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HK's Express Rail Link wins ExCo's nod
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-23 10:21 Hong Kong Executive Council has agreed to ask the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Corporation to proceed with further planning and design of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, which will enhance the city's transport hub position. Secretary for Transport and Housing Eva Cheng said that the section will be a 26-km underground rail line that runs from the terminus in West Kowloon to the boundary at Huanggang of Shenzhen city, where it will connect with the link's mainland section. Briefing the media on Tuesday, Cheng said the link will reinforce the city's position as the transport hub in southern China and integrate Hong Kong into the country's rapidly growing express rail network. The Hong Kong section will run on the city's first high-speed dedicated track with a maximum speed of 200 kph. This will cut the Hong Kong-Guangzhou traveling time to just under 50 minutes - twice as fast as the Guangzhou-Hong Kong through trains on the East Rail alignment. The link's two termini will be at West Kowloon in Hong Kong and Shibi in Guangzhou of Guangdong Province. Intermediate stations include Futian and Longhua in Shenzhen, and Humen in Dongguan of Guangdong. With the adjoining Airport Express Kowloon Station and West Kowloon Station of the Kowloon Southern Link in Hong Kong, the link's terminus will turn West Kowloon into a major rail hub. Linkages will be provided to facilitate commuters. "The location also has a point-to-point connection with the heart of Central via the existing MTR network. Together with the Kowloon station's new commercial development, it is set to become a prime business center," Cheng said. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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