Future projects of the MTR
With the rail merger with the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation in 2007, the combined network increased to 211.6 kilometres (131.5 mi) and 84 stations.
[1][2] Kwu Tung station will be commissioned in 2027,[3] while construction of the Northern Link is scheduled to start in 2025 and end in 2034.
[3] The deputy chairman of the Legco subcommittee on railway affairs, Gary Zhang, added that the Tuen Ma line alone could not provide the capacity needed for commuters travelling from the planned Northern Metropolis to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
In January 2023, John Lee and the Executive Council authorised the Tung Chung Line Extension project.
It is expected to open with the Siu Ho Wan Depot Topside Property Development Package 1.
In March 2022, MTR announced the planning and design contract had been awarded to British consultancy firm Mott MacDonald.
[13] to provide direct links between the residential areas of Wah Fu and Ap Lei Chau in Southern District and the CBD of Hong Kong.
[15] Plans for the South Island Line (West) were mentioned and revised in the 2014 governmental railway strategy report and an "implementation window" of 2022 to 2026 was identified.
[14] A proposal for South Island line (West) was submitted by MTR to the Government of Hong Kong in December 2020.
It was refined and merged into what is today known as the East West Corridor without crossing the harbour to Sheung Wan.
In December 2017, CEDD hired a consultant to study the possibility of a light rail link between Tung Chung station and Tai O Fishing Village on Lantau Island.
In March 2019, CEDD released an executive study outlining an option of the proposed Cable Car extending from Ngong Ping village to Tai O.
The Lantau Tomorrow Vision plan involves creating direct railway links from the Kau Yi Chau artificial islands to Hong Kong Island West, North Lantau and coastal areas of Tuen Mun.
[21] The latest plan calls for a rail link from HKU and Kennedy Town station to the Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands, before then going to Sunny Bay and connecting with Tuen Mun East and Hung Shui Kiu.
