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East Kowloon Line (1970 Scheme)
East Kowloon line () was one of the original five MTR lines proposed in the late 1970s in Hong Kong, which would have connected Sheung Wan with East Kowloon. Hong Kong Mass Transportation Study (1967) In September 1967 the Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates of Britain published a proposal to construct a mass transit system in Hong Kong, in which East Kowloon line was called Sha Tin line, connecting Wo Liu Hang in Fo Tan and Tsim Sha Tsui. The route was to be 16 kilometers. Alignment and stations * Wo Liu Hang (near Sha Tin Racecourse) would have been a transfer station with today's East Rail line, and also the depot of the line. * Ha Wo Che * Sha Tin Central ( Sha Tin Park) * Shan Ha Wai ( Tsang Tai Uk) * Hung Mui Kuk * Tsz Wan Shan would have been deep under Sheung Fung Street, with high-speed lifts like those on the West Island line instead of escalators. * Diamond Hill would have been an interchange with Kwun Tong line, on different levels like in Quarry Bay. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Wai Station
Tai Wai station is an interchange station on the and the of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. The station is located in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District. History The first iteration of Tai Wai station along the Kowloon–Canton railway (KCR), which would later be renamed the East Rail line, arose out of a natural disaster, when a temporary station was first constructed at its present-day location in the immediate aftermath of tropical storm Ellen, whose associated torrential rain severely damaged the original masonry arch Bridge No. 11 across Shing Mun River on 25 August 1976. With diesel train services cut between Mong Kok and Sha Tin Stations, it was decided on 28 August 1976 to construct a temporary relief platform at Tai Wai, which was completed in 48 hours and put into operation on 1 September 1976, reconnecting train services to and from Hung Hom Station to the south and supported by connecting shuttle bus services between the temporary station and Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kong, with the largest being Lantau Island. Hong Kong Island forms one of the three areas of Hong Kong, with the other two being Kowloon and the New Territories. In 1842, following the Qing dynasty's defeat at the First Opium War (1839–1842), Hong Kong Island was formally ceded in perpetuity to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom under the Treaty of Nanking. The Victoria, Hong Kong, City of Victoria was then established on the island by British forces in honour of Queen Victoria. At that time, the island had a population of about 3,000 inhabitants scattered in a dozen fishing villages. The northern-east part of the island, being known as the Central, Hong Kong, Central area is the historical, political, and econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city centre" or "downtown". However, these concepts are not necessarily synonymous: many cities have a central ''business'' district located away from its traditional city center, and there may be multiple CBDs within a single urban area. The CBD will often be highly accessible and have a large variety and concentration of specialised goods and services compared to other parts of the city. Midtown Manhattan is the world's largest central business district. In the City of London, the largest concentration of economic output in the world is held there, with many headquarters of major financial and law firms being based in the City. In Chicago, the Chicago Loop is the second-largest central business district in the United States. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hung Hom Station
Hung Hom () is a passenger railway List of MTR stations, station in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is an interchange station between the and the domestic services of the MTR network. This station serves the southern terminus of the East Rail Line in early morning before the first northbound train from Admiralty arrives. As the station is located next to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel's northern Portal (architecture), portal, it is also served by many cross-harbour bus routes. Opened as the new southern terminus of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR) on 24 November 1975, the station was substantially expanded in the 1990s, at which time it was given its present name. The KCR British Section was also renamed East Rail line, KCR East Rail in order to differentiate it from the new West Rail line, KCR West Rail, which opened on 20 December 2003 and was extended to Hung Hom station on 16 August 2009. As part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project, the East Rail line was extended across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Kwa Wan Station
