MTR Corp has achieved a milestone on the Shatin to Central Link (SCL) project with the breakthrough of the 11 km tunnel for the Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section which will form the backbone of Hong Kong’s East-West rail corridor. The SCL will traverse several districts, serving the New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
The Tai Wai to Hung Hom section of the SCL is an extension of the existing Ma On Shan Line from Tai Wai Station through East Kowloon to connect with the West Rail Line at Hung Hom Station.
It includes construction of a tunnel, new stations and extension of existing stations in Sha Tin, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City and Yau Tsim Mong districts, to form the East-West Corridor Construction of the SCL is entrusted to the MRT by the HKSAR Government under the Concession Approach.
The East-West Corridor’s main construction works commenced in mid-2012. The final breakthrough came when the tunnel boring machine arrived at Ho Man Tin Station in mid-August 2016.To date, more than 77per cent of the overall works for the East-West Corridor have been completed.
East-West Corridor will be opened for passenger traffic in 2019, wth a total length of 17 km.
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