Tung Chung Line (東涌綫[Remark 1][Remark 2]) was opened on 22 June 1998, which is a part of the Lantau Airport Railway. It has a total length of 31.1 kilometres, running between Hong Kong and Tung Chung, passing through the West Kowloon Reclamation Area, Tsing Yi Island and the northern coast of Lantau Island, with most sections running parallel to or sharing tracks with the Airport Express.
Tung Chung Line is represented by the colour orange on the system map and is named after its western end, Tung Chung Station.
History[]
In 1981, the MTR Corporation intended to extend its services to Tiu Keng Leng, Lantau Island and East Kowloon, but no preliminary investigation had yet been conducted. However, due to the rapid development of Lantau Island and the government's plan to build an airport there, the potential importance of the service was recognised. Meanwhile, French businessmen completed a site survey for the construction of a bridge connecting Lantau Island to Tsuen Wan. At the time, a consulting firm was drafting the design, and the Works Department submitted the relevant design to the government in 1982. Nevertheless, the MTR remains interested in constructing a mass transit system connecting Lantau Island with Kwai Chung or Tsuen Wan, while also considering the construction of a light rail system and mass transit system beneath the bridge, which could become the optimal mode of transportation in the future.[1]
Airport Core Programme[]
The Airport Railway is one of the ten core projects of the Hong Kong Airport Core Programme, comprising two railway services: the Airport Express and the Lantau Line (LAL, 大嶼山綫) and construction was commenced in November 1994. The Lantau Line provides traditional metro services for passengers in Tung Chung and Tsing Yi, and also attracts passengers who previously took the Tsuen Wan Line from Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung to use the new cross-harbour railway to travel between Hong Kong Island and Lantau Island, thereby alleviating pressure on the Tsuen Wan Line.
Authorities estimated in July 1996 that during the initial phase of the Lantau Line's operation, trains between Tsing Yi and Hong Kong Station would run on average every 4 minutes. As passenger volume increases, Airport Express and Lantau Line trains will be increased to every 4 minutes and 2.25 minutes, respectively. Regarding the Lantau Line, due to operational restrictions beneath the Lantau Link, every other train would stop at Tsing Yi, while the next train would continue to Tung Chung, resulting in an initial service interval of 8 minutes at Tung Chung Station, eventually increasing to every 4.5 minutes.
The MTR Corporation renamed the Lantau Line to the Tung Chung Line shortly before the Airport Railway opened and officially commenced operations on 22 June 1998, becoming the fourth operational line in the MTR system after the Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line and Island Line. The Tung Chung Line initially operated with seven-car trains serving six stations along the line: Hong Kong, Kowloon, Olympic, Lai King, Tsing Yi and Tung Chung. Unfortunately, the frequency of services was relatively low, so the effect of diverting passengers from the Tsuen Wan Line was limited.
Into the millenium[]
In response to the opening of 
KCR West Rail (renamed the MTR West Rail Line after the rail merger, now part of the Tuen Ma Line) in 2003, the MTR Corporation converted the section of the Airport Express between Olympic and Lai King into a four-track system, adding 4.5 kilometres of independent track for the Airport Express and Tung Chung Line, which previously shared the same track, to facilitate Tung Chung Line trains stopping at the newly added Nam Cheong Station.[2] Additionally, Tung Chung Line trains were expanded from seven to eight cars, increasing passenger capacity by approximately 14%.[2] In conjunction with the trial run of the KCR West Rail, Nam Cheong Station was opened on 16 December, serving as an interchange station for the Tung Chung Line and KCR West Rail.
The Disneyland Resort Line's Sunny Bay Station, connecting to Hong Kong Disneyland, was opened on 1 June 2005 and became a transfer station between the Tung Chung Line and the Disneyland Resort Line on 1 August. Four Korean-made trains (K-Train) were gradually introduced into service between 2006 and 2007, increasing the frequency of Tung Chung Line services.
