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Transport

Transport Infrastructure

Railway Network

Railways are safe, efficient, reliable, comfortable and environment-friendly mass carriers. They are the back bone of Hong Kong's public transportation system, and are essential to its continued economic, social and land development. They account for about 40 per cent of daily public transport passenger travel and about 60 per cent of land-based cross-boundary passenger trips to the Mainland.

The map below shows the existing railway network and five railway projects under construction. Over $160 billion has been invested in these five railway projects.

Shekou

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Tuen Mun

Tung Chung

Lantau Island

Yuen Long

Shenzhen

Lo Wu

Lok Ma

Chau

Tsuen Wan

Sheung Shui

Tai Po

New Territories

Legend:

Existing Railway

Rail Project under Construction

HONG KONG SECTION OF GUANGZHOU-SHENZHEN-

HONG KONG EXPRESS RAIL LINK

Ma On

Shan

Shatin

SHA TIN TO CENTRAL LINK

Tsing Yi

Kowloon

KWUN TONG LINE EXTENSION

WEST ISLAND LINE

Hong Kong Island

SOUTH ISLAND LINE (EAST)

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Railway Projects under Construction

The West Island Line extends 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 2009 for completion by the end of 2014. Upon commissioning, the journey

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