MONKEY BUSINESS ON HONG KONG MTR TRACKS SLOWS RUSH-HOUR TRAINS
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WHAT HAPPENED
A monkey disrupted peak-hour train services in Hong Kong for nearly an hour on Thursday morning after straying onto the tracks near a busy MTR station. Rail operator MTR Corporation said an animal had made its way onto the tracks near Kowloon Bay station, prompting Kwun Tong line trains to run at reduced speeds.
According to News - South China Morning Post, A monkey disrupted peak-hour train services in Hong Kong for nearly an hour on Thursday morning after straying onto the tracks near a busy MTR station.
The available RSS description adds: Rail operator MTR Corporation said an animal had made its way onto the tracks near Kowloon Bay station, prompting Kwun Tong line trains to run at reduced speeds.
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- News - South China Morning Post: A monkey disrupted peak-hour train services in Hong Kong for nearly an hour on Thursday morning after straying onto the tracks near a busy MTR station.
- News - South China Morning Post: Rail operator MTR Corporation said an animal had made its way onto the tracks near Kowloon Bay station, prompting Kwun Tong line trains to run at reduced speeds.
- News - South China Morning Post: While train frequency was unaffected, overall journey times increased by five to eight minutes.
- News - South China Morning Post: Passengers were advised to allow extra travel time.
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STORY TIMELINE
- 23/07/2026, 01:37 PRIMARY FEED MONKEY BUSINESS ON HONG KONG MTR TRACKS SLOWS RUSH-HOUR TRAINS (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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