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Tuen Mun South extension

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Tuen Mun South

屯門南
MTR
Proposed MTR rapid transit station
Proposed site of Tuen Mun South Station.JPG
Proposed site of Tuen Mun South station in 2014
LocationWu King Road × Wu Chui Road[1]
Tuen Mun District, New Territories
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°22′27″N 113°57′56″E / 22.3741°N 113.9656°E / 22.3741; 113.9656Coordinates: 22°22′27″N 113°57′56″E / 22.3741°N 113.9656°E / 22.3741; 113.9656
Owned byKCR Corporation[citation needed]
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnder planning
Station codeTMS
History
Opening2030; 9 years' time (2030)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Proposed
Tuen Mun
towards Wu Kai Sha
 Tuen Ma line Terminus
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tuen Mun South
Location within the MTR system

Tuen Mun South extension is a proposed 2.4-kilometre (1.5 mi) extension of Hong Kong's Tuen Ma line to a new western terminus, Tuen Mun South (Chinese: 屯門南), near Tuen Mun Ferry Pier. The extension will extend southwards from the current western terminus, Tuen Mun station. The journey time from Tuen Mun South to Tuen Mun is estimated to be approximately 4 minutes.[2] It is planned to run on viaduct.

History

The Tuen Mun South extension was one of the railway expansion projects recommended by the Railway Development Strategy 2014 (RDS-2014), published by the Hong Kong government's Transport and Housing Bureau in September 2014. The stated rationale for the project was to improve rail access to the area south of Tuen Mun town centre, serving the sizeable population living near Tuen Mun Ferry Pier. The RDS-2014 envisaged that the scheme, comprising an elevated one-stop extension of the West Rail to southern Tuen Mun, would be implemented between 2019 and 2022, and would cost an estimated HK$5.5 billion in 2013 prices.[3]

In February 2016, the Hong Kong government invited the MTR Corporation to submit a proposal for the project.[4]

In May 2020, the government invited the MTR to proceed with detailed planning and design. In addition to the new " [tw; yue]" terminus outlined in RDS-2014, the government announced plans to build an intermediate station in Tuen Mun Area 16, currently home to  [tw; yue] (namesake of the nearby Light Rail station), tentatively called "A16 station". At that time, approximately 60,000 people lived within a 500-metre catchment of Tuen Mun South station, while about 49,000 residents lived within the same distance of A16 station. As the area around A16 station includes a lot of vacant land, the new station is intended to encourage housing development there. The existing Tuen Mun Swimming Pool and other community facilities currently occupying Tuen Mun Area 16 will need to be demolished and reprovisioned elsewhere.[5] The government expects that construction may commence in 2023.[4]

References

  1. ^ Tuen Mun South Extension — Project Profile, June 2020
  2. ^ "Stage 2 Public Engagement Consultation Digest" (PDF).[permanent dead link]Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Railway Development Strategy 2014" (PDF). Transport and Housing Bureau. September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Tuen Mun South Extension" (PDF). Legislative Council Panel on Transport. Legislative Council. May 2020.
  5. ^ "Government invites MTRCL to proceed with detailed planning and design of Tuen Mun South Extension project". Hong Kong Government. 29 May 2020.
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