The MTR’s Island line gets two new stops on the 28 December as the Kennedy Town and Hong Kong University stations open. A third stop in Sai Ying Pun has been delayed until early 2015. The first train will leave Kennedy Town for Chai Wan at 6:00am
Fares for the new stops have yet to be announced.
The details of the Sai Ying Pun discounts are as follows:
“Sai Ying Pun Station Pre-opening Special Discount Promotion”
Due to difficult ground conditions in Sai Ying Pun Station, the required number of entrances will not be completed in time to open the station in December. Instead, Sai Ying Pun Station is expected to open at the end of the first quarter in 2015. To encourage commuters living and working in the vicinity of Sai Ying Pun Station to use the new rail service from Sheung Wan Station or HKU Station, a special HK $2 “Sai Ying Pun Station Pre-opening Special Discount” will be offered to Adult Octopus users (HK$1 discount for concession Octopus) from 28 December until the opening of Sai Ying Pun Station. The discount can be obtained at self-service machine s located inside four 7-Eleven convenience stores in the Sai Ying Pun area as follows:
Shop E, Tai Hing Building, 125 Des Voeux Road West, Sai Ying Pun
Shop A, Kaiser Centre, 18 Centre Street, Sai Ying Pun
55 Bonham Road, Sai Ying Pun
240 Queen’s Road West, Sai Ying Pun