MTR Reopens Admiralty Station After 18 Hours

Admiralty MTR Station resumed normal operations from Thursday afternoon.

The key crossover station was shut on Wednesday night after police and protesters clashed outside the government's headquarters and Legco, which are not from the station.

Thousands of protesters had arrived at the scene through the station and as violence flared up, the rail company announced that trains would no longer stop at the station as per a police request.

On Wednesday morning, the MTR had made a similar announcement, saying police had requested a shutdown. But the corporation announced it was resuming a normal service merely five minutes later.

But the shutdown enforced at 8.30pm continued into Thursday morning, causing an inconvenience to tens of thousands commuters.

The rail authorities had arranged shuttle buses for passengers from connecting stations, but many people were caught unaware and their journeys were delayed as they headed for their destinations.

The rail firm announced that normal services had resumed soon after 2pm on Thursday.