West Rail vs. Bus - Lingnan University Library

Northern Line are planned to start the construction work earlier. But it is delayed, as
Government is fear of the passenger amount of these lines. But extending the railway
network can attract passengers to travel by railway. So it is better for Government to
accelerate the evaluation of the new lines to accelerate the building new line.
Government can also increase the promotion of railway. As railway is an
environmentally friendly public transport, Government can encourage people to make
more railway trips to reduce the pollution.
For passengers who need to travel by public transport frequently to go to
urban areas, different transportation modes are suggested for passengers who live in
different areas. If we consider about the time factor, passengers who live near to West
Rail stations like Siu Hong, Tin Shui Wai South, Long Ping and Kam Tin, West Rail
is a good choice for them to travel to West Kowloon and Hong Kong Island as West
Rail can save time in most of the situations. For residents in Tin Shui Wai North,
West Rail does not have much time advantage when compare with bus. For other
districts, bus is a good choice for them as it can save time. But for all West New
Territories passengers who go to East Kowloon like Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong,
taking bus can save time in most of the situation. If we consider the monetary factor,
it is suggested that Tuen Mun District residents should use bus to go to urban areas as
the difference of the fare between West Rail and bus is much larger than in Yuen
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