Special Traffic Arrangements during 2023 Tropical Cyclone Koinu

On September 27, 2023, a low-pressure area was formed in the waters north of Guam, which was later numbered by "93W".

The 93W was brusted into tropical storm in the early morning of 30th September, named as Koinu, which is the 14th named typhoon in the 2023 Pacific typhoon season.

The HKO issued the Standby Signal No. 1 at 9:40 pm on 4th October and changed it to the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 5:40 am on 6th October. It was changed to the Northeast Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 at 12:40 pm on 8th October, and the Increasing Gale or Storm Signal No. 9 was later issued at 7:00 pm on the same day.

As Koinu moved away from Hong Kong, the Northeast Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 was issued at 11:50 pm on 8 October to replace the Increasing Gale or Storm Signal No. 9, and the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 was issued at 11:40 am on 9 October to replace the the No. 8 Noutheast Gale or Storm Signal. The Standby Signal No. 1 was issued at 2:40 pm to replace the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 afterwards. All Tropical Cyclone Signals were cancelled at 4:20 pm.

The special traffic arrangement during the storm surge are listed as follows:

## MTR

### Airport Express In-town Check-in service

#### 8th October

* Announced at 12:40 pm:
	+ In-town Check-in service close out time is extended from 90 minutes to 120 minutes before departure time of flight until further notice.

### High-speed rail

#### 8th October

* Announced at 12:41 pm:
	+ High Speed Rail train service will remain normal.

## Ngong Ping 360

### 6th October

* Due to the impact of Strong Wind Signal No. 3, cable car service was suspended and was set to resume as soon as possible once the weather improved.

## Hong Kong Tramways

### 8th October

* East bound
	+ Kennedy Town>Happy Valley : last department: 12:30
	+ Kennedy Town >Sai Wan Ho Depot : last department: 13:15
	+ Shek Tong Tsui>North Point : last department: 12:20
	+ Shek Tong Tsui >Causeway Bay: last department: 12:20
	+ Western Market>Shau Kei Wan: last department: 13:30
* West bound
	+ Shau Kei Wan > Western Market : last department: 12:15
	+ Shau Kei Wan >Happy Valley : last department: 12:25
	+ Shau Kei Wan >Whitty Street Depot : last department: 13:30
	+ North Point > Shek Tong Tsui: last department: 13:30
	+ Causeway Bay > Shek Tong Tsui: last department: 13:40
* Happy Valley loop
	+ Happy Valley >Shau Kei Wan: last department: 13:30
	+ Happy Valley > Kennedy Town: last department: 13:30

### 9th October

* Services have gradually resumed normal from:
	+ Shau Kei Wan > Western Market: 11:50
	+ Shau Kei Wan > Happy Valley: 11:52
	+ Kennedy Town > Happy Valley: 12:00
	+ Kennedy Town > Shau Kei Wan: 13:15
	+ Shek Tong Tsui > North Point : 11:45
	+ Shek Tong Tsui > Causeway Bay : 12:00

## Other Incidents

### 8th October

After the Observatory raised the Hurricane Signal No. 9 at 7:00 pm, MTR immediately suspended open sections of the railway and light rail services. However, there were many passengers using the MTR service at that time, and the services stopped immediately, causing a large number of passengers to be stranded in station platforms and concourses. During the period, there were many passengers causing a commotion, which even prompted the police to come and handle the situation.

### 9th October

* MTR announced at 06:25 am that:
	+ Heavy rain was expected and preventative flooding measures were in place. The following entrances/exits were temporarily closed. Passengers had to use other entrances/exits.
		- Entrance/Exit A2 of Sham Shui Po Station
		- Entrance/Exit A1 and C of Choi Hung Station
		- Entrance/Exit A, B3, D1 and E of Wong Tai Sin Station

## Gallery

### MTR service arrangements web-screenshots

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### High Speed Rail train service arrangements web-screenshots

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