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Island line (MTR)
The Island line (Chinese: 港島綫) is one of ten lines of the MTR, the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Kennedy Town in the Western district to Chai Wan in the Eastern District on Hong Kong Island. It passes through the territory's major business districts of Central, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, and connects them with built-up areas on the north shore of the island.
The line first opened on 31 May 1985. As of 2022 it travels 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi) in 25 minutes along its route, serving 17 stations.
The origins of the proposal for the line came from the 1967 and 1970 studies, which has the line initially planned to run from Kennedy Town to Chai Wan.
The Hong Kong Government authorised the construction of the 13.1-kilometre-long (8.1 mi) Island line in December 1980, after rejecting plans to extend the tram eastwards to Chai Wan. The section between Sheung Wan and Kennedy did not proceed to construction.
On 31 May 1985 the Island line opened with services operating between Admiralty and Chai Wan stations with trains in six-car configuration. The opening ceremony was held at Tai Koo station and was officiated by then-MTR chairman Sir Wilfrid Newton and Governor of Hong Kong Sir Edward Youde, who unveiled the commemorative plaques at the station concourse.
On 23 May 1986, the Island line was extended to Central and Sheung Wan stations. Both Admiralty and Central stations became interchange stations with the Tsuen Wan line. As part of this extension, trains were lengthened to eight cars.
After the Kwun Tong line was extended to Quarry Bay station through the Eastern Harbour Crossing on 1 October 1989, that station became an interchange station with the Island line. There is no cross-platform arrangement, and passengers relied on escalators and a long passageway to change between these lines. In a response to the resulting congestion, the government recommended the Quarry Bay Congestion Relief Works project, and proceeded to expand North Point station to become the second interchange with the Kwun Tong line, with construction starting in July 1998.
The North Point interchange opened on 27 September 2001, and the cross-platform interchange reduced the time required to interchange from five minutes at Quarry Bay station to less than one minute. On 4 August 2002, both these stations became interchange stations with the new Tseung Kwan O line which had taken over the harbour crossing section from the Kwun Tong line.
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Island line (MTR)
The Island line (Chinese: 港島綫) is one of ten lines of the MTR, the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Kennedy Town in the Western district to Chai Wan in the Eastern District on Hong Kong Island. It passes through the territory's major business districts of Central, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, and connects them with built-up areas on the north shore of the island.
The line first opened on 31 May 1985. As of 2022 it travels 16.3 kilometres (10.1 mi) in 25 minutes along its route, serving 17 stations.
The origins of the proposal for the line came from the 1967 and 1970 studies, which has the line initially planned to run from Kennedy Town to Chai Wan.
The Hong Kong Government authorised the construction of the 13.1-kilometre-long (8.1 mi) Island line in December 1980, after rejecting plans to extend the tram eastwards to Chai Wan. The section between Sheung Wan and Kennedy did not proceed to construction.
On 31 May 1985 the Island line opened with services operating between Admiralty and Chai Wan stations with trains in six-car configuration. The opening ceremony was held at Tai Koo station and was officiated by then-MTR chairman Sir Wilfrid Newton and Governor of Hong Kong Sir Edward Youde, who unveiled the commemorative plaques at the station concourse.
On 23 May 1986, the Island line was extended to Central and Sheung Wan stations. Both Admiralty and Central stations became interchange stations with the Tsuen Wan line. As part of this extension, trains were lengthened to eight cars.
After the Kwun Tong line was extended to Quarry Bay station through the Eastern Harbour Crossing on 1 October 1989, that station became an interchange station with the Island line. There is no cross-platform arrangement, and passengers relied on escalators and a long passageway to change between these lines. In a response to the resulting congestion, the government recommended the Quarry Bay Congestion Relief Works project, and proceeded to expand North Point station to become the second interchange with the Kwun Tong line, with construction starting in July 1998.
The North Point interchange opened on 27 September 2001, and the cross-platform interchange reduced the time required to interchange from five minutes at Quarry Bay station to less than one minute. On 4 August 2002, both these stations became interchange stations with the new Tseung Kwan O line which had taken over the harbour crossing section from the Kwun Tong line.