable that KCRC did not Add this route to the table.
2. ↑ #16，晚間761P的客量，Discuss
3. ↑ Route 761P Extension, Discuss
4. ↑ italk: light rail service changes on August 23
5. ↑  *from Route **610** **057***
6. ↑ Light Rail Vehicles Discussion 2, discuss
7. ↑ Traffic on September 27, 2014 From time to time, the service hours of some light rail lines will be extended, MTR Service Update
8. ↑ MTR Press Release: MTR Enhances Lunar New Year Train Service to Celebrate the New Year with Passengers , Jan. 15, 2020.
9. ↑ #10, New Light Rail 1111, 1112@507,751, HkiTalk
10. ↑ Start from Hang Mei Tsuen, run 1 way to Tin Yat, then exchange with **177**
11. ↑ In Tin Fu, 189 changed from 751P to 761P
12. ↑ /tp\_rdp20160419cb4-854-7-c.pdf Legislative Council Transport Panel Subcommittee on Railway Matters: Train Capacity and Loading Factors of the MTR Network, Annex III, April 2016
13. ↑ Responses of the Finance Committee Examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20 (Secretary: Secretary for Transport and Housing Section 9 Meeting), Legislative Council, p. 196.
14. ↑ 77 Injured by Light Rail Derailment, Oriental Daily, May 18, 2013
15. ↑ A piece of news about the decommissioning of light rail trains, Hkitalk
16. ↑ "Twenty-Four Filial Piety Husband" died under the light iron wheel, Oriental Daily, August 20, 2013
17. ↑ Last month spewed fire, cable broke and light rail yesterday kneeled down, Oriental Daily, January 23, 2014
18. ↑ Taxi was dragged along the light rail, Oriental Daily, January 30, 2015
19. ↑ Two light rails collided at Tin Yat Stop, 3 people were injured, train services were blocked, Apple Daily, July 4, 2018 .
20. ↑ AB%99%E5%85%A9%E8%BC%95%E9%90%B5%E7%9B%B8%E6%92%9E-%E4%BA%94%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F %97%E5%82%B7 Five people were injured in the collision of two light rail lines at Yuen Long terminus, Hong Kong 01, June 18, 2019
21. ↑ Minibus collided with light rail near Yuen Long Stop and light rail service was once blocked, " East Net”, November 3, 2021.

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