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Saturday, October 6, 1973
HUNG HOM RAILWAY TERMINUS NEARS FINAL STAGE
The new railway terminus at Hung Hom will move a step nearer
completion within the next three months when work starts on the final
stage.
The work will involve construction of the terminal building,
The three together with a multi-storey car park and a bus terminal.
structures will be built on a 600,000-square-foot concrete podium which
is now being erected over the railway tracks and platform.
The terminus building will be a single-storey structure but
will have a mezzanine floor in some parts. It will accommodate a large
station concourse with ticket booths, waiting areas, a V.I.P. room.
shops, restaurants, rented offices and railway administration offices,
A seven-storey car park will be built on top of the terminus
building. It will provide about 840 covered parking spaces and 215 open
spaces,
The bus terminus will be situated on the podium itself.
Within
its concourse will be a total of seven parking bays and a number of
covered pedestrian islands, in addition to a canteen and regulators'
office.
Buses proceeding to the terminus, which is one floor above
ground level, will go up a flyover extending from Gillies Avenue.
The terminus building and the bus terminus are expected to be
completed in mid-1975, while the multi-storey car park is scheduled to
be ready about four months later.
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