Tuen Mun South extension

Tuen Mun South extension is a proposed 2.4-kilometre extension of Hong Kong's West Rail Line to a new western terminus, Tuen Mun South (Chinese: 屯門南), in the vicinity of Tuen Mun Ferry Pier. The extension will extend southwards from the current western terminus Tuen Mun station. The journey time from Tuen Mun South to Tuen Mun is estimated to be approximately 4 minutes.[1] It is planned to run on viaduct, since if it were to continue underground the gradient would be too steep for the trains to run through.

Tuen Mun South

屯門南
Proposed MTR rapid transit station
Proposed site of Tuen Mun South station
LocationWu King Road × Wu Chui Road, Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°22′27″N 113°57′56″E
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnder planning
Station codeTMS
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Proposed
Tuen Mun
towards Hung Hom
 West Rail line Terminus
Location
Tuen Mun South
Location within the MTR system

History

The Tuen Mun South extension was one of the railway expansion projects recommended by the Railway Development Strategy 2014 (RDS-2014), published by the Hong Kong government's Transport and Housing Bureau in September 2014. The stated rationale for the project was to improve rail access to the area south of Tuen Mun town centre, serving the sizeable population living near Tuen Mun Ferry Pier. The RDS-2014 envisaged that the scheme, comprising an elevated one-stop extension of the West Rail to southern Tuen Mun, would be implemented between 2019 and 2022, and would cost an estimated HK$5.5 billion in 2013 prices.[2]

In February 2016, the Hong Kong government invited the MTR Corporation to submit a proposal for the project.[3]

In May 2020, the government invited the MTR to proceed with detailed planning and design. In addition to the new "Tuen Mun South station" terminus outlined in RDS-2014, the government announced plans to build an intermediate station in Tuen Mun Area 16, currently home to Tuen Mun Swimming Pool, tentatively called "A16 station". At that time, approximately 60,000 people lived within a 500-metre catchment of Tuen Mun South station, while about 49,000 residents lived within the same distance of A16 station. As the area around A16 station includes a lot of vacant land, the new station is intended to encourage housing development there. The existing Tuen Mun Swimming Pool and other community facilities currently occupying Tuen Mun Area 16 will need to be demolished and reprovisioned elsewhere.[4] The government expects that construction may commence in 2023.[3]

References
  1. "Stage 2 Public Engagement Consultation Digest" (PDF).
  2. "Railway Development Strategy 2014" (PDF). Transport and Housing Bureau. September 2014.
  3. "Tuen Mun South Extension" (PDF). Legislative Council Panel on Transport. Legislative Council. May 2020.
  4. "Government invites MTRCL to proceed with detailed planning and design of Tuen Mun South Extension project". Hong Kong Government. 29 May 2020.
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