The Aberdeen Channel Bridge is a double-track railway
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
in Hong Kong. It carries the
MTR's
South Island line
The South Island line, identified by light green on the MTR route map, is a rapid transit line of Hong Kong's MTR metro system. This line connects the HK business district from Admiralty station to the Southern District of Hong Kong Islan ...
over the
Aberdeen Channel
Aberdeen Channel () is a channel between the east side of Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island) and Nam Long Shan (Brick Hill) on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. With two bays, Po Chong Wan and Tai Shue Wan, major portions of the channel are transfor ...
, linking
Lei Tung station
Lei Tung () is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the , located beside Mount Johnston on Ap Lei Chau in Southern District. The station is named after the adjacent public housing estate of the same ...
and
Wong Chuk Hang station
Wong Chuk Hang () is an elevated MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the , built on the Staunton Creek Nullah and off the old site of Wong Chuk Hang Estate in Staunton Creek (Chung Mei). It is named after the lo ...
. Its name reflects the channel the bridge crosses.
The bridge carried one track of traffic in each direction. Construction of the bridge was started in 2011 and completed in 2015. The bridge is
Ap Lei Chau
Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an island of Hong Kong, located off Hong Kong Island next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel. It has an area of after land reclamation. Administratively it is part of the Southern District. Ap Lei ...
's only rail connection to
Hong Kong Island, before that, the first bridge,
Ap Lei Chau Bridge
Ap Lei Chau Bridge is a highway bridge in Hong Kong connecting the island of Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island) to the community of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island.
First bridge
Completed in April 1977, the first bridge had one lane of traffic in ...
was the only
fixed link for long, has been used by road traffic was constructed and put into use since 1977.
See also
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Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters
Ap Lei Chau
Railway bridges in Hong Kong
MTR
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