Projects in Progress (Hong Kong) Projects in Progress (Hong Kong)
Tseung Kwan O Extension (Phase 2)
Kowloon Southern Link
Future project:Future project:
West Island Line & South Island Line (East)
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Shatin to Central Link & Kwun Tong Line Extension
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
• It is a proposed express railway connecting Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong SAR.
-extension to Island Line, and would run from Sheung Wan to Kennedy Town.
4 stations:
Kennedy Town
University
Sai Ying Pun
Sheung Wan
consists of two sections:
This plan begins to work in 2009, complete in 2013 /2014.
West section “West section “
University
Cyberport
Wah Fu
Aberdeen
Wong Chuk Hang East section:East section:
Admiralty
Ocean park
Wong Chuk Hang
Lee Tung
South Horizons
*begins to work in *begins to work in 20102010
北環線
-6 stations from Kam SheungRoad to Lok Ma Chau
Traffic Aspect:Traffic Aspect:-increase accessibility -increase accessibility
*attract more people to live in new town in the future provide *attract more people to live in new town in the future provide better living enviornment --- solve the urban problemsbetter living enviornment --- solve the urban problems
-Provide more comfortable, faster, safe transport-Provide more comfortable, faster, safe transport
-shorten the traffic time-shorten the traffic time
-Better living environment ----Reduce the cost and Better living environment ----Reduce the cost and time for citizens to travel form living place and wortime for citizens to travel form living place and working place everyday/ king place everyday/ -The cars on the road will decreaseThe cars on the road will decreaseLess air / noise polution Less air / noise polution Less traffic accidentsLess traffic accidents
-Reduce the traffic congestion problem in HK Islan-Reduce the traffic congestion problem in HK Island (eg. Cuauseway bay/ Central)d (eg. Cuauseway bay/ Central)
-Release less pollutants and exhaust gas as it use electricity to move*Less air / noise pollution
--- better living environment---improve the safety of the road
-Help to preserve land for build more highway
-Attract tourists (eg. South island)=>Revenue increases,flourish the tourism
-no need to carry out reclamation
Sustainable development-Increase the land / property value near the line
-Provide more job opportunities
-Increase cooperation between China and HK
- Costly (eg. Lok Ma Chau Railway is a good example)
increase government financial burden
-Northern line built in new territories may cause less land for farming/ destroy the ecosystem/ biodiver
sity
Reference:
http://www.mtr.com/
www.wikipedia.org
www.hkrail.net