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'{{Redirect|East West Corridor|the area in Trinidad|East–West Corridor||East West Line (disambiguation)}} {{Use Hong Kong English|date=February 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2013}} [[File:MTR Tuen Ma Line single stripe.svg|350px|right]] The '''Tuen Ma line''' ({{lang|zh-hant|屯馬綫}}) is a Hong Kong [[MTR]] rapid transit line currently under construction. The opening of the Tai Wai to Kai Tak section is scheduled to occur on 14 February 2020. The Sung Wong Toi to Hung Hom section is planned to open before the end of 2021, after the completion of reinforcement works at Hung Hom Station. As part of the [[Sha Tin to Central Link]] project, it will connect the existing [[West Rail Line|West Rail]] and [[Ma On Shan Line|Ma On Shan]] lines via six new stations between [[Hung Hom station|Hung Hom]] and [[Tai Wai]] stations, two of which are interchange stations with the [[Kwun Tong line]]. The line will have 27 stations upon completion, more than any other in the MTR system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shatin to Central Link FAQ |publisher=MTR |url=http://www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk/en/faq/ |accessdate=2016-06-21 }}</ref> During the planning and construction phase, this line was referred to as the "East West Corridor" ({{lang|zh-hant|東西走廊}}). On 25 May 2018, the operational name was confirmed by the MTR Corporation to reflect the neighborhoods of the termini it serves, namely [[Tuen Mun New Town|Tuen Mun]] and [[Ma On Shan (town)|Ma On Shan]]. On the network map, the Tuen Ma line will be marked by the color brown like the Ma On Shan line instead of the magenta of the West Rail line. ==History== [[File:Shatin to Central Link proposal final.svg|thumb|[[Sha Tin to Central Link]] map. Hollow brown line is the section of Tuen Ma line constructed for connecting Ma On Shan line (solid brown line) and West Rail line (solid purple line).]] {{Main article|Sha Tin to Central Link}} Before the [[MTR–KCR merger|merger]] of the [[MTR Corporation]] (MTRC) and [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]] (KCRC) rail networks in 2007, both the [[West Rail line|West Rail]] (opened in 2003) and the [[Ma On Shan line|Ma On Shan Rail]] (opened in 2004) were operated by KCRC. Both railways were envisaged to be extended in the near future, hence the platforms were built with reserved structures for elongation than necessary for their initial operation. Both companies independently submitted their own proposals to the Hong Kong government for developing the [[Sha Tin to Central Link]] (SCL) by extending their own existing networks. After numerous revisions of their proposals, the government eventually approved the scheme by KCRC of joining West Rail and Ma On Shan Rail via the [[Wong Tai Sin District|Wong Tai Sin]] and [[Kowloon City District|Kowloon City]] districts (phase 1 East West Corridor), and extending [[East Rail line|East Rail]] to the [[Hong Kong Island]] central business district (phase 2 North South Corridor). After the 2007 network merger, operations of all transport services (East Rail, West Rail, Ma On Shan Rail, [[Light Rail (MTR)|Light Rail]], feeder buses and [[Guangzhou–Kowloon through train]]) of the KCRC have been leased to the MTRC for 50 years. The MTRC also rebranded the 3 local commuter railways to bear the suffix "line" (East Rail line, West Rail line and Ma On Shan line) like most other MTRC railways. Subsequently the approved SCL schemes fall into the hands of the MTRC. Construction of East West Corridor began in August 2016. [[File:MTR HOM (67).JPG|thumb|The info plate at Ho Man Tin station which has been removed.]] It was unclear how MTRC would name the new lines or whether they would retain the project codenames "East West Corridor" and "North South Corridor", as "corridor" would set a precedent in the naming convention of MTR lines. Speculation of "East West Line" arose when a photograph of an info plate printed with "EWL" (東西綫) at [[Ho Man Tin station]] while it was under construction surfaced. The plate was removed before the opening of the station to the [[Kwun Tong line]] extension to [[Whampoa station|Whampoa]]. MTRC eventually announced on 25 May 2018 that the finalised name is the Tuen Ma line. ===Rolling stock=== Tuen Ma Line will have two types of train running, including [[SP1900 EMU]] and [[MTR CRRC Changchun EMU]]. The Sp1900 EMU currently running on the [[East Rail Line|East Rail line]] will run on the Tuen Ma line in the future. ===Construction scandal and delay=== The Tuen Ma line was planned to be fully operational in 2019, but after concrete structures of the newly built platforms at [[Hung Hom station]] failed a safety inspection which occurred between December 2018 and January 2019, its opening was significantly postponed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/社會新聞/274840/沙中線-供應商稱螺絲帽有10圈-正確做法應完全扭入|title=【沙中線】供應商稱螺絲帽有10圈　