Residents line up to take other transport outside Po Lam station due to a train service disruption on the Tseung Kwan O Line in the the morning on Dec 5, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG – An equipment fault caused train services to be disrupted along the The Mass Transit Railway's Tseung Kwan O Line on Monday morning. 

The equipment fault occured on a train near Tseung Kwan O station between the MTR's LOHAS Park and Tseung Kwan O station at 9:18 am, according to the MTR's official website. 

MTR staff are inspecting a train with an equipment fault in the tunnel near Tseung Kwan O MTR station on Dec 5, 2022. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

Free MTR shuttle bus service was operating en-route between Tiu Keng Leng station and Po Lam station / LOHAS Park station, and non-stop between LOHAS Park station and Tiu Keng Leng station, the MTR said

Train services between North Point station and Tiu Keng Leng station was opertated every 5 minutes, while those between Tiu Keng Leng station and Po Lam station / LOHAS Park station were suspended, the train operator said.

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Free MTR shuttle bus service was operating en-route between Tiu Keng Leng station and Po Lam station / LOHAS Park station, and non-stop between LOHAS Park station and Tiu Keng Leng station , the company said.

MTR staff were carrying out repair work, said the company, advising commuters to consider using other transport.

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Meanwhile, the Fire Services Department was conducting a rescue operation and assisting in the evacuation of members of the public at scene.