Tseung Kwan O Line (MTR)
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This is the complete route map of the Tseung Kwan O Line. Note that the Tseung Kwan O South station is not in service yet, and interchange stations are not denoted. |
The
Tseung Kwan O Line (將軍澳綫) is one of the seven lines of the
MTR system in
Hong Kong. It runs from
Hong Kong Island to the
new town of
Tseung Kwan O. The line is indicated with the colour
purple. During the morning rush, the Tseung Kwan O Line needs 15 trains on service to keep 2.7min train intervals. It currently travels through 7 stations in 15 minutes along its route.
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Geographically accurate map of the MTR Tseung Kwan O Line |
This line was planned to serve the new town of
Tseung Kwan O ("literally, General's Bay"), and after being approved by the
Hong Kong Executive Council on
20 October 1998, construction commenced on
24 April 1999. The line opened on
18 August 2002, and took over the train tracks running through the
Eastern Harbour Tunnel from the
Kwun Tong Line. Subsequently, the
Kwun Tong Line was diverted to
Tiu Keng Leng station on the new line.
This line is the first
MTR line with no track on
viaducts. Actually nearly all the route and stations are underground except
Yau Tong and
Po Lam, which are at surface level but completely covered.
Not all of the line was newly constructed.
Quarry Bay station and the tunnels crossing
Victoria Harbour had been in use for over 10 years by the
Kwun Tong Line.
Trains
Main article: Trains of the MTR
Originally, the
MTR bought a batch of new trains to serve the new line, known as "K-Stock", jointly manufactured by Hyundai Industries (South Korea) and Mitsubishi (Japan). The purpose was for quieter travel and the energy of deceleration can be retransmitted to the train. However at the launch of the line, the original "M-trains" (G-Stock, H-Stock and Q-Stock) ran on the new line, while the new trains were transferred to the
Kwun Tong Line for service.
This is a list of all the
stations on the
Tseung Kwan O Line. The coloured boxes holding the station names represent the unique colour motif for the station.
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Transportation in Hong Kong*
List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong*
Success Story - Tseung Kwan O Extension Project, MTRCL, 2005