Expanding services to Tung Chung West[]
The Tung Chung Line has long had plans to extend westward from Tung Chung to Yat Tung Estate (West Tung Chung Extension) and add a new Tung Chung West Station[3]; however, the lack of population in the area and changes to the proposed Tung Chung West Expansion Area plan have caused the extension of the Tung Chung Line to stall.[4]
By 2012, the government launched the "Tung Chung New Town Expansion Study", once again proposing the construction of the Template:Tung Chung West Extension and Tung Chung West Station to serve residents of Yat Tung Estate and the newly developed Tung Chung West residential area. Finally, the government announced the "Railway Development Strategy 2014" in September 2014, outlining the preliminary planning for the Tung Chung West Extension, which its construction began on 25 May 2023.
Route description[]
The northern terminus of the Tung Chung Line is located at Hong Kong Station in the first phase of the Central Reclamation Area. The train departs from an underground platform and shares tracks with the third cross-harbour railway and the Airport Express Line. Before reaching Kowloon Station, the Airport Express branches off, with each line proceeding to its respective platforms to pick up and drop off passengers.
After leaving Kowloon Station, the train proceeds north along the West Kowloon Reclamation Area, ascends to ground level near Olympian City, and establishes the Olympic Station at Tai Kok Tsui. The line then proceeds northwest, entering the West Kowloon Highway Bridge, where the ground-level Nam Cheong Station is located, and continues beneath along the viaducts of West Kowloon Highway and Tsing Kwai Highway, entering the Lai King Station near the Kwai Chung Interchange.
The Tung Chung Line becomes an elevated section after Lai King Station, crossing the Tsing Lai Bridge over the Rambler Channel to enter Tsing Yi Station. After Tsing Yi Station, it shares tracks with the Airport Express again, proceeding westward along a short elevated section before entering a tunnel to cross Tsing Yi Island and using the Lantau Link to reach Lantau Island.
On Lantau Island, the Tung Chung Line generally follows the northern coast of the island and the North Lantau Highway. It splits tracks from the Airport Express before the ground-level Sunny Bay Station and rejoins tracks after the station. After the Siu Ho Wan Depot, which is shared with the Airport Express and Disneyland Resort Line, the Tung Chung Line again diverges from the Airport Express, finally entering underground in the eastern part of Tung Chung and reaching the terminus, Tung Chung Station.
Stations[]
The Tung Chung Line has eight stations, six of which offer connections to other MTR lines (including the Airport Express). Hong Kong Station, Kowloon Station, and Tsing Yi Station are all interchange stations with the Airport Express, while Nam Cheong, Lai King and Sunny Bay stations provide connections to the Tuen Ma Line, Tsuen Wan Line and Disneyland Resort Line, respectively. Passengers can also walk through a pedestrian passageway from Hong Kong Station to Central Station without exiting the fare zone to interchange to the Island Line and Tsuen Wan Line.
Additionally, passengers can walk from Tung Chung Station to the Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal to take the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car. Announcements regarding the cable car's operational status are frequently broadcast on the platforms of all Tung Chung Line stations.
It is important to note that while passengers interchanging between the Airport Express Line and the Tuen Ma Line at Kowloon Station/Austin Station can enjoy a free MTR interchange concession[5], these two stations are not designated interchange stations for the Tung Chung Line and the Tuen Ma Line. Passengers will be charged for both journeys, which is more expensive than interchanging at Nam Cheong Station.
| V • D • E | Stations of Tung Chung Line | ||||||||||||||||
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| Upward | Station name and colour | Station Code | Upward Platform | Downward Platform | Connection(s) | Opened on | ||
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東涌 Tung Chung | TUC | 1／2 | Ngong Ping 360 | 22 June 1998 | |||
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欣澳 Sunny Bay | SUN | 1 | 2 | Disneyland Resort Line | 1 June 2005 | ||
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青衣 Tsing Yi | TSY | 3 | 4 | Airport Express | 22 June 1998 | ||
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荔景 Lai King | LAK | 3 | 4 | Tsuen Wan Line | [LAK] | ||
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南昌 Nam Cheong | NAC | 3 | 4 | Tuen Ma Line | 16 December 2003 | ||
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奧運 Olympic | OLY | 1 | 2 | 22 June 1998 | |||
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九龍 Kowloon | KOW | 3 | 4 | Airport Express High Speed Rail (Hong Kong West Kowloon Station) | |||
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香港 Hong Kong | HOK | 3／4 | Airport Express Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line (Central Station) | ||||
| Downward | Station Name and Livery | Station Code | Upward platform | Downward platform | Interchange(s) | Opened on | ||
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Platform safety doors[]
When the Tung Chung Line opened, safety doors were installed on all station platforms along the line. Except for Sunny Bay Station, which has platform gates, all other stations have platform screen doors.
