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Whampoa will be about five minutes, compared with the 25-minute current vehicular journey time during rush hours.

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Tuen Mun

Yuen Long

Shenzhen

Lo Wu

Lok Ma

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Sheung Shui

NORTHERN LINK

HONG KONG SECTION OF HONG KONG-SHENZHEN WESTERN EXPRESS LINE

Tsing Yi

Tsuen Wan

Tai Po

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New Territories

Existing Railway

Rail Project under Construction

Rail Project under Planning or Review

HONG KONG SECTION OF GUANGZHOU-SHENZHEN-

HONG KONG EXPRESS RAIL LINK

Ma On Shan

Sha Tin

SHA TIN TO CENTRAL LINK

Kowloon

KWUN TONG LINE EXTENSION

Tseung Kwan O

WEST ISLAND LINE

Tung Chung

Lantau Island

SOUTH ISLAND LINE (WEST)|

Hong Kong Island

SOUTH ISLAND LINE (EAST)

NORTH HONG KONG ISLAND LINE

The South Island Line (East) is a seven-kilometre railway line running between Admiralty and South Horizons with three intermediate stations at Ocean Park, Wong Chuk Hang and Lei Tung Estate. Construction started in May 2011 for completion in 2015. Upon commissioning, 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.

Railway Projects under Planning or Review

The 17-kilometre long Sha Tin-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 up with a number of existing railways forming two strategic railway corridors. The 'East West Corridor' will connect Tai Wai Station on