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planned

speed

for Central and the new reclamation at West Kowloon

with a

third smaller station at Tsing Yi. In parallel with

the high

link, a domestic service will also be

provided to the new airport. This will initially serve six

stations and will provide relief for the Nathan Road

Corridor. Two more stations will be added when development

on Lantau warrants their provision.

21. The rail will run substantially at grade along North

Lantau, but will have a 1 km and a 2 km stretches of bored

tunnel as it approaches and leaves the Lantau Fixed

Crossing, before arriving at Tsing Yi. The alignment will

cross the Rambler Channel on elevated structure and remain

elevated to Lai King Station. South of Lai King, the

railway will enter a 0.5 kilometre-section of tunnel to

emerge just to the north of Kwai Chung Road. From here it

will run on an elevated structure to the domestic service

station at Tai Kok Tsui which will be constructed on the

south-west corner of the existing reclamation. The

remainder of the route to Central will be built via cut and

cover tunnel and immersed tube construction.

22. The prospective operator of the Airport Railway is the Mass Transit Railway Corporation which is currently undertaking investigation work relating to the design of the Railway and the interfacing with other. ACP projects.

That part of Central and Wanchai Reclamation relating to the Airport Railway

23. An area of reclamation which is considered essential

for the ACP is the portion required for the construction of the Hong Kong Terminus of the Airport Railway, its approach

and over-run tunnels,

together with efficient vehicle and

pedestrian access routes

to

connect the Terminus with

existing transport infrastructure.