Trains[]
Currently, Tung Chung Line is served by a total of 12 ADTranz-CAF EMU Trains and 4 K-Trains.
Train operations[]
Train frequencies[]
Currently, during the morning peak hours, the average frequency of trains between Hong Kong Station and Tung Chung Station is approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Due to the higher number of passengers travelling between Tsing Yi Station and Nam Cheong Station to Hong Kong Station during weekday morning rush hours, the Tung Chung Line operates a "Tsing Yi Special Train" service, with trains departing every 3 to 4 minutes between Hong Kong Station and Tsing Yi Station. During weekday morning peak hours, the frequency between Tung Chung Station and Tsing Yi Station is 1:1, while during evening peak hours it is 2:1. During non-peak hours, the frequency is approximately every 6 to 12 minutes.
In the past, the "Tsing Yi Special Train" was also available during the morning peak hours on Saturdays, with the same 1:1 ratio between Tung Chung Station and Tsing Yi Station. However, due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, various epidemic prevention measures and entry/exit control measures have led to a reduction in public travel and a significant decrease in the number of visitors to Hong Kong. As a result, the "Tsing Yi Special Train" on Saturday mornings was discontinued starting from 29 February 2020. All trains now operate between Hong Kong and Tung Chung Station. This arrangement remains in place even after the relaxation of social distancing measures, meaning that Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays share the same timetable, resulting in the most significant reduction in train frequencies during Saturday morning peak hours among all heavy rail lines. Even after the pandemic ends, the service has not been restored due to insufficient passenger numbers.
Due to safety concerns on the Lantau Link, train frequencies on the Tung Chung Line have been restricted to prevent excessive bridge loads. According to documents submitted by MTR Corporation to the Legislative Council, the Tung Chung Line was designed with a final train frequency of 2.25 minutes per train (including the "Tsing Yi Special Train").[6]
Passengers can check the real-time train service information via the MTR Mobile app for the train arrival times at each station.
| Time period | Headways (mins) | No. of operating trains | Running No. | |
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| Hong Kong - Tsing Yi | Tsing Yi - Tung Chung | |||
| Monday to Friday early mornings (05:59-07:30) | 8-10 | 8 | 21-23, 27-30, 32 | |
| Monday to Friday AM peak hours (07:30-09:30) | 3-4 | 6-8 | 13／14 | 21-33, 50[7] |
| Monday to Friday daytime (09:30-17:00) | 7 | 9 | 21-29 | |
| Monday to Friday PM peak hours (17:00-19:30) | 3-5 | 4-9 | 13 | 21-29, 34-37 |
| Monday to Friday nighttime (19:30-22:00) | 7 | 9 | 21, 23-25, 27-28, 34-36 | |
| Monday to Friday late night (after 22:00) | 10-12 | 7 | 21, 23, 25, 27-28, 35-36 | |
| Saturday, Sunday and public holiday early mornings (05:59-07:31) | 10 | 21-23, 25-26, 28-29 | ||
| Saturday, Sunday and public holiday daytime and nighttime (07:31-22:07) | 6.5 | 10 | 21-30 | |
| Saturday, Sunday and public holiday late night (after 22:07) | 10-12 | 7 | 22, 24-27, 29-30 | |
Real-time train service information is provided on this line.
