Tung Chung line 東涌綫
A Tung Chung line CAF–train approaching Sunny Bay station, bound for Hong Kong
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	MTR Corporation
Locale	Districts: Islands, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong, Central & Western
Termini	Tung Chung Hong Kong
Connecting lines	Airport Express Disneyland Resort line Tsuen Wan line Tuen Ma line Island line
Former connections	West Rail line
Stations	8
Color on map	Orange (#F7943E)
Service
Type	Commuter Rail / Rapid Transit
System	MTR
Operator(s)	MTR Corporation
Depot(s)	Siu Ho Wan
Rolling stock	Adtranz–CAF EMU Rotem EMU
Ridership	236,900 daily average (weekdays, September 2014)[1]
History
Opened	21 June 1998; 25 years ago (1998-06-21)
Technical
Line length	31.1 km (19.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track (shares tracks with Airport Express from Tung Chung to Tsing Yi and Kowloon to Hong Kong) Double-track (separate tracks from Airport Express from Tsing Yi to Kowloon)
Track gauge	1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
Electrification	1.5 kV DC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	Average: 80 km/h (50 mph) Maximum: 135 km/h (84 mph)[2]
Signalling	Advanced SelTrac CBTC (future)[3]
Train protection system	SACEM (to be replaced)
Route map Legend Tseung Kwan O line (NIL) to Po Lam or LOHAS Park Tamar      Tsuen Wan line to Tsuen Wan Island line to Chai Wan Central           Hong Kong      Island line to Kennedy Town Victoria Harbour Kowloon      (W. Kowloon) Olympic Tuen Ma line to Wu Kai Sha Nam Cheong      Tuen Ma line to Tuen Mun Tsuen Wan line to Central Lai King      Tsuen Wan line to Tsuen Wan Tsing Lai Bridge Tsing Yi      Tsing Ma Bridge Kap Shui Mun Bridge Disneyland Resort line to Disneyland Resort Sunny Bay      Siu Ho Wan depot Oyster Bay[4] Tung Chung East Airport Express to AsiaWorld–Expo Tung Chung (Cable Car) Tung Chung West This diagram: view talk edit

The Tung Chung line (Chinese: 東涌綫) is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong, linking the town of Tung Chung with central Hong Kong. A part of the Tung Chung line was built along with the Kap Shui Mun Bridge and the Tsing Ma Bridge. The line currently travels through eight stations in 31 minutes along its route. The line is coloured orange on the map.

History

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In October 1989, the Hong Kong government announced plans to build a new airport on the remote island of Chek Lap Kok to replace the overcrowded Kai Tak International Airport at the heart of Kowloon.

As part of the initiative, the government invited the MTR Corporation to build a rail link to the new airport dubbed the Lantau Airport Railway. The project initially saw opposition from the Chinese government as it feared the construction would drain the monetary reserve of the Hong Kong government and leave the Chinese with nothing after the British handed the territory over in 1997.

Both the Chinese and British governments reached an agreement and construction commenced in November 1994.

The Lantau Airport rail link consists of two train lines, the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express. Both lines deploy the same rolling stock with minor differences in interior fittings and liveries.

On 21 June 1998, the Tung Chung line was officially opened by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, and service commenced the next day.

On 16 December 2003, an open house for charity took place at the recently completed Nam Cheong station, an interchange between the Tung Chung line and soon to be opened West Rail line. The station then closed on 19 December 2003 in preparation for the opening of the new KCR West Rail, and it was officially opened to public on 20 December 2003. Since then, the number of cars per train has increased from seven to eight to accommodate the additional patronage.

Sunny Bay station opened on 1 June 2005 as an interchange for the Disneyland Resort line. The resort opened its door two months after the station became operational.

Between 2006 and 2007, four new trains entered service to improve service frequency. The first train was delivered on 9 February 2006 and entered service on 12 June 2006. Modifications were added to the platforms to accommodate the new trains, which are a few millimetres wider than the original rolling stock.

Route map

Route description

Unlike most other railway lines in the system, the Tung Chung line travels mostly above ground and spans a greater distance. The line shares its trackage with the Airport Express before diverging in Tung Chung.

The line travels underground from Hong Kong station to Kowloon station across the harbour, then surfaces to the ground to reach Olympic station. Trains continue to travel above ground along the West Kowloon Expressway and stops at Nam Cheong station, followed by Lai King station on a viaduct. Thereafter the line crosses the Rambler Channel and stops at Tsing Yi station on Tsing Yi Island.

Trains then enter a tunnel through the hills of the island and continues on the Tsing Ma Bridge and the Kap Shui Mun Bridge onto Lantau Island. The line continues along the North Lantau Expressway and stops at Sunny Bay before terminating at Tung Chung. The distance between the two stops is roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) and takes approximately 6 minutes to complete.

Some outbound trains do not continue to Lantau but terminate at Tsing Yi station due to the capacity constraint of the Tsing Ma Bridge which only allows a maximum of one train per track at all times.^[5]

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  A Tung Chung line CAF-train at Sunny Bay station as viewed from the footbridge
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  A Tung Chung line K-train approaching Sunny Bay station, bound for Hong Kong
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  Exterior of Tung Chung station
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  Upper platform level of Lai King station

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  Nam Cheong station; interchange with Tuen Ma Line
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  Olympic station concourse
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  Kowloon station, Tung Chung line platform
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  Hong Kong station, Tung Chung line platform

Stations

This is a list of the stations on the Tung Chung line.

List

Livery	Station Name		Images	Interchange; Adjacent transportation	Opening	District
	English	Chinese
Tung Chung Line (TCL)
	Tamar	添馬		Tseung Kwan O line	TBA	Central and Western
	Hong Kong	香港		Airport Express Central: Tsuen Wan line Island line	22 June 1998; 25 years ago
	Kowloon	九龍		Airport Express Austin: Tuen Ma line West Kowloon: High-speed rail services to Mainland China		Yau Tsim Mong
	Olympic	奧運		—
	Nam Cheong	南昌		Tuen Ma line	20 December 2003; 20 years ago	Sham Shui Po
	Lai King	茘景		Tsuen Wan line	22 June 1998; 25 years ago	Kwai Tsing
	Tsing Yi	青衣		Airport Express
	Sunny Bay	欣澳		Disneyland Resort line	1 June 2005; 18 years ago	Tsuen Wan
	Oyster Bay	小蠔灣		—	2030; 6 years' time	Islands
	Tung Chung East	東涌東			2029; 5 years' time
	Tung Chung	東涌		Ngong Ping Cable Car	22 June 1998; 25 years ago
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