South Island line (West)

The South Island line (West) is a proposed extension of the Hong Kong MTR metro system. The new line would serve the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island, between Shek Tong Tsui and Wong Chuk Hang. Plans for the South Island line (West) are mentioned and revised in the 2014 governmental railway strategy report and construction is expected to begin in 2021.[1] Like the existing South Island line, this line would connect the Southern District to the rest of the MTR network.

South Island line (West) 南港島綫（西段）
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	MTR
Locale	Districts: Central and Western, Southern
Termini	HKU Wong Chuk Hang
Stations	7
Technical
Track gauge	1,432 mm (4 ft 8 ^3⁄8 in) or 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map Island line to Chai Wan HKU      Island line to Kennedy Town Queen Mary Hospital Cyberport Wah Fu Tin Wan Aberdeen South Island line (East) to South Horizons Wong Chuk Hang      South Island line to Admiralty

History

See also: History of the South Island line and West Island line

Stations

The following is a list of the stations on the South Island line (West).

Livery and name		District	Connections	Opening date
South Island line (West)
	HKU	Central and Western	Island line	28 December 2014[lower-alpha 1]
	Queen Mary Hospital	Pok Fu Lam		(proposed)
	Cyberport	Telegraph Bay
	Wah Fu	Waterfall Bay
	Tin Wan	Tin Wan
	Aberdeen	Aberdeen
	Wong Chuk Hang	Southern	South Island line	28 December 2016[lower-alpha 2]

Notes

1. Originally opened as part of the Island line.
2. Originally opened as part of the South Island line.

See also

• Future projects of the MTR

References

1. "Railway Development Strategy 2014" (PDF). Transport and Housing Bureau. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

Further reading

Papers from Government and Legislature

• "Second Railway Development Study (RDS-2)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2006. From Highways Department Hong Kong. Retrieved 27 February 2005.
• "Information paper about the Feb 2005 scheme" (PDF). From Panel of Transport, Legislative Council. 21 February 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2005.
• "Background brief on Route 4, South Hong Kong Island Line and West Hong Kong Island Line" (PDF). From Panel of Transport, Legislative Council. 21 February 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2005.
• "Presentation of Feb 2005 scheme by MTR" (PDF). From Panel of Transport, Legislative Council. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2005.

Press releases

• "MTR Corporation welcomes Government's decision on West Island line and South Island line" (PDF).. (30 June 2005). From MTR Corporation.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140318191939/http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/pdf/press-release/26022014_pr_e.pdf

External links

• MTR West Island line and South Island line introduction
• Papers from Legislative Council concerning West Island line and South Island line