Possible Expanded Future Network Map of Hong Kong MTR

Several future projects on the MTR have been put forward by MTR Corporation to the Hong Kong Government, with some already under construction. The network is also set to be significantly expanded with the merger of MTR Corporation Limited with the government-owned Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC), with the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding signed in 11 April 2006 to grant MTR Corporation operation of the existing KCR network with a service concession of 50 years. The new Sha Tin to Central Link that was originally awarded to KCRC would now also be operated by MTR Corporation Limited, which will run from Tai Wai to Central. This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... This article is about the metro system operator. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ... A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a legal document describing a bilateral agreement between parties. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see KCR (disambiguation). ... Sha Tin to Central Link (Chinese: 沙田至中環綫, or 沙中綫) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. ... Platform of the East Rail side of the station Tai Wai Station (Chinese: 大圍站) is a station on KCR East Rail and the southwestern terminus of the KCR Ma On Shan Rail. ... The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...

Provisions are made to upgrade the existing infrastructure of the MTR. Airport Station on the Airport Express will have a new platform to serve departure passengers for Hong Kong International Airport's Skyplaza. New subway links to the stations are also being made for better access, and an extension for the Tseung Kwan O Line to create a branch line to Lohas Park Station has been gazetted. A further proposal to extend the existing Kwun Tong Line to Whampoa Garden, together in a tie-up with the Sha Tin to Central Link expansion have been made in April 2006. Airport Station, Platform Level (from Hong Kong). ... This is the complete route map of the Airport Express. ... Chek Lap Kok Airport Traditional Chinese: Simplified Chinese: Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main airport in Hong Kong. ... A pedestrian and cyclist subway under a main road in the United Kingdom A sign in London prohibiting vehicles weighing over 17 tonnes from passing over a subway not designed to carry such loads In British English the term subway normally refers to a specially constructed underpass for pedestrians and... The Tseung Kwan O Line is one of the six lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. ... The Kwun Tong Line is one of the six lines of the MTR network in Hong Kong. ... The landmark of Whampoa Garden, a ship-like shopping centre building. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ...

The West Island Line and South Island Line, first put forward to the government by MTR Corporation Limited on 21 January 2003, only received approval on 30 June 2005 after its heavily-modified fourth proposal. This consisted of West Island Line extending the Island Line to Kennedy Town, South Island Line (East section) from Admiralty to Ap Lei Chau and South Island Line (West section) that connects the previous two lines. Consultation is underway and the whole extension should be completed and operational by 2012. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kennedy Town (堅尼地城) is at the western end of Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... The main concorse of Admiralty station Admiralty (traditional Chinese: 金鐘, Jyutping: gam1 zung1, pinyin: Jīnzhōng, lit. ...

Infrastructure upgrade

Airport Station SkyPlaza departure platform

This new platform serves departure passengers for the SkyPlaza at the airport, which is the second passenger terminal of the Hong Kong International Airport. Agreement was made with the Airport Authority in July 2005 for the construction work by the Authority. It is already completed and service started from March 2007 when the check-in facilities opened.

Improvements on Tung Chung Line and Airport Express

To cope with the projecting passenger demand in 2016, an additional 4 trains have been ordered. They will be gradually introduced on the Tung Chung Line from the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2007. New trains are built by ROTEM with enhancement of "K-Stock" in mind. Rotem is a South Korean company manufacturing rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment. ...

Noise barriers will be built around Tung Chung, Tsing Yi and Olympic stations to mitigate operational noise due to the increase in traffic. 4000m long barriers will be installed along the Airport Express Line. Cable diversion is underway in Tung Chung. These improvements will be completed by September 2007.

Pedestrian Links

MTR co-operates with the government, statutory authorities and private developers to provide pedestrian subways, footbridges and cover walkways to its stations. Three new subway links are now under construction or in statutory clearance stage. They are the Queensway Subway (Admiralty, to be completed in September 2006), Subway extension of Prince Edward station (works to be started in November 2005) and the Cheung Lai Street Pedestrian Subway (Lai Chi Kok, waiting for statutory clearance).

