Sha Tin Road
Sha Tin Road, opened on 6 November 1984, is a dual-2 lane expressway in Hong Kong. It links Lion Rock Tunnel Road and Tai Po Road — Sha Tin, forming a part of Route 1.
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| Maintained by Highways Department | |
| Length | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| Existed | 1984–present |
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| South end | Sha Tin (near Sha Tin Tau) |
5 in total; Route 9 at Fo Tan | |
| North end | Sha Tin (near Fo Tan) |
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| Chinese | 沙田路 | ||||||||||||
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This 3.4 km[1] road is mostly elevated, running at the foothills on the eastern bank of the Shing Mun River, bypassing the town centre of Sha Tin, which is to its west. The road crosses the river on Dragon Bridge (錦龍橋) near City One and joins Tai Po Road - Sha Tin near the Sha Tin Racecourse.
Interchanges and junctions
The section of Route 1 that runs through Sha Tin Road has 6 exits. They are numbered 11A, 11B, 12, 12A, 12B, and 12C. The entire road is in Sha Tin District.
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| Location | km[2][3] | Exit | Destinations[4] | Notes | |
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| Sha Tin Wai | 17.4 | Lion Rock Tunnel Road - Tai Wai, Kowloon | Southern terminus;  Route 1 continues | ||
| 17.4 | 11A | Lion Rock Tunnel Road - Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin Central | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | ||
| 18.3 | 11B | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sha Lek Highway - Ma On Shan, Kowloon East |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | ||
| Yuen Chau Kok | 18.8 | 12 | Sha Tin Wai Road - Sha Tin Wai, Yuen Chau Kok, Kowloon East | ||
| 19.5 | 12A | Fo Tan Road / Tai Chung Kiu Road - Fo Tan, Shek Mun | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | ||
| Fo Tan | 20.4 | 12B | Fo Tan Road - Sha Tin Central | Southbound exit and northbound entrance only | |
| 21.1 | 12C | Yuen Wo Road - Penfold Park | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | ||
| 21.1 | Route 9 ( Tai Po Road — Sha Tin) northbound - Ma Liu Shui, Tai Po |
Northern terminus; end of Route 1 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- Google Maps of Sha Tin Road
- "Open Source Routing Machine". Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- "Google Maps Street View". Google. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- "Route Diagram - Route 1". Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sha Tin Road. |
Geographic data related to Sha Tin Road at OpenStreetMap 
| Preceded by Lion Rock Tunnel Road |
Hong Kong Route 1 Sha Tin Road |
Succeeded by Northern Terminus |
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