Train numbers[]
| Mondays to Fridays | ||||||||||||||||
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| Early morning | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | ||||||||
| AM peak | 21 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 50 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 32 | ||
| Daytime | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
| PM peak | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 36 | |||
| Nighttime | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 36 | |||||||
| Late night | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 36 | |||||||||
| Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays | ||||||||||||||||
| Early morning | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | |||||||||
| Daytime and nighttime | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||||
| Late night | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | |||||||||
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Train service hours[]
First train[]
The first train on the Tung Chung Line heading upward (towards Tung Chung) departs from Hong Kong Station, while the first two trains heading downward (towards Hong Kong) depart from Tung Chung Station and Tsing Yi Station respectively.
| Upward stations | To Hong Kong | To Tung Chung |
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| Hong Kong | Terminus | 06:01 |
| Kowloon | 06:09 | 06:04 |
| Olympic | 06:07 | 06:07 |
| Nam Cheong | 06:05 | 06:09 |
| Lai King | 06:02 | 06:13 |
| Tsing Yi | 05:59 | 06:15 |
| Sunny Bay | 06:09 | 06:22 |
| Tung Chung | 06:02 | Terminus |
| Bold means that the trip starts service from the station. | ||
Last train[]
| Upward stations | To Hong Kong | To Tung Chung |
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| Hong Kong | Terminus | 00:50 |
| Kowloon | 01:09 | 00:53 |
| Olympic | 01:07 | 00:55 |
| Nam Cheong | 01:05 | 00:57 |
| Lai King | 01:01 | 01:01 |
| Tsing Yi | 00:58 | 01:03 |
| Sunny Bay | 00:50 | 01:10 |
| Tung Chung | 00:43 | Terminus |
Special service[]
Move the cursor over the departure time to view the train number for that special service.
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Trip numbers and train numbers[]
Lantau Airport Railway train numbers consist of three digits, or five digits when written in full.[9]
Three-digit train numbers are assigned in order starting from the first train, and all train numbers include short-working trains and non-passenger trains. For example:
- 37703: 3rd upbound train to Tung Chung
- 34717: 17th upbound train up to Tsing Yi
- 41402: Second downbound train to Hong Kong
- 77701: Non-stop first upbound train to Tung Chung
- 79868: Non-stop 168th upbound train to Siu Ho Wan Depot
- 81401: Non-stop first downbound train to Hong Kong
- 84402: Non-stop seconnd downbound train to Tsing Yi 2nd bus
- 85413: Non-stop 13th downbound train to Sunny Bay
- 89453: Non-stop 53th downbound train to Siu Ho Wan Depot
- 90901: Tung Chung Line train no. 1, assigned based on its onboard computer number, typically 6XX or 9XX.
Although this line mainly uses trip numbers for train operations, trains also have train numbers.
Five-digit train numbers are composed of a three-digit train number plus a number representing the trip. For example:
The ten-thousand digit represents the direction of travel:
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The thousands digit represents the destination:
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Three-digit trip numbers
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Train numbers
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Operational issues[]
Due to concerns expressed by the Chinese central government over the massive expenditure incurred in constructing Hong Kong International Airport on the eve of Hong Kong's return to China, fearing that large-scale construction projects would ‘deplete Hong Kong's fiscal reserves,’ the Hong Kong-British government was ultimately forced to revise the design to reduce costs, which also affected the Lantau Airport Railway (i.e., the Tung Chung Line and Airport Express), one of the "Airport Core Projects":[10]
- The Lantau Airport Railway was changed from a four-track design along the entire line to a partially double-track design. If an accident occurs on the shared section of the Tung Chung Line or the Airport Express, the other line will also be affected. Additionally, there have been incidents where Tung Chung Line trains entered the Airport Express tracks due to operational errors.
- The Tsing Ma Bridge, Ma Wan Viaduct, and Kap Shui Mun Bridge can only accommodate one train in each direction simultaneously, creating a bottleneck along the entire line.
- The power supply system lacks sufficient capacity to provide electricity to trains, necessitating restrictions on the number of trains entering the urban section Kowloon to Lai King) to prevent the system from exceeding its load capacity. This also limits the Tung Chung Line's current maximum frequency to one train every 3.5 minutes.
- The signalling system cannot distinguish between the priority of Tung Chung Line or Airport Express trains, preventing Airport Express trains from prioritising entry into the Tsing Ma Bridge section or requiring them to stop and wait for Tung Chung Line trains to pass through the Tsing Ma Bridge section.
