254 Transport
The last four are located in the Tsing Sha Control Area, while Cheung Tsing Tunnel is located in the Tsing Ma Control Area. All 11 tunnels are managed and operated by private companies under management contracts. Use of the Kai Tak Tunnel, Cheung Tsing Tunnel and Nam Wan Tunnel is free of charge. Tolls for the rest are provided for in their governing legislation.
Four other tunnels are operated by private companies under 'Build, Operate and Transfer' arrangements. They are the Eastern Harbour Crossing, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Western Harbour Crossing and Tai Lam Tunnel.
There is also a private tunnel, the Discovery Bay Tunnel Link, which was built by Discovery Bay Road Tunnel Company Limited. This is operated and maintained by the company, and is open only to vehicles taking goods to Discovery Bay, or providing services to residents there.
Rail Network
Railways are a vital part of Hong Kong's transport network and are essential to its continuous economic, social and land development. They account for about 38 per cent of daily public transport passenger travel and about 60 per cent of land- based cross-boundary passenger trips to the Mainland. They are being extended to various parts of Hong Kong.
The map below shows the existing railway network, four railway projects under construction and the indicative alignments of the five railway projects under planning, or review.
Railway Projects under Construction
The West Island Line is an extension of the existing Island Line from Sheung Wan to Kennedy Town, with two intermediate stations at Sai Ying Pun and the University of Hong Kong. Construction of the project started in July 2009 for completion in 2014. Upon commissioning, the journey time between Sheung Wan and Kennedy Town will be less than 10 minutes, compared with the 15- to 25- minute current vehicular journey time during rush hours.
The Hong Kong section of the XRL is a 26-kilometre underground railway with the terminus at West Kowloon. Trains will be able to run through the tunnel at a maximum speed of 200 kilometres per hour. Upon completion, the journey time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong by train will be reduced from 100 minutes to 48 minutes. Passengers from Hong Kong will take only about three hours to reach Changsha, about four hours to Wuhan and Xiamen, about five hours to Fuzhou, and about six and eight hours to Shanghai and Beijing respectively. Construction of the project started in January 2010 for completion in 2015.
The Kwun Tong Line Extension will extend the existing Kwun Tong Line from Yau Ma Tei to Whampoa, with two new stations at Ho Man Tin and Whampoa. Passengers can interchange at the proposed Ho Man Tin Station for the future. Sha Tin-to-Central Link. Construction started in May 2011 and is expected to be completed in 2015. Upon commissioning, the journey time between Mong Kok and
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