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Railway Projects in the Planning Stage
The 17-kilometre long Shatin-to-Central Link is a strategic project providing territory-wide connections. It will have 10 stations at Tai Wai, Hin Keng, Diamond Hill, Kai Tak, To Kwa Wan, Ma Tau Wai, Ho Man Tin, Hung Hom, Exhibition and Admiralty. It will be linked with a number of existing railways forming two strategic railway corridors. The 'East West Corridor' will connect Tai Wai Station on the Ma On Shan Rail Line with the West Rail Line at Hung Hom via Diamond Hill and Southeast Kowloon. The 'North South Corridor' will extend the East Rail Line from Hung Hom Station across the harbour to Admiralty Station on Hong Kong Island. This railway scheme was gazetted under the Railways Ordinance in November 2010. Construction is expected to start in 2012 for completion in 2018 for the section between Tai Wai and Hung Hom and 2020 for the section between Hung Hom and Admiralty.
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 railway scheme was authorised by the Executive Council in November 2010. Construction is expected to start in 2011 for completion in 2015. Upon completion, the journey time between Mong Kok and Whampoa will be about five minutes, compared with the 25-minute current vehicular journey time during rush hours.
The South Island Line (East) will be a medium capacity railway line running between Admiralty and South Horizons with three intermediate stations at Ocean. Park, Wong Chuk Hang and Lei Tung Estate. This railway scheme was authorised by the Executive Council in November 2010. Construction is expected to commence in 2011 for completion in 2015. Upon completion, the journey time between Admiralty and South Horizons will be about 10 minutes, compared with the 25- to 45-minute current vehicular journey time during rush hours.
Since the adoption of a 'Dedicated Corridor' option for the Hong Kong section of the XRL, the Northern Link has become a separate project. It will connect the West Rail Line at Kam Sheung Road to the boundary-crossing point at Lok Ma Chau. Together with the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line of the East Rail Line, the Northern Link will form a strategic corridor connecting the West Rail and the East Rail Lines. The Government is reviewing the proposal.
The Chief Executive announced in his 2007-08 Policy Address an initiative to foster closer Hong Kong-Shenzhen Airport Co-operation and to study the feasibility and economic benefits of establishing the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Express Line, to capitalise on the synergy of their complementary flight networks. Another major function of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Express Line is to connect Shenzhen Qianhai and the Northwest New Territories. It is important for the design. of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Express Line to take into consideration the planning and development programme of these two areas.
Road Projects under Construction
Major road projects under construction include:
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