The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line is the second railway link between

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and

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, relieving passenger congestion at

Lo Wu station Lo Wu is the northern terminus of the (Kowloon-Canton Railway) of Hong Kong, located in Lo Wu within the Closed Area on Hong Kong's northern frontier. The station serves as a primary checkpoint for rail passengers between Hong Kong and ma ...

. The alignment branches off the existing MTR

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north of

Sheung Shui station Sheung Shui (; : , literally "Above-water") is the penultimate northbound station on the in Hong Kong. This station serves as the terminus of northbound trains after the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau boundary crossings have closed for the day. It is ...

and then runs to the

Lok Ma Chau station Lok or LOK may refer to: Places * Lok, Serbia, a village * Lok, Levice District, Slovakia, a village * Lok, Pakistan, a village * Loka (pronounced Lok): a plane of existence in Indian religions, Dharma People Surname Lok (English origin) * A ...

where customs and immigration facilities are provided. The terminus is connected to

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(formerly named as Huanggang station) of the

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Line 4 by a pedestrian bridge across the

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. The KCRC has adopted a combined tunnel and viaduct scheme for the spur line. From

Sheung Shui Sheung Shui (, literally "Above-water") is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast ...

Chau Tau Chau Tau () is a village in the New Territories of Hong Kong, in the San Tin area of Yuen Long District. There is a new railway called the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line linking it to mainland China. It is near Lok Ma Chau. Its settlements are largely o ...

, the railway runs through tunnels, the railway then runs on viaducts until it reaches

. The Spur Line project comprises four major sections, namely, the tunnels, the viaducts,

, and the modification works at the existing

. Unlike the rest of the East Rail line, which is above ground, this section is located underground. The

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endorsed the corporation's construction of the

Lok Ma Chau Lok Ma Chau or Lokmachau is an area in Hong Kong's New Territories. It is the site of a major pedestrian (linked directly to the Hong Kong rapid transit network) and road border crossing point between Hong Kong and mainland China. Administra ...

Spur Line on 14 June 2002. Construction commenced in January 2003. The line was officially opened on 15 August 2007, in ceremonies led by

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, the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong. The station is reached by foot from Shenzhen (the mainland side), or by MTR train, bus, mini-bus, or taxi from the Hong Kong side. Private cars, bicycles, and walking through the restricted frontier zone to other parts of Hong Kong according to an official at the Hong Kong border are not allowed. The station is in a restricted area where no stores or other businesses except MTR tenants (such as 7-Eleven) are allowed.

Kwu Tung station

Kwu Tung station Kwu Tung (Chinese: 古洞站) is a planned underground infill station on the Lok Ma Chau spur line of the of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. The station will be situated near Kwu Tung in North District, New Territories. It will act ...

is a planned

infill station An infill station (sometimes in-fill station) is a train station built on an existing passenger rail, rapid transit, or light rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train serv ...

along the Lok Ma Chau spur line that will serve the

when it is opened in 2027. The station box structure was first constructed as part of the Lok Ma Chau spur line but was never completed. It is currently part of the first phase of the Northern Link project. It will also serve as the Northern Link's terminus when the line opens in 2034.

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* Length: * Journey time: 8 minutes * Train frequency: 5-6 trains per hour (every 10–12 minutes) running from

Hung Hom station Hung Hom () is a railway station in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is an interchange station between the and the domestic services of the MTR network, as well as the southern terminus of cross-border through-trains to mainland China ...

Kwu Tung station

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