Northern Link (MTR)
Northern Link 北環綫 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Owner | Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Districts: Yuen Long | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termini | Kam Sheung Road Lok Ma Chau / Kwu Tung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stations | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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System | MTR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | MTR Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Planned opening | 2034 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Northern Link | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 北環綫 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 北环线 | ||||||
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The Northern Link is a proposed rapid transit line of the MTR[1] system of Hong Kong which would connect the Tuen Ma line and the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line of the East Rail line. The link would also serve as a connection to the border checkpoint to mainland China for passengers to and from the western New Territories.[2] The Northern Link would start at Kam Sheung Road and end at Lok Ma Chau and Kwu Tung, and would be constructed either as a direct shuttle or with intermediate stations.
Other benefits for constructing this project are that it would significantly cut journey times for certain trips (for example from Yuen Long to Fanling) 2020: approx. 20 stations When it is completed: approx. 5 stations and significantly reduce costs for these trips, and also relieve the large number of passengers using the East Rail line by diverting some passengers to the West Rail line (now known as the Tuen Ma line).
According to the Railway Development Strategy 2014, a shuttle service between Kam Sheung Road station and Kwu Tung station spanning 10.7 km (6.6 mi) is expected to begin construction in 2018 and be inaugurated in 2023.[3] Construction of Kwu Tung station is scheduled to commence in 2023 with completion due in 2027 while construction of the mainline is planned to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2034.[4]
Land hoarding[]
In July 2021, Liber Research Community found that developers had begun to hoard land alongside the Northern Link line, buying at least 80 hectares of land near the line.[5]
Stations[]
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Station Name | Connections | Opening date | District | |
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Kam Sheung Road | 錦上路 | Tuen Ma line | 20 December 2003 | Yuen Long |
Au Tau | 凹頭 | 2034 | ||
Ngau Tam Mei | 牛潭尾 | |||
San Tin | 新田 | |||
Kwu Tung | 古洞 | East Rail line | 2027 | North |
Eastern Extension | ||||
Lo Wu South | 羅湖南 | East Rail line | N/A | North |
Man Kam To | 文錦渡 | |||
Lo Shue Ling | 老鼠嶺 | |||
Heung Yuen Wai | 香園圍 | |||
Ta Kwu Ling | 打鼓嶺 | |||
Ping Che | 坪輋 | |||
Queen's Hill | 皇后山 | |||
On Lok Tsuen | 安樂村 | |||
Northern Link Spur Line | ||||
San Tin | 新田 | 2034 | North | |
Chau Tau | 洲頭 | N/A | ||
HK-SZ Innovation and Technology Park | 港深創科園 | |||
Huanggang | 皇崗 |
References[]
- ^ "MTR > Home".
- ^ Legislative Council - Northern Link and Regional Express February 2006
- ^ Railway Development Strategy 2014, Transport and Housing Bureau, Hong Kong Government
- ^ "Hong Kong's planned Northern Link makes progress". 17 December 2020.
- ^ lrcresearcher. "【解剖「囤地線」】以鐵路為骨幹 撐起了誰的未來? #永續港鐵霸權 #7月專研". Liber Research Community (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- MTR lines
- Standard gauge railways in Hong Kong
- Proposed railway lines in Hong Kong