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Transport

are two rail-based crossing points, at the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau Spur Line control points, which are connected by the East Rail Line. The cross-boundary services carried a daily average of 308,400 travellers in 2017.

Map of Railway Network and Two Railway Projects under Construction

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Tuen Mun

Tung Chung

Yuen Long

Shenzhen

Lo Wu

Lok Ma

Chau

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Tai Po

New Territories

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Legend:

Existing Railway

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Kowloon

Hong Kong Island

Rail Project under Construction

HONG KONG SECTION OF GUANGZHOU-SHENZHEN-

HONG KONG EXPRESS RAIL LINK

Ma On Shan

SHATIN TO CENTRAL LINK

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Projects under Construction

The 17km Shatin to Central Link is a strategic project providing territory-wide connections. It will have 10 stations, namely Tai Wai, Hin Keng, Diamond Hill, Kai Tak, Sung Wong Toi, To Kwa Wan, Ho Man Tin, Hung Hom, Exhibition Centre and Admiralty, and will link up 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 in 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. Construction started in 2012. Upon commissioning, the Shatin to Central Link will handle about 1.1 million passenger trips per day and save about an average of 75 million hours in travelling time per year. It will

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