22-649: (Redirected from O-Line ) O line or O-line may refer to: Tseung Kwan O line , an MTR line in Hong Kong Norfolk Southern O-Line , a freight rail line in North Carolina, United States O-line (IRCd) , the operator line of an IRC daemon configuration file O-line, or offensive line , a formation in North American football See also [ edit ] O-Train ,
44-702: A connection with the Sha Tin to Central Link extension of the North South Corridor (East Rail Line to Admiralty) . Construction is not expected to begin before 2021. Under an earlier proposal, called the "swap scheme", the line would have taken over the section of the Island line from Fortress Hill to Kennedy Town ; with the remaining section east of Tin Hau being transferred to the Tung Chung line. This
66-570: A consortium of Hyundai Rotem and Mitsubishi Corporation , and were expected to be quieter and to use energy generated from deceleration. Although tailor-made for the line, the K-Stock trains actually ran on the Kwun Tong line temporarily from launch through April 2010, and the original M-Trains ran on this line instead. The K-Stock trains were finally transferred to this line in April 2010. This
88-610: A light rail rapid transit system in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Orange Line (disambiguation) Online (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title O line . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=O_line&oldid=1232757566 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
110-496: Is a large residential development built above the Tseung Kwan O Depot , where the trains of the line are maintained. Operation of the line is relatively complex because of the split into two branches at Tseung Kwan O. The majority of trains on the line run through from Po Lam to North Point and vice versa. Through service between LOHAS Park and North Point is only provided during rush hour ; during non-peak periods, LOHAS Park
132-539: Is a list of the stations on the Tseung Kwan O line. List The Tseung Kwan O line will probably be extended to Tamar station and interchange with an extended Tung Chung line there. This is according to the "interchange scheme" devised for the North Island line , which would also see the line serve stations at Fortress Hill , Causeway Bay North and Exhibition Centre , the latter of which would provide
154-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tseung Kwan O line The Tseung Kwan O line ( Chinese : 將軍澳綫 ) is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong , indicated by the colour purple. It is currently 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi) long, taking 15 minutes to travel throughout the entire line. The line runs from North Point on
176-425: Is only served by "shuttle trains" that terminate at Tiu Keng Leng , operating at 12-minute intervals. Passengers travelling to and from LOHAS Park during non-peak hours are required to change trains at Tiu Keng Leng or Tseung Kwan O in order to continue their journey. Train headways are as follows: The Tseung Kwan O line was planned to serve the new town of Tseung Kwan O and was first proposed in 1981 as part of
198-455: Is the first MTR line with no tracks on viaducts . It was the only line with tracks completely in tunnels until the completion of LOHAS Park station, which there are two short sections nearby that are not in tunnels. The stations of Yau Tong , Po Lam and LOHAS Park are at ground level, but are completely shielded to minimise noise to the surrounding development. The rest of the line has its tracks located underground. The western terminus of
220-617: The Eastern Harbour Crossing . From Yau Tong, the line passes through the Black Hill Tunnels to enter Tseung Kwan O New Town at Tiu Keng Leng . Within Tseung Kwan O new town, the line splits into two branches east of Tseung Kwan O station . One branch reaches Hang Hau and Po Lam stations in the northern part of the new town, whereas the southward branch connects LOHAS Park station in Area 86. LOHAS Park
242-531: The Hong Kong Island to the new town of Tseung Kwan O . It bifurcates east of Tseung Kwan O station into two branches, one northward to Po Lam and one southward to LOHAS Park . The Tseung Kwan O Depot at LOHAS Park is responsible for the maintenance of the line's rolling stock. During the morning peak period, the Tseung Kwan O line uses 15 trains to maintain a frequency of 2.5 minutes between Tseung Kwan O and North Point. The Tseung Kwan O line
