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Railway Development Strategy announced
The Secretary for Transport, Mr Haider Barma, today (Wednesday) announced the Railway Development Strategy which maps out plans for the future development of the railway system in Hong Kong.
Mr Barma said: "The Strategy will contribute greatly towards improving the territory's transport network, relieving road congestion, supporting future housing development in the New Territories and assisting Hong Kong's economic growth."
"The Strategy accords high priority to constructing three railway projects targeted for completion by 2001 as follows:
The Western Corridor:
It would accommodate three rail services as follows:
* A Port Rail Line from the border via Kam Tin and Tsuen Wan to a Port Rail Terminal at Kwai Chung.
A Cross Border Passenger Service from the border to a terminal at West Kowloon next to the Airport Railway's West Kowloon Station.
* A Sub-regional Passenger Service connecting West Kowloon with the Northwest New Territories via Kam Tin, Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai before terminating at Tuen Mun North. (Consideration will be given to extending the link to Tuen Mun Town Centre at a later date.)
MTR Extension to Tseung Kwan 0:
The line would run from the existing Lam Tin Station to Po Lam. To relieve resulting interchange congestion at the existing MTR Quarry Bay Station, there may be a need to extend the existing MTR Kwun Tong Line from Quarry Bay to Tin Hau.