when a train is stopped at the station, was trialed at Lo Wu station. After two incidents of children falling onto the tracks at University station in 1985, the issue was discussed in the Legislative Council. The Secretary for Transport asserted that the gaps were within "international safety limits", and that the gap could not be narrowed due to the curvature of the station as well as the "rather wider bodies" of the Chinese through trains which run through the station daily. A man who fractured his leg boarding a train at University station in 2008 asserted that he fell into a gap of about 35 cm, while the MTR claimed it was only 22 cm at the relevant section of platform. The new MTR R-Stock trains have wider compartments than the older East Rail line rolling stock, therefore narrowing the gap. Also, due to the decrease in train lengths from twelve cars to nine cars, trains will stop at less curved sections of the platforms. MTR suggests that the width of the gap will be similar to that of the urban lines. In addition, automatic platform gates are being installed on East Rail line platforms as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project. These will block passengers' view of the wide platform gaps. To reduce this safety risk, the MTR is installing 140 mechanical gap fillers at Mong Kok East, university, and Lo Wu stations. Stations This is a list of the stations on the East Rail line. Notes Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau are within the Frontier Closed Area and, as of 2023, cannot be entered by anyone without a permit or a passport and visa to Mainland China. In May 2008, MTR announced plans to renew many stations, some of which have been in service for over half a century. Refurbishment is not expected to be fully completed until 2016 at the earliest. Currently, the East Rail line is the only line on the MTR network which does not have all its stations fitted with platform screen doors (PSDs) or platform edge doors. Admiralty, Exhibition, and Hung Hom are the only three stations on the line with PSDs, with Tai Po Market and Racecourse stations due to have them installed mid 2023. The remaining stations to have plans for PSDs to be installed in the future. There are long distances between University and Tai