New lines

Kowloon Southern Link

Main article: Kowloon Southern Link

A view of the Kowloon Southern Link's West Kowloon Station's construction site with the Canton Road government buildings in the background

The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation made proposals to plan and build the Kowloon Southern Link receiving permission for the project from the government on September 24, 2002. MTR will operate this new line, as a result of the merger, when the project is completed. REDIRECT Kowloon_Southern_Link_(KCRC) ... Construction site of the West Kowloon Station West Kowloon is a railway station on the West Rail Line railway line in Hong Kong. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ... REDIRECT Kowloon_Southern_Link_(KCRC) ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

The 4.5 km Kowloon Southern Link will connect the West Rail Line Nam Cheong Station with the East Rail Line East Tsim Sha Tsui Station with an intermediate stop at West Kowloon. Upon completion, West Rail Line will run to Hung Hom Station, and East Rail Line will retreat its service back to Hung Hom. The station will become the interchange between East Rail Line, West Rail Line and the proposed Sha Tin to Central Link. Journey time from Tin Shui Wai to East Tsim Sha Tsui will be 30 minutes. - Light Rail Tuen Mun Siu Hong Tin Shui Wai Long Ping Yuen Long - Northern Link Kam Sheung Road Pat Heung Depot Tai Lam Tunnel Tsuen Wan West Mei Foo - Tung Chung Line - Airport Express Nam Cheong - Kowloon Southern Link West Kowloon - Tung Chung Line, Airport Express East Tsim Sha Tsui... Nam Cheong is the southern terminus of the Hong Kong KCRC West Rail. ... Hong Kong / China border Lok Ma Chau Lo Wu Chau Tau Sheung Shui Slaughter House Kwu Tung Sheung Shui Fanling Tai Wo Hong Kong Railway Museum Tai Po Market Science Park University Racecourse Ho Tung Lau Depot Fo Tan Goodsyard Fo Tan Sha Tin - Ma On Shan Line Tai Wai... Exit P1 of East Tsim Sha Tsui station KCR EMU SP1900 waiting to depart Multilingual greetings referring to Welcome to KCR (From the top: French, Japanese, Spanish and Korean) Concourse with a few passengers An electronic signboard in Sha Tin Station reading E.Tsimshatsui East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (尖東站) is... Construction site of the West Kowloon Station West Kowloon is a railway station on the West Rail Line railway line in Hong Kong. ... Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (Chinese: 紅磡, Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hung4 ham3; Mandarin Pinyin: Hóngkàn; lit. ... Sha Tin to Central Link (Chinese: 沙田至中環綫, or 沙中綫) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. ... Tin Shui Wai is a KCRC station located in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories. ... Exit P1 of East Tsim Sha Tsui station KCR EMU SP1900 waiting to depart Multilingual greetings referring to Welcome to KCR (From the top: French, Japanese, Spanish and Korean) Concourse with a few passengers An electronic signboard in Sha Tin Station reading E.Tsimshatsui East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (尖東站) is...

Disputes on the funding and location of Canton Road Station in Tsim Sha Tsui, which was in the proposed alignment, postponed the construction by a year to 2005. Construction started on November 7, 2005. The new link will start operation in 2009. The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tseung Kwan O Extension (Phase 2)

In the planning of Tseung Kwan O Extension (now Tseung Kwan O Line) in 1997, MTR has planned a dedicated station, possibly named Lohas Park Station, for the development on Area 86, now named the Lohas Park. A combined service of Tseung Kwan O Line trains to Po Lam and Tseung Kwan O South will be enacted. This project includes the building of Tseung Kwan O South Station beside the Tseung Kwan O Depot with auxiliary road works and a temporary transport interchange. It was gazetted in February 2005 with some preliminary planning and tender preparation in progress. The new extension will start operation in 2009. The Tseung Kwan O Line is one of the six lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Po Lam Station Livery The concourse, platform and turnstiles Exit C Po Lam can also be reached via the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel. ... February 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Pope John Paul II is taken to a hospital suffering from a serious case of influenza. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

West Island Line, South Island Line (East & West Section)

Main article: West Island Line and South Island Line

Alignment of the latest scheme (December 2007) of West Island Line and South Island Line.

