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23-468: It is 503 metres (1,650 ft) long and has six spans (one 80-metre (260 ft) long span, four 87-metre (285 ft) long spans, and one 75-metre (246 ft) long span). It is built using post-tensioned concrete. The Ma Wan Viaduct has the same cross section as the Tsing Ma and Kap Shui Mun Bridges: a dual three-lane carriageway on the upper deck and two tracks of railway and two lanes of roadway in

46-406: A 40-metre (130 ft) section of the tunnel was built. The remaining 460-metre section of the tunnel, along with a new ventilation building near Tamar Park , was proposed in 2020. At that time, it was anticipated that the tunnel would be commissioned in 2032. Although two Airport Express platforms have been constructed, only Platform 1 is in use. For the convenience of passengers, a taxi rank and

69-571: A hotel shuttle service are provided on the same level once the passenger has exited through the gates. The Tung Chung line and Airport Express are located considerably far away from each other. The Tung Chung line concourse is located one level below the Airport Express platform. There, passengers have to take an escalator or elevator down one additional level to access the Tung Chung line trains. In addition, passengers transferring from

92-464: A kilometer long, will be built eastwards of Hong Kong station . It will allow Tung Chung line and Airport Express trains to turn around so trains can easily switch directions and enhancing operational efficiency. This project would also include the construction of a new ventilation building, ARB. Construction is expected to begin in 2025 and to be completed by 2032. Once the North Island line

115-587: A new airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok to replace the overcrowded Kai Tak International Airport in the heart of Kowloon . As part of the initiative, the government invited the MTR Corporation to build a rail link to the new airport. The project initially saw opposition from the Chinese government as it feared the construction would drain the fiscal reserves of the Hong Kong government and leave

138-672: A viaduct. Thereafter the line crosses the Rambler Channel and stops at Tsing Yi station on Tsing Yi Island . Trains then enter a tunnel through the hills of the island and continues on the Tsing Ma Bridge and the Kap Shui Mun Bridge onto Lantau Island . The line continues along the North Lantau Expressway and stops at Sunny Bay before terminating at Tung Chung. The distance between

161-524: Is an infill station between Tung Chung and Sunny Bay , while Tung Chung West would be a new underground station west of Tung Chung and serve as the new terminus of the Tung Chung Line. This extension is expected to be complete by 2029. The project is will extend the line by an additional 1.3 kilometres. The design contract for the extension was recently awarded to British engineering companies Arup and Atkins. An underground tunnel, around half

184-598: Is complete, trains will travel in a tunnel east of Hong Kong station along the shore of the island before merging into the Tseung Kwan O line at North Point . Three new stations - Tamar , Exhibition Centre and Causeway Bay North will form part of the extension. Hong Kong station Hong Kong ( Chinese : 香港 ; Cantonese Yale : Hēunggóng ) is a station of the MTR metro system in Hong Kong . It

207-563: Is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong , linking the town of Tung Chung with central Hong Kong . It was built in the 1990s as part of the Airport Railway project, part of the construction of the new Chek Lap Kok Airport . The line currently travels through eight stations in 31 minutes along its route. The line is coloured orange on the MTR system map. In October 1989, the Hong Kong government announced plans to build

230-794: Is the eastern terminus of the Tung Chung line and Airport Express . It is situated between Man Cheung Street and Harbour View Street, Central , Hong Kong Island , and sits underneath the International Finance Centre (IFC). It opened on 22 June 1998. The station is connected to Central by a pedestrian subway. The walk between the two stations typically takes three to six minutes. The tunnels, which cross under Connaught Road Central , are equipped with moving walkways . Hong Kong station provides an in-town check-in service for flights departing Hong Kong International Airport and free shuttle bus services to most major hotels in

253-655: The Central and Wan Chai areas. Built as part of the Airport Railway project of the Airport Core Programme , Hong Kong station sits on land reclaimed from Victoria Harbour in the early 1990s. The construction contract (numbered 501) was awarded to Japanese contractor Aoki Corporation and began on 12 June 1995. The station was designed by the Hong Kong office of Arup Associates in collaboration with Rocco Design Architects and Ove Arup and Partners . The engineering company Meinhardt Group designed

