Sha Tin to Central Link

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Sha Tin to Central Link
沙田至中環線
No. of stations 10
Type Heavy rail
Districts Sha Tin, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City, Wan Chai, Central and Western
LUECKE
- North-south Line (East Rail Line)
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Sha Tin
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- East-west Line (Ma On Shan Line)
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Tai Wai
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Tai Wai Maintenance Centre
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Hin Keng
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tSTRrg
BHF + tHSTR
texSTR + HLUECKE
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Kowloon Tong
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Diamond Hill
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- Kwun Tong Line
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Diamond Hill Depot
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Kai Tak
LUECKE STR texBHF
Ma Tau Wai
LUECKE STR texBHF
To Kwa Wan
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Mong Kok East
LUECKE tSTR STR texSTR
- Tsuen Wan Line
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Yau Ma Tei
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texHSTR + tSTR
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Ho Man Tin
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Hung Hom (Intercity trains)
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Whampoa
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4th cross-harbour railway tunnel
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Exhibition
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- Island Line
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Tsim Sha Tsui,
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East Tsim Sha Tsui
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1st cross-harbour railway tunnel
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Admiralty
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Central South
texSTR tCPICla tCPICme tCPICr
Hong Kong, Central
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- Island Line
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3rd cross-harbour railway tunnel
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West Kowloon, Kowloon
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Nam Cheong
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- Tung Chung Line
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- East-west Line (West Rail Line)

Sha Tin to Central Link (traditional Chinese: 沙田至中環線) is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Central. The proposed route roughly follows the East Kowloon Line (東九龍綫), which was proposed in the late 1960s. The railway will be operated by the MTR Corporation Limited and final draft proposal issued to the government by end of 2007, construction is planned to start no later than 2010.

Originally, this railway was awarded to be constructed by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). However, as the Hong Kong Government has announced its proposal to lease KCRC's transport operations to the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), the railway will be operated by the MTRCL. Details of the railway line project will be announced by the government within half a year.

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[edit] History

On June 25, 2002, the government announced that the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) had won its bid against the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL) to build and operate the Sha Tin to Central Link. The route was originally planned to go from Tai Wai Station to Central West Station (a proposed station located under the Mid-Levels).

The KCRC announced modifications to the proposal in 2005, with the East Kowloon portion of the line joining KCR Ma On Shan Rail (Ma On Shan Line) at Tai Wai and West Rail (West Rail Line) at Hung Hom, and the cross-harbour portion joining KCR East Rail (East Rail Line) at Hung Hom. However, the KCRC's proposal had not yet been finalised.

At the same time, the MTRC sent a new proposal to the government. According to the proposal, Kwun Tong Line would be extended from Yau Ma Tei Station to Whampoa Station in Whampoa Garden. Also, the route of Sha Tin to Central Link will be built according to the original proposal instead of the KCRC's modified proposal.

On April 11, 2006, MTRC signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Hong Kong Government, the owner of KCRC, to merge the operations of the territory's two railway networks. According to the memorandum, the current MTR lines may be fully integrated with the Sha Tin to Central Link. Also, the government intends to choose the KCRC's modified proposal to build the railway, that is, extending the current East Rail Line to the Hong Kong Island. However, final decisions will not be made before conducting further studies on the proposal with the MTRC.

On July 12, 2007, both companies announced the new proposal [1].

[edit] KCRC's original proposal

KCR's original bid
KCR's original bid

[edit] Ma On Shan Rail Extension (Tai Wai to Central West)

Originally, the KCRC chose to extend the current Ma On Shan Line from Tai Wai to Central West via stations in East Kowloon and northern shore of the Hong Kong Island in the original bid for the line.

The following is a list of proposed stations in the KCRC's original bid for the line:

  • Tai Wai (大圍, Interchange to East Rail Line)
  • Tsz Wan Shan (慈雲山)
  • Diamond Hill (鑽石山)
  • Kai Tak (啟德, original site of Hong Kong International Airport)
  • Ma Tau Wai (馬頭圍)
  • To Kwa Wan (土瓜灣)
  • Ho Man Tin (何文田, Interchange to Kwun Tong Line)
  • Whampoa Garden (黃埔花園)
  • Hung Hom (紅磡, Interchange to East Rail Line and West Rail Line)
  • Exhibition (會展, Interchange to Island Line)
  • Admiralty (金鐘)
  • Central West (中環西)

[edit] KCRC's modified proposal

KCR's 2004 modified proposal
KCR's 2004 modified proposal

In 2004, the KCRC sent a modified proposal of the railway to the government. According to the proposal, Ma On Shan Line will be extended to East Kowloon and join West Rail Line at Hung Hom. In addition, the cross-harbour portion will become an extension of East Rail Line, running from Mong Kok to Central South.

[edit] Ma On Shan Rail East Kowloon Extension (Tai Wai to Hung Hom)

Ma On Shan Line will be extended from Tai Wai to Hung Hom via East Kowloon. The extension will join West Rail Line at Hung Hom to the northwest New Territories via the Kowloon Southern Link and the current route of West Rail Line, forming an East-to-West railway corridor. Also, the KCRC had decided not to build stations in Tsz Wan Shan and Whampoa Garden. However, both stations will be linked by the Automatic People Mover from Diamond Hill and Hung Hom respectively.

The following is a list of proposed stations of the Ma On Shan Rail East Kowloon Extension:

[edit] Cross-harbour Extension (Mong Kok to Central South)

According to the proposal, a new Mong Kok East station will be relocated a few hundred metres to the south of the current Mong Kok East station. Also, a new underground tunnel will be built to link between Mong Kok East and Hung Hom, which will join the cross-harbour tunnel to the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, forming a North-to-South railway corridor.

The following is a list of proposed stations of the Cross-harbour Extension:

[edit] MTRC's proposal

MTR's original bid
MTR's original bid

[edit] Sha Tin to Central Link (Tai Wai to Central)

The following is a list of stations proposed in the MTRC's original bid for the line:

An underground train depot would be built beneath the passenger terminal of the former Kai Tak International Airport, adjacent to Prince Edward Road East in Kowloon City.

[edit] Kwun Tong Line Extension (Yau Ma Tei to Whampoa)

In addition, the MTRC had previously proposed extending the Kwun Tong Line to Whampoa Garden. As the KCRC had decided not to built a station in Whampoa Garden on the Sha Tin to Central Link, the MTRC sent this proposal again to the government.

The extension would run from the current Yau Ma Tei terminus to:

[edit] MTR-KCR merger proposal

Merger proposal
Merger proposal

As the MTR were KCR is merging, the two companies announced the new proposal on July 12, 2007.

[edit] East-west Line

The stations will be:

[edit] North-South Line

The original Causeway Bay North (銅鑼灣北) station was cancelled due to potential effects on traffic during the construction of the station.

[edit] Kwun Tong Line extension

[edit] MTR-KCR revised proposal

Revised proposal
Revised proposal

The MTRC announced a revised proposal on March 11, 2008. The Government will fund all of the required HK$37.4 billion for construction.[2]

[edit] East-west Line

The stations will be:

Construction will be started in 2010 and completed in 2015.

[edit] North-South Line

The original Causeway Bay North (銅鑼灣北) station was cancelled due to potential effects on traffic during the construction of the station.

Central South (中環南) has not been cancelled, but excluded in the modified plan because no suitable sites have been found at this stage. Construction will be completed in 2019.

[edit] Kwun Tong Line extension

Construction will be finished in 2015.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/chinese/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp0716cb1-2058-1-c.pdf
  2. ^ "政府全資374億建沙中線(A4)", Ming Pao, 2008-03-12. Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 
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