On 21 January 2003, the Executive Council of Hong Kong granted MTR Corporation Limited permission to proceed with further planning on two proposed lines: West Island Line and South Island Line. These new lines are suggested in the Second Railway Development Study (RDS-2) to provide direct links between the residential areas of Wah Fu and Ap Lei Chau in Southern District and the CBD of Hong Kong. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Executive Council (ExCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. ... For MTR as a metro system, see MTR. This article is about the operator of the system. ... Wah Fu is an area located in Southern District, on Hong Kong Island. ... Ap Lei Chau (鴨脷洲), or Aberdeen Island, is an island of Hong Kong, located south-west of Hong Kong Island, next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel, with an area of 1. ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ...

Three proposals were previously submitted, each addressing the drawbacks of the prior plan. In this planning stage a feasibility study was conducted to optimize the new lines in terms of cost-effectiveness, external benefits and the effect on other modes of transport. The plan was eventually turned down by the government in favour of constructing highways in late March 2004.

The MTRC's fourth proposal was given in February 2005. This consisted of West Island Line extending the Island Line to Kennedy Town, South Island Line (East) from Admiralty to Ap Lei Chau and South Island Line (West) that connects the previous two lines. Legislative Councillors support an earlier completion of West Island Line. The West Island Line was finally approved by the HKSAR Government on 30 June 2005. Consultation is underway and the West Island Line should start operation in 2013/2014. The east section of the South Island Line should start operation in 2015, but the completion of the west section will come to reality after 2020. Kennedy Town (堅尼地城) is at the western end of Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... The main concorse of Admiralty station Admiralty (traditional Chinese: 金鐘, Jyutping: gam1 zung1, pinyin: Jīnzhōng, lit. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kwun Tong Line Extension

Final route schemes of Kwun Tong Line Extension and Sha Tin to Central Link

In 2004, a proposal was floated by MTR to extend the existing Kwun Tong Line to Whampoa Garden in Hung Hom. The extension will be extended from the current Yau Ma Tei terminus to Whampoa, with an interchange station for the proposed Sha Tin to Central Link in Ho Man Tin. Whampoa Garden is a major residential complex approximately 5-10 minutes of driving east of Hung Hom station. Further study on this proposal will be conducted by MTR and the government along with the Sha Tin to Central Link project. The extension was approved in 2008 and is expected to start operating in 2015. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The landmark of Whampoa Garden, a ship-like shopping centre building. ... Hung Hom Kwun Yum Temple Hong Kong Polytechnic University The landmark of Whampoa Garden, a ship-like shopping centre building. ... The old type is replaced. ... Whampoa (黃埔) station is a proposed station on the Kwun Tong Line of Hong Kongs MTR, at Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom. ... Sha Tin to Central Link (Chinese: 沙田至中環綫, or 沙中綫) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. ... Ho Man Tin (何文田) is a proposed station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. ... The landmark of Whampoa Garden, a ship-like shopping centre building. ... Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (Chinese: 紅磡, Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hung4 ham3; Mandarin Pinyin: Hóngkàn; lit. ... Sha Tin to Central Link (Chinese: 沙田至中環綫, or 沙中綫) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... For the video game developer, see 2015, Inc. ...

