Road and rail traffic connecting Hong Kong to the airport has resumed after having been severed for over an hour.
2147 Building structure problem at Tung Chung Line + Airport Express has just resolved. Major delay
Trains now reach Airport & Tung Chung
— MTR Service Update (@mtrupdate) October 23, 2015
At 8:15pm, the MTR Corporation suspended train services on the Airport Express Line, with train services reduced on the Tung Chung Line.
An unofficial MTR Twitter feed pointed to a boat collision.
Roads open but still no MTR access to the airport or Lantau. @hongkongfp pic.twitter.com/y9qqi8whAF
— Tom Grundy (@tomgrundy) October 23, 2015
The Transport Department urged passengers to take ferry to Discovery Bay and change bus to the airport.
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Posted by 香港天晴媒體 Record Media Hong Kong RMHK on Friday, 23 October 2015
2147 Building structure problem at Tung Chung Line + Airport Express has just resolved. Major delay
Trains now reach Airport & Tung Chung
— MTR Service Update (@mtrupdate) October 23, 2015
Road traffic was reopened at 9:40pm. As of 9:47pm, MTR access was restored.
Correction 11:00am October 27: The bridge collided should be Kap Shui Mun Bridge, not Tsing Ma Bridge.