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276-536: The Disneyland Resort ;line . The resort opened its door two months after the station became operational. Between 2006 and 2007, four new trains entered service to improve service frequency. The first train was delivered on 9 February 2006 and entered service on 12 June 2006. Modifications were added to the platforms to accommodate the new trains, which are a few millimetres wider than the original rolling stock. Unlike most other railway lines in

299-412: The Airport Railway (Tung Chung line and Airport Express) in the 1990s, which was a few years before the handover to China , the Chinese government raised concerns about the effect of the project on the territory's fiscal reserves, which eventually forced the Hong Kong government to reduce the cost of the Airport Railway. The resulting changes made to the design imposed limitations on the level of service on

322-594: The Chinese with nothing after the British handed the territory over in 1997 . Both the Chinese and British governments reached an agreement and construction commenced in November 1994. The line was originally named Lantau line but was later renamed Tung Chung line during the construction. The Lantau Airport rail link consists of two train lines, the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express . Both lines deploy

345-401: The Tung Chung line (or other MTR lines at Central) to Airport Express line or vice versa need to exit the paid area and reenter through the designated Airport Express fare gates or vice versa. If necessary, passengers seeking to transfer between Airport Express and the other lines serving Hong Kong and Central stations must purchase another ticket or top up their Octopus card to cover the cost of

368-504: The Tung Chung line and Airport Express tracks to the east of Hong Kong station. Such a tunnel would allow trains to change tracks at a crossover east of the station, rather than using the current crossover west of the station, thereby speeding up train turnaround times and increasing the overall capacity of the rail lines by allowing more trains to be run. In 2011, under the Central Reclamation Phase III project,

391-534: The building services while Davis Langdon and Seah were cost consultants. Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa formally opened the Airport Railway by unveiling a plaque in the Hong Kong station concourse on 21 June 1998. The station opened for passenger service with the Tung Chung line on 22 June 1998. Airport Express service began on 6 July 1998, the same day the new Chek Lap Kok Airport opened. The Airport Railway Extended Overrun Tunnel, envisaged to be 500 metres (1,600 ft) upon completion, would extend

414-406: The enclosed lower deck. The lanes on the lower deck allow for maintenance and the diversion of traffic during high winds. The railway carries the Tung Chung and Airport Express lines of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) . This Hong Kong road article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tung Chung line The Tung Chung line ( Chinese : 東涌綫 )

437-662: The line. In the Railway Development Strategy 2014, it was proposed that the Tung Chung Line be extended west and a new station constructed at Tung Chung West. In April 2020, Carrie Lam and the Executive Council approved the detailed planning and design of the Tung Chung line extension project consisting of two new stations. Construction began in May 2023, with the cost of the two new stations expected to be HK$ 24.2 billion in 2023. Tung Chung East

460-470: The recently completed Nam Cheong station , an interchange between the Tung Chung line and soon to be opened West Rail line . The station then closed on 19 December 2003 in preparation for the opening of the new KCR West Rail, and it was officially opened to public on 20 December 2003. Since then, the number of cars per train has increased from seven to eight to accommodate the additional patronage. Sunny Bay station opened on 1 June 2005 as an interchange for

483-502: The same rolling stock with differences in interior fittings and liveries. The consultants for the Lantau Airport Railway, such as Arup , Halcrow , Meinhardt, Hyder Consulting , and others, at the time of the construction. On 22 June 1998, the Tung Chung line was officially opened by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa , and service commenced the next day. On 16 December 2003, an open house for charity took place at

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506-549: The system, the Tung Chung line travels mostly above ground and spans a greater distance. The line shares its trackage with the Airport Express before diverging in Tung Chung. The line travels underground from Hong Kong station to Kowloon station across the harbour, then surfaces to the ground to reach Olympic station . Trains continue to travel above ground along the West Kowloon Expressway and stops at Nam Cheong station , followed by Lai King station on

529-481: The two stops is roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) and takes approximately 6 minutes to complete. Some outbound trains do not continue to Lantau but terminate at Tsing Yi station due to the capacity constraint of the Tsing Ma Bridge which only allows a maximum of one train per track at all times. This is a list of the stations on the Tung Chung line. List When British Hong Kong was planning to build

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