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#1732801131539264-621: The Junk Bay New Town Transport Study . The report proposed four corridors, all of which called for the Kwun Tong line to be extended to Lam Tin station and placed the terminus of the Tseung Kwan O line at the vicinity of Tsui Ping Estate . The construction cost was estimated at HK$ 3 billion. The construction of the Tseung Kwan O line was approved by the Hong Kong Government in 1985 and under
286-624: The 1985 plan, a 7 km (4.3 mi) branch line from Lam Tin station to Tseung Kwan O station , consisting of 5 or 6 stations, was to be built beginning in 1992 and to open by the end of 1996. This plan was cancelled by the MTR Corporation in August 1990. MTR re-proposed the line in 1993, and the plan was approved by the Hong Kong Executive Council on 20 October 1998. Construction commenced on 24 April 1999 and
308-487: The Kwun Tong line travelling towards Tiu Keng Leng can cross over to Platform 4 to change to the Tseung Kwan O line to cross the harbour to North Point. A new shopping centre, Domain , opened on 29 September 2012. It was the second shopping mall in Yau Tong. The first one was Lei Yue Mun Plaza, which opened in 2001. On 2 July 2012, Yau Tong Public Transport Interchange was opened; bus and public light bus routes serving
330-482: The MTR system. The construction project was given to Kumagai Gumi and was valued at HK$ 457 million. There was debate over whether the interchange should be built in a new station by redirecting the original route, or by utilising existing stations such as Lam Tin or Kwun Tong . Ultimately the interchanges were built in 2 brand new stations, Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng . This resulted in complaints from passengers because
352-573: The completion of the extensions or the opening of the new station. Yau Tong station Yau Tong ( Chinese : 油塘 ; Cantonese Yale : Yàutòng ) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line and the Tseung Kwan O line . It is the only station of the Tseung Kwan O line located in Kowloon. The livery of the station is yellow. Although the train platforms are constructed above ground level, they are sealed from
374-577: The line is North Point , providing cross-platform interchange with the Island line . However, the next station, Quarry Bay , still interchanges with the Island Line but does not provide such a cross-platform interchange. East of Quarry Bay, the line passes under Victoria Harbour to Yau Tong station , a station serving the East Kowloon neighbourhood of the same name , using the rail tunnel of
396-458: The line opened on 18 August 2002, at a cost of HK$ 18 billion. The new line took over the cross-harbour segment, via the Eastern Harbour Crossing to North Point station, from the Kwun Tong line . The Kwun Tong line was extended to Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng stations to interchange with the new line. The line is served by the K-Stock and M-Trains . The K-Stock trains were manufactured by
418-487: The new arrangement forced them to change trains twice when crossing the Victoria Harbour . The station opened on 4 August 2002 so that passengers could interchange between the two lines. The new station made travel times between Lam Tin and Quarry Bay four minutes longer. The station was built without public toilets, like most other MTR stations at the time. New toilets and a babycare room were commissioned at
440-576: The outside with concrete walls to prevent the noise of trains from disturbing the nearby residents of Yau Tong Estate . Yau Tong station was originally built as a part of the MTR Tseung Kwan O extension , to make a cross-platform interchange between Kwun Tong line and the newly built Tseung Kwan O line, and to provide nearby residents in Lei Yue Mun and Sze Shan ( Chinese : 四山 ; lit. 'Mount Four') convenient access to
462-460: The station on 29 May 2019. Yau Tong station has three main levels: the concourse, the upper platforms, and the lower platforms. The upper platform level consists of Platforms 2 and 3. Passengers crossing the harbour on the Tseung Kwan O line towards the Kowloon side can cross over to Platform 2 to change to the Kwun Tong line to get to most destinations in East Kowloon. The lower platform level contains Platforms 1 and 4. Passengers travelling on
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#1732801131539484-596: Was rejected as the existing Island line would be interrupted and require an interchange. In the Chief Executive's 2022 Policy Address, it was announced that the Tseung Kwan O line would be extended southwards to Tseung Kwan O Area 137, an 80 hectare plot of land the Development Bureau has identified suitable for the development of 50,000 new housing units. Area 137 is expected to take in new populations in 2030, but there has been no expected timeline for
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