Sha Tin to Central Link

Main article: Sha Tin to Central Link

On April 11, 2006, the government has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with MTRC and KCRC on merging the two railway companies. Sha Tin to Central Link (Chinese: 沙田至中環綫, or 沙中綫) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

According to the non-binding memorandum of understanding signed with the government, the current MTR lines may fully integrated the interchange stations with the Sha Tin to Central Link in order to bring more convenience to the passengers. Also, the government will conduct further studies on the proposal with the MTRC along with the Kwun Tong Line Extension. Sha Tin to Central Link (Chinese: 沙田至中環綫, or 沙中綫) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. ...

Originally, Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation won the bid to build and operate the Sha Tin to Central Link in 2002. Later the KCRC announced modification to the proposal, with the East Kowloon section of the line joining Ma On Shan Line at Tai Wai, and the cross-harbour section joining East Rail Line at Hung Hom. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2010 and will open in two sections. The Tai Wai to Hung Hom section is expected to open in 2015 followed by the Hung Hom to Admiralty section in 2019. The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Platform of the East Rail side of the station Tai Wai Station (Chinese: 大圍站) is a station on KCR East Rail and the southwestern terminus of the KCR Ma On Shan Rail. ... Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (Chinese: 紅磡, Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hung4 ham3; Mandarin Pinyin: Hóngkàn; lit. ... 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the video game developer, see 2015, Inc. ... 2019 (MMXIX) will be a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail (Hong Kong Section)

The Express Rail will be a 30km high-speed rail linking Hong Kong with the national express rail. A terminus will be located near the West Kowloon Cultural District and parallel to the West Kowloon Station. The high-speed rail may probably share its tracks with the West Rail Line and the Northern Link. The tracks are designed to support future operations which include frequent service to Guangzhou and linking Hong Kong with other Chinese major cities at 250-350 km/h. However, the speed in the Hong Kong Section can hardly exceed 200 km/h because a tunnel section in Shenzhen is not designed for any speed above 200 km/h. This speed limit seriously reduces the advantages for Hong Kong to build an expensive dedicated underground track. Therefore, the government tends to build the shared track as soon as possible and the dedicated track after 2030. The proposal was submitted by MTR in June 2007 and the Hong Kong Section is expected to be completed after 2013, which is at least 3 years slower than all other sections. French-designed Eurostar and Thalys TGVs side-by-side in the Paris-Gare du Nord. ... The model of one of the plans West Kowloon Cultural District is still an incomplete site in Kowloon in 2007. ... Construction site of the West Kowloon Station West Kowloon is a railway station on the West Rail Line railway line in Hong Kong. ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Northern Link

Main article: Northern Link

The Northern Link will links the West Rail Line with the East Rail Line and the border checkpoint to mainland China. Its main purpose is to improve the railway connections within northern New Territories as well as the border checkpoints. The completion of the project is unlikely to be deferred to beyond 2020 because the government tends to support the ideas that can share the track of the Express Rail with this less urgent project. ... A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ...

North Island Line

Main article: North Island Line

North Island Line involves the merging of the Island Line with Tung Chung Line and Tseung Kwan O Line. Its feasibility mainly depends on the development along the new coastline of the Victoria Harbour. The completion of the project was deferred to beyond 2020. North Island Line is a proposed reformation of the existing Island Line and extension of Tung Chung Line of the Hong Kong MTR metro system. ...

Outsourcing

The MTR Corporation is planning to outsource its services centres of 14 stations on the Island Line. Around 100 employees will be arranged to work at the Disneyland Resort Line and the AsiaWorld-Expo station. Services centres on the new stations of Tseung Kwan O Line are already outsourced when it started its service. Island Line can refer to: The Island Line, one of the six lines on the MTR metro system. ... ... AsiaWorld-Expo (Traditional Chinese: ; Jyutping: bok3 laam5 gwun2; pinyin: Bólǎnguǎn; literally means Expo Hall or Pavilion) is a station on the Airport Express of Hong Kongs MTR. It serves the AsiaWorld-Expo on the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok, the island on which the Hong... The Tseung Kwan O Line is one of the six lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. ...