Tung Chung Line (MTR)
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This is the complete route map of the Tung Chung Line. Nam Cheong Station is an interchange station for the KCR West Rail. Note that other interchange stations are not denoted. |
The
Tung Chung Line (東涌綫) is one of the seven lines of the
MTR system in
Hong Kong. It links
Tung Chung with
Hong Kong Island. A part of the Tung Chung Line was built along with the
Kap Shui Mun Bridge and the
Tsing Ma Bridge. It currently travels through 8 stations in 27 minutes along its route.
The line is indicated with the colour
orange.
In October
1989, the
Hong Kong government decided to replace the over-crowded
Kai Tak International Airport, located in
Kowloon, with a new airport to be constructed at
Chek Lap Kok. The government also invited the MTR, then called the MTRC, to build a train line to the airport called the Lantau Airport Railway. The project did not begin until the
Chinese government and the
British government settled financial and land disagreements in November
1994.
The Lantau Airport Railway turned into two MTR lines, the Tung Chung Line as well as the
Airport Express. On
21 June 1998, the Tung Chung Line was officially opened by
Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa, and service commenced the next day.
On
16 December 2003, an open house took place at the recently completed
Nam Cheong Station, an interchange station between the Tung Chung Line and the
KCR West Rail, for the purpose of fundraising for charity. The station closed on
19 December 2003 in preparation for the opening of West Rail, and it was officially opened to the public on
20 December 2003. At the same time, the numbers of car units per train increased from 7 to 8.
On
1 June 2005,
Sunny Bay station, the interchange station for
Disneyland Resort Line (DRL), opened 2 months prior to the opening of DRL.
In
2006 and
2007, four new Korean-built trains will be added in to Tung Chung Line to improve the services. The first train was received on
9 February 2006 and entered service on
June 12,
2006. However, since the new trains are found few
millimetres wider than the existing trains, some modification are made on the platforms.
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MTR Tung Chung Line and Airport Express Line route map |
The Tung Chung Line, unlike most urban MTR lines, is mostly above ground. At the same time, most of the line runs along the
Airport Express. The Tung Chung Line runs from the east to west. The line is underground from
Hong Kong to
Kowloon Stations, between them a harbour crossing. The line then emerges to the surface, outside Olympian City 2, and reaches
Olympic Station on the surface.
After Olympic Station, the line will run at ground level beneath the West Kowloon Expressway, stopping at
Nam Cheong Station. Then, the line will rise above the ground onto a viaduct, which is also built under the West Kowloon Expressway. The viaduct then quickly enters a tunnel in the hills near Lai King. It emerges shortly at
Lai King station to provide cross-platform interchange with the
Tsuen Wan Line.
The line will remain on viaduct after Lai King station, and will cross
Rambler Channel to Tsing Yi Island, where it will enter
Tsing Yi Station located besides Maritime Square. Having passed Tsing Yi Station, the line reenters the tunnel through the hills of Tsing Yi. It travels inside the
Tsing Ma Bridge and the
Kap Shui Mun Bridge.
Eventually, the line leaves the tunnel, and travels on the surface along the North Lantau Expressway. It stops at
Sunny Bay station on the way. The line then shares tracks with the Airport Express before splitting from it just before it reaches Tung Chung New Town. Having reentered the tunnel, the line terminates at
Tung Chung station, located underground.
The following is a list of all the
stations on the Tung Chung Line. The coloured boxes holding the station names represent the unique colour motif for the station.
Notes* Proposed
# Under construction
^ Planning in progress
+ Ceremonial opening took place on 21 June 1998, while public opening occurred on 22 June 1998
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