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Kowloon Southern Link |
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.JPG) Kowloon Southern Link Construction Site (6-2009) |
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Kowloon Southern Link is a new urban extension of the MTR West Rail Line from Nam Cheong Station to East Rail Line's East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, which began construction in late 2005, and went into service on 16 August 2009.[1]
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Overview
The project was originally proposed and carried out by Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) to link the KCR West Rail and KCR East Rail at Hung Hom Station. The rail link is fully underground, lies along the south-west coastline of Kowloon Peninsula, east of rail tracks of the Tung Chung Line and Airport Express. After the company's network was taken over by MTR Corporation (MTRC) on 2 December 2007, the project was continued by MTRC.
Upon the completion of the rail link, West Rail Line will assume the tracks from the East Tsim Sha Tsui to Hung Hom portion of the East Rail Line. Both the East Rail and West Rail Lines will terminate at Hung Hom Station. The platform and tracks at Hung Hom Station has also been rearranged to provide cross-platform interchange between the two lines (it will form an island platform).
Kowloon Southern Link has one underground intermediate station called Austin Station (formerly West Kowloon Station). It is located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices,[2] close to Kowloon Station of Tung Chung Line and Airport Express. However, the structures do not provide a direct transfer between the two stations.
Upon the opening of the extension, a new Tuen Mun-Hung Hom Monthly Pass would be introduced for unlimited rides of the whole west rail line (including the new extension) for a cost of $470.
See also
- Canton Road Station: a proposed station between Austin Station and East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, but put off finally
- Austin Station (MTR)
- East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- Hung Hom Station
- Sha Tin to Central Link
- Future projects of the MTR
References
- ETWB (2005). Kowloon Southern Link. LC Paper No. CB(1)609/04-05(04)..
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kowloon Southern Link |
- KDB200 Construction Animation
- MTR - Projects - Kowloon Southern Link
- Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Kowloon Southern Link (approved by EPD)
- Information on Kowloon Southern Link from Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways, Panel on Transport, Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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