To Kwa Wan () is an underground MTR rapid transit station on the in Hong Kong. It is located beneath Ma Tau Wai Road in central To Kwa Wan, Kowloon City District. The station was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL) project, and was opened on 27 June 2021 along with the rest of phase 2 of the Tuen Ma line (Kai Tak–Hung Hom). The station was constructed by a Samsung–Hsin Chong joint venture. When the station was originally being built, the planned name of the station was Mau Tau Wai () before being changed to To Kwa Wan in 2017. Station layout The platforms are arranged in a split platform style as the station was constructed under the narrow Ma Tau Wai Road with a high density of nearby buildings. This arrangement also allows trains to switch sides, depending on the terminus. Trains on platform 1 switch to the left side, while trains on platform 2 switch to the right side. This is necessary since the Ma On Shan Rail was built with trains run on the rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sung Wong Toi Station
Sung Wong Toi is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the , located in Ma Tau Chung in Kowloon City District. The station also serves Kowloon City and Ma Tau Wai via a pedestrian tunnel. The station was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL), and opened on 27 June 2021 along with the rest of phase 2 of the (Kai Tak to Hung Hom). The station was constructed by a Samsung–Hsin Chong joint venture. Location The original KCR plans had the station near the intersection of Sung Wong Toi Road and To Kwa Wan Road in the old Kai Tak Airport tarmac, but the location was moved nearer to the junction of to leave wan and Sung Wong Toi Road. The location will be roughly at the western end of the former Kai Tak Airport terminal footprint and the start of runway 13/31, which today has become the western part of the Kai Tak Development area. Naming This station is located geographically closer to Ma Tau Chung than To Kwa Wan. During the planning and constructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Tak Station
Kai Tak () is an underground MTR rapid transit station located on the Tuen Ma line, in the Kai Tak Development area of Hong Kong (near the old east apron of the former Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon City District). The station was opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase. It provides access to the multi-purpose Kai Tak Sports Park, as well as other facilities of the Kai Tak area. The station was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL). History The contract to construct Kai Tak station (and the approach tunnels), valued at HK$1,422,000,000, was awarded on 25 April 2013 to the Kaden- Chun Wo joint venture. The station was built using the cut-and-cover method. A topping-out ceremony was held on 16 July 2015. It was the second SCL station to be topped out, after Hin Keng. The station opened on 14 February 2020. It acted as the southern terminus for the Ma On Shan line (renamed Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 on the same day) until the entire opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarry Bay Station
Quarry Bay (; Cantonese Yale: Jāk'yùhchūng) is a station on the and of the MTR in Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island. The station livery is teal green. Location As with all stations on the Island line, Quarry Bay is located on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Platforms 1 and 2 are built beneath King's Road to Pak Fuk Road. Platforms 3 and 4 are built beneath King's Road to the south of Model Housing Estate. History The construction contract was awarded to Paul Y. Construction (now Paul Y. Engineering) and work started in 1982. In the course of constructing Quarry Bay station, with the initial two platforms, of rock was excavated and of concrete was poured. The station opened as part of the first phase of the Island line on 31 May 1985. The station was expanded in 1989 with the addition of platforms 3 and 4, which served as the terminus of upon the opening of the Eastern Harbour Crossing. The station was badly congested in the mid-1990s. With a capacity of 30,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwun Tong Line
The Kwun Tong line () is a rapid transit line of the MTR network in Hong Kong. Starting at Whampoa station, Whampoa in Hung Hom and ending at Tiu Keng Leng station, Tiu Keng Leng in Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung Town, Sai Kung, the route has 17 stations and takes 35 minutes to complete. The Kwun Tong line is one of the busiest railway lines on the network connecting the central and the eastern portions of Kowloon via Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin. The line is mostly underground, but includes a lengthy elevated section, and runs generally in an east-west direction. During the morning rush hour, the Kwun Tong line utilises 33 trains running at 29tph (trains per hour) to achieve a route capacity of 85,000 pphpd (passengers per hour per direction). It is indicated in on the MTR, MTR map. Opened on 1 October 1979 as the first urban railway line in Hong Kong and the first operated by the MTR Corporation, Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC), the Kwun Tong line operates ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