- The number of trains is insufficient, and even after MTR Corporation purchased four additional sets of Korean-made trains for the Tung Chung Line in 2007, the demand still exceeds the supply.
Driving arrangements[]
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Due to the longer length of the Tung Chung Line compared to other urban lines, coupled with the fact that Tung Chung Station is located on Lantau Island, which is quite far from the city, some train captains heading towards Tung Chung will change shifts at Tsing Yi Station, with another train captain taking over the rest of the journey.
Passenger demand[]
The Tung Chung Line is more direct and faster than the Tsuen Wan Line between Lai King and Central Station/Hong Kong Station, so many Tsuen Wan Line passengers interchange at Lai King Station to take the Tung Chung Line to and from Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung and Hong Kong Island. Since the opening of Sunny Bay Station, it has attracted many residents from Discovery Bay to take the DBTSL Route DB03R to that station and interchange to this line. On weekends, there are also a large number of passengers heading to Lantau Island for leisure activities, resulting in very high passenger volumes on the Tung Chung Line, with sardine-like crowding during peak hours.
Additionally, due to the high fares and infrequent schedules of the Airport Express and airport buses, many passengers heading to the airport opt to take the Tung Chung Line and interchange at Tung Chung Station to Airport Shuttle Bus Routes such as S1, S56 and S64 to the northern part of Lantau Island, further attracting passengers heading to the airport.
Ridership[]
During peak hours, the Tung Chung Line can carry 37,500 passengers per hour in one direction. According to documents submitted by the MTR Corporation to the Legislative Council over the years:
- 2006: During the morning peak hour, trains departing from Tung Chung Station had an average passenger load of approximately 24%, while during the afternoon peak hour, trains departing from Hong Kong Station had an average passenger load of approximately 40%.[11]
- 2014: The highest passenger volume during the busiest hour of the day was 22,400 passengers, with the busiest section being between Olympic Station and Kowloon Station. The average passenger load during peak hours was 60%.[12]
- 2019: Legislative Council documents indicate that the passenger load for the busiest section in 2018 was 67% (calculated at 6 people per square metre) or 95% (calculated at 4 people per square metre).[13]
- 2022: Legislative Council documents show that in 2021, the passenger load for the busiest section was 55% (calculated at 6 people per square metre) or 78% (calculated at 4 people per square metre).[14]
- After the cross-harbour section of East Rail Line opened, the busiest section changed to the Olympic to Kowloon Station section, with a passenger load of 66% (calculated at 4 people per square metre).[15]
Related incidents[]
- On the evening of 23 October 2015, a vessel was suspected of colliding with the Tsing Ma Bridge. the Tsing Ma Control Area management administration decided to close the Lantau Link for two hours for inspection, resulting in the disruption of road and rail traffic between the city and Lantau Island. The Transport Department urged passengers to take the ferry to the Discovery Bay Pier Bus Terminus and then interchange to the DBTSL Route DB02R to the airport.[16][17][18]
- 24 March 2019: At 00:40, an ADTranz-CAF Train on the Tung Chung Line bound for Hong Kong Station suddenly lost its pantograph on the fifth car while travelling from Tung Chung Station to Sunny Bay Station. After arriving at Sunny Bay Station, the train was detrained, and approximately 60 people were evacuated from the station. Due to the incident, Airport Express services were suspended, and the Tung Chung Line was temporarily reduced to operate only between Hong Kong Station and Tsing Yi Station, with services every 20 minutes. Services between Tsing Yi Station and Tung Chung Station were suspended, and services on MTR Free Shuttle Bus Route TE8 were arranged to divert affected passengers. Additionally, MTR covered the costs for passengers stranded at Sunny Bay Station to take taxis to leave the area.[19] MTR subsequently announced at 8 a.m. that the Tung Chung Line would operate only between Hong Kong Station and Sunny Bay Station, with trains every 10 minutes; train services between Sunny Bay Station and Tung Chung Station were suspended, and MTR emergency shuttle buses were arranged to divert affected passengers, and services resumed normally at 10 a.m.[20] MTR was fined 10 million HKD as compensation for passengers in this incident.[21]
- At 1:40 p.m. on 1 September 2019, due to protesters blocking the airport, MTR services were adjusted as a result of the incident:[22]
- Due to individuals entering the track area near the Airport Express Airport Station and foreign objects on the tracks, Airport Express train services were disrupted. Services between Hong Kong Station and Airport Station/AsiaWorld-Expo Station were suspended, and in-town check-in services were also temporarily halted until further notice. Service between Airport Express Airport Station and Kowloon Station/Hong Kong Station resumed at 10:40 PM, with trains departing every 10 minutes, though they did not stop at Tsing Yi Station.
