South Island line (West)
a proposed line of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong
The South Island line (West) is an extension of the Hong Kong MTR metro system currently under planning. The new line will 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 Government's Railway Development Strategy 2014 (RDS-2014) report. and construction was planned to begin in 2021–2026 in the report. The Government officially gave approval to start detailed planning and design work in 2025.
Like the existing South Island line, this line would connect the Southern District to the rest of the MTR network.
History
The idea of connecting the Southern District of Hong Kong was proposed as early as the 1980s. The Government proposed the southward extension of then-planned East Kowloon Line to Aberdeen from Sheung Wan in 1989. Four years later the transport authorities published a consultative document that proposed the construction of two South Island lines interchanging at Tin Wan: vertical running from Admiralty to Lei Tung via Tin Wan and Ap Lei Chau, and horizontal from Telegraph Bay (now Cyberport) to Ocean Park via Wah Fu Estate, Wah Kwai, Tin Wan, Aberdeen, and Wong Chuk Hang. It was also deemed there is no urgency for the project considering the road system is considered to be sufficient.
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