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Kwu Tung station

Proposed MTR station in Hong Kong

Summary

Proposed MTR station in Hong Kong

Field	Value
name	Kwu Tung
native_name	古洞
native_name_lang	yue-HK
mlanguage
style	MTR
style2	East Rail, Northern
symbol_location	hk
symbol	MTR
type	Future MTR rapid transit station
(Construction began in September 2023)
image	Kwu Tung Station.jpg
image_caption	Cut-and-cover construction of Kwu Tung station (January 2005) during the building of the Lok Ma Chau spur line
address	Ho Sheung Heung Road × Ma Tso Lung Road, Kwu Tung
borough	North District, Hong Kong
coordinates
elevation	Underground
line	{{plainlist
connections	{{plainlist
structure	Underground
platforms	2 (1 island platform)
levels	1
tracks	2
opening	Expected: 2027
electrified	(Overhead line)
code	KTU
owned	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
operator	MTR Corporation
years1	2021
events1	Planning and design commences
years2	2022
events2	Project gazetted under the Railway Ordinance{{cite press release	url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202204/14/P2022041400161.htm	title=
Addition of railway station at Kwu Tung gazetted	date	2022-04-14	access-date=2020-08-09	publisher=The Government of Hong Kong SAR}}
years4	2023
events4	Commencement of construction
years5	2027
events5	Expected completion of construction
services	{{Adjstn	system=MTR
header1	Future services (2027)
line1	East Rail	left1=Sheung Shui	right1=Lok Ma Chau	to-right1=Lok Ma Chau
header2	Future service (2034)
line2	Northern	left2=San Tin
map_type	Hong Kong MTR
map_alt	Hong Kong MTR system map
map_caption	Location within the MTR system
website

(Construction began in September 2023)

(expected 2027)
(expected 2034)
Bus, minibus Addition of railway station at Kwu Tung gazetted|date=2022-04-14|access-date=2020-08-09|publisher=The Government of Hong Kong SAR}}

Kwu Tung () is a planned underground infill station on the Lok Ma Chau spur line of the of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. The station will be situated near Kwu Tung in North District, New Territories.

It is part of the first phase of the and act as its eastern terminus when phase 2 is completed, with an expected construction cost of HK$5.9 billion as of July 2023.

History

In 2001, KCR Corporation, then operator of the East Rail line (known then simply as "East Rail"), proposed a spur line that would reach the Lok Ma Chau checkpoint. A small area of land in Kwu Tung, an area in between Sheung Shui and Lok Ma Chau, was acquired by KCR for the construction of an underground station. When construction began in 2002, the length of the spur line was built using tunnel boring machines (TBMs) through Kwu Tung. An underground station box structure was constructed through cut-and-cover, featuring the running tunnels running alongside an island platform. When the spur line finally opened in 2007, trains ran through the unfinished Kwu Tung station but never stopped there. While the station was never completed, in 2007, the design contractor Arup stated the retaining wall would be strong enough for any future construction works. Also, the structures on the edges of the unfinished platforms were strong enough for future installation of any platform screen doors. At present, the station only consists of an underground area excavated allowing for future platforms.

In 2014, after the merger of KCR and MTR, the Government supported the completion of the station and the development of the and recommended the MTR Corporation to do so. The Hong Kong Government investigation found that 447 ha of land in Kwu Tung North is available for development as part of the government's plan to increase the area's population by 114,300.

In 2021, MTR announced that Arup, the design contractor for the original station box, would be returning for the first phase of the Northern Link. The construction of the station was approved by the government in 2021, in anticipation of rising transport demand in the Kwu Tung North New Development Area.

On 11 November 2022, the government gazetted approval for the construction of the station. On 8 September 2023, MTR awarded the contract for the design and construction of the station to Bouygues. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 29 September.

East Rail Line trains are expected to start operating at this station in 2027. The station will serve as a major public transport hub in the northern New Territories when the Northern Link is completed in 2034.

Layout and structure

This station has a set of island platform structures, and can install the necessary equipment in a short time to become a operational station, but no platform has been reserved for the Northern Link, so new platforms will need to be built north of the station in the future.{{Cite news |date=2013-04-04 |script-title=zh:洪水橋站及古洞站：新發展核心區連繫鐵路 |url=https://www.inmediahk.net/%E6%B4%AA%E6%B0%B4%E6%A9%8B%E7%AB%99%E5%8F%8A%E5%8F%A4%E6%B4%9E%E7%AB%99%EF%BC%9A%E6%96%B0%E7%99%BC%E5%B1%95%E6%A0%B8%E5%BF%83%E5%8D%80 |access-date=2024-03-26 |publisher=Hong Kong Inmedia

Platform ****	← East Rail line towards (terminus)

Gallery

File:Kwu Tung Station (1).JPG|The place reserved for the building of Kwu Tung station in the future File:Kwu Tung Station Platform.jpg|Area reserved for platform structure File:Kwu Tung Station.jpg|Kwu Tung station under construction (January 2005)

References

(2022-03-10). "Annual Report 2021: Excellence in Motion". [[MTR Corporation]].
(2021-04-22). "Detailed planning and design of Northern Link Phase 1 commences". [[MTR Corporation]].
(20 October 2023). "古洞站造價2年急升七成田北辰：離晒大譜". HK01.
(2001-09-18). "KCRC welcomes endorsement of tunnel option". [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
[[Hyder Consulting]]. (November 2003). "KCRC East Rail Extensions: Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau. Monthly EM&A Report - October 2003". [[Environmental Protection Department]], The Government of Hong Kong SAR.
(2007). "The Arup Journal 2007 Issue 3". [[Arup Group]].
(2007-08-08). "Lok Ma Chau checkpoint to open mid-August".
(2014-11-20). "LCQ12: Railway Development Strategy 2014". The Government of Hong Kong SAR.
(September 2014). "Railway Development Strategy 2014". [[Transport and Housing Bureau]], The Government of Hong Kong SAR.
(2022-07-25). "Kwu Tung North New Development Area". Kwu Tung North/Fanling North New Development Area, The Government of Hong Kong SAR.
"古洞增設鐵路車站方案獲授權進行".
"港鐵 > 招標及合約公告".
(29 September 2023). "Construction of Kwu Tung Station on the East Rail Line Commences".
(2021-03-24). "LCQ11: New railway projects". The Government of Hong Kong SAR.

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