- Due to damage to facilities at multiple stations on the Tung Chung Line and Disneyland Resort Line, train services on both lines were suspended.
- MTR strongly condemned the incident afterwards.[23]
- 15 January 2021: The police reported receiving a report from MTR staff that a video circulating online showed two men engaging in indecent behaviour inside an MTR train compartment. Following an initial investigation, the case was provisionally classified as disorderly conduct in a public place and the distribution of obscene materials, and handed over to the Second Squad of the Kwai Tsing District Major Crimes Unit for further investigation but no arrests have been made so far. One of the circulating videos, lasting over 40 seconds, shows two fully naked men allegedly engaging in indecent behaviour, including sexual acts and masturbation, inside what is believed to be an MTR carriage on the Tung Chung Line. Another video shows a naked man filming himself masturbating, with passengers still seated inside the carriage visible in the background. The footage has been widely shared online, with many netizens expressing shock and calling for police intervention. An MTR spokesperson stated that the company is unaware of the source or timing of the footage, and there are no records of the incident at the station. No passenger complaints have been received. Upon noticing the footage, the MTR Operations Control Centre reported the matter to the police and will cooperate with the investigation if necessary. MTR also emphasised that it takes this incident very seriously, urging passengers not to engage in indecent, offensive, or disruptive behaviour within railway premises. It added that if passengers encounter similar situations, they should contact MTR staff or report it to the police for immediate assistance.[24]
- The police also discovered footage online showing a man exposing himself in a South Island Line carriage and another man exposing himself at the MTR Shau Kei Wan Station. The men are suspected of committing offences such as "breaching public decency" and "indecent exposure". The Kwai Tsing District Major Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation. Preliminary investigations by the police indicate that the footage was likely filmed between 2017 and 2019 and uploaded to a social media platform on 12 January 2021. The person who posted the footage is also suspected of committing the offence of ‘distributing obscene materials.’ The investigation is ongoing, and arrests may be made in the future.[25]
- 5 August 2021: At around 3 p.m., the police received a report that a suspicious person, believed to be armed with a firearm, was seen at Tung Chung Station. Upon receiving the report, the police responded with urgency, dispatching multiple police vehicles and a large number of officers to the scene. Some officers were wearing bulletproof vests and were armed with live ammunition as they searched the station for the suspicious individual, while others maintained a security presence at all entrances and exits. No suspicious individual was found, and the police withdrew from the scene. A spokesperson for the MTR Corporation stated that the police informed staff at Tung Chung Station around 3 p.m. that day that a member of the public had reported a suspicious individual entering the station, necessitating an investigation at Tung Chung Station. During the police investigation, station and train operations were not affected. The police departed the station around 4:30 p.m. Station staff also noted that police officers were patrolling at Tsing Yi, Olympic, Kowloon and Hong Kong stations this afternoon.[26]
Future developments[]
Extension of Lantau Airport Railway overrun tunnel[]
The existing Lantau Airport Railway overrun tunnel east of Hong Kong Station (including the Airport Express and Tung Chung Line) is approximately 80 metres long, with its terminus located north of the General Post Office. Under the "Hong Kong Station Extended Overrun Tunnel Project", the overrun tunnel will be extended eastward by approximately 500 metres, reaching a section of Lung Wui Road underground near the Central Barracks.[27] The extended tunnel will be constructed using the cut-and-cover method.
