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Tai Lam Tunnel Bus Interchange
Tai Lam Tunnel Bus Interchange (), abbreviated as TLTBI, is a major bus interchange near Kam Tin, Hong Kong. It is at the northern exit of Tai Lam Tunnel, near Kam Sheung Road station. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the average daily patronage at TLTBI was about 19,800 passenger. References Bus stations in Hong Kong Kam Tin Transport interchange in Hong Kong {{bus-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kam Tin
Kam Tin, or Kam Tin Heung, is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively, it is part of Yuen Long District. Many of Kam Tin's residents are from the Tang Clan, who are of the Punti culture, not Hakka as is often misattributed. History Kam Tin is the origin of the biggest indigenous Tang Clan () in Hong Kong. The ancestor of indigenous Tang, Tang Hon Fat () settled his family from Jiangxi to Sham Tin in 973. During the reign of Wanli Emperor (1572–1620) of Ming Dynasty, Sham Tin was renamed Kam Tin. Villages Villages in Kam Tin include: Fung Kat Heung, Kam Hing Wai, Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen, Kat Hing Wai, Ko Po Tsuen, Pak Wai Tsuen, Sha Po Tsuen, Shui Mei Tsuen, Shui Tau Tsuen, Tai Hong Wai, Tsz Tong Tsuen and Wing Lung Wai. Features Kat Hing Wai is the most famous walled village located in Kam Tin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Lam Tunnel
Tai Lam Tunnel () is a tunnel in Hong Kong that forms part of the Tsing Long Highway of Route 3. It links Pat Heung and Ting Kau in the western New Territories. The tunnel was constructed to ease traffic congestion on the Tuen Mun Road, Castle Peak Road and in Tate's Cairn Tunnel. It also links traffic directly from New Territories West to urban areas of Kowloon West and Hong Kong Island, as well as Hong Kong International Airport and the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals. Specifications The Tai Lam Tunnel is a dual 3-lane tunnel. The total length of the R3CPS (the tolled area) is . The Tai Lam Tunnel used to have a toll plaza at Pat Heung and about from the north tunnel portal, which consisted of 22 tollbooths, with 16 of which as manual tolls and 6 as Autotoll lanes. The tool plaza has been disused with all lanes converted for HKeToll. Vehicles do not need to stop and pay for tolls, which tolls are instead charged by scanning the vehicle's license plate. Construction a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kam Sheung Road Station
Kam Sheung Road () is an MTR station on the , located between Pat Heung and Kam Tin in Hong Kong. It is situated between Tsuen Wan West and Yuen Long stations. Kam Sheung Road was the location for the KCR West Rail's opening ceremony. History On 20 December 2003, Kam Sheung Road station opened to the public along with other KCR West Rail stations. On 27 June 2021, the officially merged with the (which was already extended into the ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new , as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Kam Sheung Road was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line. Description The station is an elevated structure along the viaduct to the north of one of the two rail depots of the Tuen Ma line. The MTR Kam Tin Building is just north of the station building and once housed the West Rail control centre, but the facility relocated to the main MTR control centre in Tsing Yi after the railway mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Stations In Hong Kong
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. Coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special large vehicle licence above and beyond a regular driving lic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
