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Advancing Sustainable Railway Development in Hong Kong: Current and Future Projects

Explore Hong Kong's ambitious railway projects aimed at sustainable development. Key initiatives include the Tseung Kwan O Extension, West Island Line, South Island Line, and the critical Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link. These projects aim to enhance accessibility, reduce traffic congestion, and improve environmental conditions by promoting electric train usage. However, challenges such as financial burdens and potential ecological impacts must be addressed. Discover how these developments foster economic growth and cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland China.

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Advancing Sustainable Railway Development in Hong Kong: Current and Future Projects

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  1. Sustainable development?? Railway

  2. NOW

  3. Future Projects in Progress (Hong Kong) Tseung Kwan O Extension (Phase 2) Kowloon Southern Link Future project: West Island Line & South Island Line (East) Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Shatin to Central Link & Kwun Tong Line Extension

  4. Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link • It is a proposed express railway connecting Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong SAR.

  5. West Island Line 4 stations: Kennedy Town University Sai Ying Pun Sheung Wan -extension to Island Line, and would run from Sheung Wan to Kennedy Town.

  6. consists of two sections: South Island Line This plan begins to work in 2009, complete in 2013 /2014.

  7. West section “ University Cyberport Wah Fu Aberdeen Wong Chuk Hang East section: Admiralty Ocean park Wong Chuk Hang Lee Tung South Horizons

  8. Shatin to Central Link *begins to work in 2010

  9. Northern line 北環線 -6 stations from Kam Sheung Road to Lok Ma Chau

  10. Sustainable development??

  11. Advantages: Traffic Aspect: -increase accessibility *attract more people to live in new town in the future provide better living enviornment --- solve the urban problems -Provide more comfortable, faster, safe transport -shorten the traffic time

  12. Better living environment ----Reduce the cost and time for citizens to travel form living place and working place everyday/ • The cars on the road will decreaseLess air / noise polution Less traffic accidents • -Reduce the traffic congestion problem in HK Island (eg. Cuauseway bay/ Central)

  13. Environment aspect: -Release less pollutants and exhaust gas as it use electricity to move *Less air / noise pollution --- better living environment---improve the safety of the road -Help to preserve land for build more highway

  14. Economic aspect -Attract tourists (eg. South island)=>Revenue increases,flourish the tourism -no need to carry out reclamation Sustainable development -Increase the land / property value near the line -Provide more job opportunities -Increase cooperation between China and HK

  15. Disadvantages: - Costly (eg. Lok Ma Chau Railway is a good example)increase government financial burden -Northern line built in new territories may cause less land for farming/ destroy the ecosystem/ biodiversity

  16. Reference: http://www.mtr.com/ www.wikipedia.org www.hkrail.net

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