The first 40 metres of the extended overrun tunnel were constructed as part of the Central Reclamation Phase III contract to enhance safety[27], with the works completed by the Highways Department in 2010. The remaining 460 metres are designed for train turnaround operations to increase service frequency to accommodate future passenger growth[27], though no construction timeline has been established at this stage.
North Island Line[]
Under the North Island Line project, the existing Tung Chung Line will be extended eastward from Hong Kong Station to connect with the Tamar Station and link to the Tseung Kwan O Line. However, this extension must take into account construction constraints along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island. The final development will depend on whether MTR Corporation adopts the 2021 North Island Line alternative plan (i.e., extending the Tseung Kwan O Line only to the Exhibition Centre Station) or the direct operation scheme between the Tseung Kwan O Line and the Tung Chung Line as the final solution.
Tung Chung Line Extension[]
The government had previously planned to extend the Tung Chung Line westward from Tung Chung Station to Yat Tung Estate, adding a new station at Tung Chung West. However, the plan was shelved due to insufficient population in the western part of Tung Chung. It was revisited during the second phase of the review and revision of the ‘Railway Development Strategy 2000’ in 2013. At the same time, it was proposed to construct Tung Chung East Station to serve the Siu Ho Wan area and the Tung Chung East Expansion Zone.
In accordance with the preliminary timeline outlined in the "Railway Development Strategy 2014", the authorities invited MTR Corporation to submit a proposal for the Tung Chung Line Extension in early January 2017, with the aim of advancing the railway project. MTR submitted its proposal by the end of January 2018, which included the concept of connecting the airport island to the future Tung Chung East Station via rail. The Transport and Housing Bureau, the Highways Department, and relevant policy bureaus and departments are currently assessing the content of the proposal.[28]
On 10 January 2023, the extension of the Tung Chung Line project was approved for construction by the Chief Executive in Council under the Railways Ordinance (Cap. 519).[29]
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| Up | Station name and colour | Station code | Ticket Vending Machine No. | Upbound platform | Downbound platform | Interchange(s) | Date opened | |
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東涌西 Tung Chung West | TCW | 1 | 2 | Anticipated completion in 2029 | |||
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東涌 Tung Chung | TUC | 107 | 1／2 | Ngong Ping 360 | 22 June 1998 | ||
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東涌東 Tung Chung East | TCE | 1 | 2 | Anticipated completion in 2029 | |||
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小蠔灣 Oyster Bay | TCE | 1 | 2 | Anticipated completion in 2030 | |||
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欣澳 Sunny Bay | SUN | 118 | 1 | 2 | Disneyland Resort Line | 1 June 2005 | |
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青衣 Tsing Yi | TSY | 106 | 3 | 4 | Airport Express | 22 June 1998 | |
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茘景 Lai King | LAK | 085 | 3 | 4 | Tsuen Wan Line | [LAK] | |
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南昌 Nam Cheong | NAC | 117 | 3 | 4 | Tuen Ma Line | 16 December 2003 | |
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奧運 Olympic | OLY | 105 | 1 | 2 | 22 June 1998 | ||
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九龍 Kowloon | KOW | 104 | 3 | 4 | Airport Express High Speed Rail (Hong Kong West Kowloon Station) | ||
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香港 Hong Kong | HOK | 103 | 3／4 | Airport Express Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line (Central Station) | |||
| Down | Station name and colour | Station code | Ticket Vending Machine No. | Upbound platform | Downbound platform | Interchange(s) | Date opened | |
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Remarks[]
References[]
- ↑ "地鐵支綫可能再擴大 將伸展至大嶼山東九龍及調景嶺" (MTR extensions may expand to Lantau, East Kowloon and Tiu Keng Leng), The Kung Sheung Daily Evening News, 13 March 1981.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Service improvements", MTR Corporation Limited, 2004 (published on p.17 of MTR Corporation Limted Annual Report 2003).
- ↑ "Operating railways and new branch lines and planned development projects map", MTR Corporation Limited, 2001 (published on MTR Interim Report 2001).
- ↑ "政府無意興建新鐵路站" (Gov't has no plan to build new railway station), RTHK, 18 February 2009.
