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Shekou

• Tuen Mun

Tung Chung

Yuen Long

Lok Ma

• Chau

Shenzhen

Lo Wu

Sheung Shui

NORTHERN LINK

Tai Po

Tsuen Wan

PORT RAIL LINE OPTIONS

HONG KONG SECTION OF HONG KONG-SHENZHEN AIRPORT RAIL LINK

Tsing Yi

New Territories

Sha Tin

Transport 235

Legend

Existing Railway

Rail Project under Construction

Rail Project under Planning or Review

HONG KONG SECTION OF THE GUANGZHOU-SHENZHEN- HONG KONG EXPRESS RAIL LINK

Ma On Shan

SHATIN TO CENTRAL LINK

KWUN TONG LINE EXTENSION

KOWLOON SOUTHERN LINK

Kowloon

Tseung Kwan O

WEST ISLAND LINE

LOHAS PARK STATION

Lantau Island

SOUTH ISLAND LINE (WEST)

Hong Kong Island

SOUTH ISLAND LINE (EAST)

NORTH HONG KONG ISLAND LINE

The Kwun Tong Line Extension will extend the existing Kwun Tong Line from Yau Ma Tei to Whampoa with one intermediate station at Ho Man Tin. The Government has asked the MTRCL to proceed with planning and to draw up a preliminary engineering design to enable construction to commence in 2010 and for completion by 2015.

The South Island Line (East) will be a medium capacity railway link running from Admiralty to South Horizons with three intermediate stations at Ocean Park, Wong Chuk Hang and Lei Tung Estate. The MTRCL has drawn up a preliminary engineering design and is proceeding with further planning to enable construction to commence in 2011 and for completion by 2015.

The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link will provide an additional link from a new terminus at West Kowloon to the boundary at Huanggang for connection with the Mainland section. Trains will be able to run through a 26-kilometre-long tunnel at a maximum speed of 200 kilometres per hour. Upon completion, the journey time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong will be reduced from 100 minutes to about 50 minutes. The Government