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Route 5 ( Chinese: 五號幹綫) is a strategic route in
Route 5 Highway, Hong Kong
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Route 5 ( Chinese: 五號幹綫) is a strategic route in 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 wor ...
from eastern to western Kowloon
Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...
and New Kowloon, and ends in Tsuen Wan in the New Territories
The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...
where it connects to Route 9. It is one of the most seriously congested routes in Kowloon, especially during peak hours, as it serves as an interchange to the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel.
Route 5 begins in the east from Kowloon Bay westwards via central Kowloon to Yau Ma Tei. From Yau Ma Tei, the road heads north to Tsuen Wan and meets Route 9. In the Tai Kok Tsui
Tai Kok Tsui is an area west of Mong Kok in Yau Tsim Mong District, Yau Tsim Mong district in the Kowloon region of Hong Kong. The mixed land use of industrial and residential is present in the old area. The Cosmopolitan Dock and oil depots we ...
section of Route 5, where the route runs in south-north direction, the northbound and southbound lanes are separated, with the northbound and southbound flyovers running over two parallel roads (Tai Kok Tsui Road and Tong Mi Road respectively). It passes through Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon Bay, Ma Tau Chung, Hung Hom, Yau Ma Tei, Lai Chi Kok, Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan.
Constituent roads
The following roads comprise route 5 (from east to west): * * Kai Tak Tunnel * East Kowloon Corridor * Chatham Road North * Chatham Road South * Gascoigne Road Flyover * West Kowloon Corridor ** ** Tong Mi Road Flyover ** (West Kowloon Corridor West) ** * Lai Chi Kok Road * Kwai Chung Road ** Lai Chi Kok Bridge * Tsuen Wan RoadObserved roads and exits
See also
* Route 6 (Hong Kong)References
Route 5 Highway, Hong Kong
{{HK routes, routes;r5; Routes in Hong Kong