- ↑ "盡享西鐵綫延伸延伸優勢", MTR Corporation Limited, July 2009.
- ↑ "Legislative Council Panel on Transport Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways - Airport Railway Capacity", Legislative Council Paper No. CB (1)417/09-10 (01), MTR Corporation Limited, November 2009.
- ↑ Trains on run number 50 will not be dispatched when there is insufficient number of trains.
- ↑ This does not include Tsing Yi special services during peak hours.
- ↑ "Tung Chung綫車務問題(新手多問)" (#11 and #17), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ "為甚麼東涌綫總是班次疏落？" (Why Tung Chung Line frequencies are that sparse?), VJMedia.
- ↑ "LCQ12:Public transport services to and from North Lantau (including Tung Chung)", HKSAR Government Press Release, 17 May 2006.
- ↑ "LCQ12: MTR service", HKSAR Government Press Release, 19 February 2014.
- ↑ "Controlling Officer's Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2019-20" (p.198) , Legislative Council Paper No. THB(T)-2-c1
- ↑ "Controlling Officer's Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2022-23" (p.48), Legislative Council Paper No. THB(T)022.
- ↑ "2022年度鐵路統計數字" (2022 railway statistics), hkitalk.net.
- ↑ "[新聞](2015-10-23)青馬大橋封閉往機場交通大混亂 (2)" (2:18-2:40), YouTube。
- ↑ "[新聞](2015-10-24)青嶼幹線昨晚封閉近兩小時交通癱瘓 (2)) (2:19-2:33), YouTube.
- ↑ "[新聞](2015-10-24)青嶼幹線昨晚封閉近兩小時交通癱瘓 (4)" (1:48-2:10), YouTube.
- ↑ "港鐵服務又暫停 今次輪到 機場快綫香港站<>機場 東涌綫東涌<>欣澳站" (MTR train services suspended again - this time Airport Express Hong Kong Station - Airport and Tung Chung Line Tung Chung - Sunny Bay affected), Cable News, Facebook, 24 March 2019.
- ↑ "列車集電弓甩脫 機場快綫及東涌線一度暫停" (Airport Express and Tung Chung Line services suspended after train pantograph fell off), on.cc, 24 March 2019.
- ↑ "撞車、電纜故障兩事故 港鐵共罰3500萬 另推3日約半價優惠補鑊" (MTR fined HKD 35 million for collision and wire fault, to launch half-fare concession for 3 days as compensation), HK01, 29 March 2019.
- ↑ "【9.1交通消息】龍運巴士：深宵NA線及N線提供有限度服務" ([9.1 Traffic News] LWB: Limited service on late-night NA routes and N routes), HK01, 1 September 2019.
- ↑ "MTR strongly condemns continued vandalism of MTR stations", MTR Press Release, 1 September 2019.
- ↑ "網傳疑似港鐵車廂內兩裸男性行為自瀆 港鐵已報警 警重案組跟進" (Rumours circulating online suggest that two naked men engaged in sexual acts inside MTR; MTR reported to police, SCU following up), HK01, 15 January 2021.
- ↑ "兩裸男疑港鐵車廂內性交自瀆 警查證影片多年前拍攝" (Two naked men suspected of having sex and masturbating in a MTR carriage; video was several years ago: police), on.cc, 17 January 2021.
- ↑ "港鐵東涌站疑現持槍客 警方荷槍實彈搜捕" (Passenger with firearm spotted at Tung Chung Station, police searched with live ammunition), on.cc, 5 August 2021.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Legislative Council document "Legislative Council Panel on Development - Urban Design Study for the New Central Harbourfront Stage 2 Public Engagement" (Annex III, p.1), LC Paper No. CB(1)1273/07-08(05), Development Bureau, April 2008.
- ↑ "LCQ14: Traffic situation of North Lantau and Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge", 香港特別行政區政府新聞公報，2018年5月2日。
- ↑ "MTR Welcomes Approval of Implementation of Tung Chung Line Extension", MTR Corporation Limited Press Release No. 2/23, 10 January 2023.
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