正確做法應完全扭入|language=zh-hk|publisher=[[HK01]]|date=24 December 2018|accessdate=24 December 2018}}</ref> The head contractor of the SCL construction, Leighton Asia, subsidiary of the [[CIMIC Group]], was accused of covering up the mistakes of the construction until a [[whistleblower]] from a subcontractor leaked photo evidence to the local press. This led to more thorough investigations, hearings and inspections behind the set concrete for assessing if it would require demolition and rebuilding the structure from scratch. The Hong Kong government also expressed disappointment in the MTRC executives for their incompetent supervision. [[Michael Tien]], former KCRC chairman, suggested that it is technically feasible to have the Ma On Shan line be extended from [[Tai Wai station|Tai Wai]] to [[Diamond Hill station|Diamond Hill]] station instead of delaying the whole line, as this has the advantage of diverging the commuter traffic between Tai Wai and [[Kowloon Tong station|Kowloon Tong]] stations of the East Rail line, which is overcrowded during peak hours.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/2172173/hong-kongs-mtr-corporation-carefully-consider-opening-part|title=Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation to ‘carefully consider’ opening part of scandal-hit Sha Tin-Central rail link by mid-2019|publisher=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=7 November 2018|accessdate=24 December 2018}}</ref> However, the current MTRC chairman [[Frederick Ma]] insisted that they aimed at inaugurating the whole line in mid 2019 to avoid the extra resources required for operating the line in separate phases.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.am730.com.hk/news/%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/am%E5%81%B5%E6%9F%A5%E6%B2%99%E4%B8%AD%E7%B6%AB%E6%93%AC%E6%96%AC%E4%BB%B6%E9%80%9A%E8%BB%8A-%E9%81%BF%E7%B4%85%E7%A3%A1%E9%A6%AC%E9%90%B5%E6%96%99%E5%85%88%E9%A7%81%E9%91%BD%E7%9F%B3%E5%B1%B1-148787|title=【沙中線】通車存變數　馬時亨：屯馬線目標明年中全條開通|trans-title=SCL: Uncertain Inauguration. Frederick Ma: Tuen Ma line is expected to be fully operational in the next year (2019)|language=zh-hk|publisher=am730|date=7 November 2018|accessdate=24 December 2018}}</ref> On 18 July 2019, the [[Transport and Housing Bureau]] announced that the Tuen Ma line will be opening in two separate phases. On 14 February 2020, the Ma On Shan line will be extended from Tai Wai station to [[Kai Tak station]] because the latter has [[reversing siding]] which permits the operation of a metro terminus. The whole [[Wu Kai Sha station|Wu Kai Sha]] to Kai Tak section will be the called "Tuen Ma line phase 1". Phase 2, from Kai Tak to Hung Hom, is expected to open by the end of 2021, after the reinforcement works at Hung Hom is completed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3019138/first-section-hong-kongs-most-expensive-rail-project-sha|title=First section of Hong Kong’s most expensive rail project, the Sha Tin-Central link, could open by early 2020 – but the cost has gone up again|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=18 July 2019|accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref> ==Stations== The following is a list of the stations on the Tuen Ma line. {| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%; margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center" ! colspan=2| [[Livery]] and name ! [[Districts of Hong Kong|District]] ! Connections ! Opening date |- ! colspan="5" style="border-top:5px solid #{{rcr|MTR|East West}}; border-bottom:5px solid #{{rcr|MTR|East West}}"| Tuen Ma line |- | style="background:#954535" | | '''[[Wu Kai Sha station|Wu Kai Sha]] | rowspan=10 | [[Sha Tin District|Sha Tin]] | {{rcb|MTR|East Kowloon|yes}} | rowspan=8 | | rowspan=8 | 21 December 2004 |- | style="background:#BAAADB" | | '''[[Ma On Shan station|Ma On Shan]]''' |- | style="background:#93BCE6" | | '''[[Heng On station|Heng On]]''' |- | style="background:#33CC99" | | '''[[Tai Shui Hang station|Tai Shui Hang]]''' |- | style="background:#FBEC5D" | | '''[[Shek Mun station|Shek Mun]]''' |- | style="background:#FFA500" | | '''[[City One station|City One]]''' |- | style="background:#C882B0" | | '''[[Sha Tin Wai station|Sha Tin Wai]]''' |- | style="background:#FFD280" | | '''[[Che Kung Temple station|Che Kung Temple]]''' |- | style="background: green"| | '''[[Tai Wai station|Tai Wai]]''' | {{rcb|MTR|East Rail|yes}} | rowspan=1 | 15 August 1983 |- | style="background:#<ref>A0522D</ref>"| | ''[[Hin Keng station|Hin Keng]]'' | | rowspan=1 | ''14 February 2020'' |- | style="background: black"| | ''[[Diamond Hill station|Diamond Hill]]'' | [[Wong Tai Sin District|Wong Tai Sin]] | {{rcb|MTR|Kwun Tong|yes}} {{rcb|MTR|East Kowloon|yes}} | rowspan=1 | 1 October 1979 |- | style="background:#FFA500"| | ''[[Kai Tak station|Kai Tak]]'' | rowspan=4 | [[Kowloon City District|Kowloon City]] | rowspan=3 | | ''14 February 2020'' |- | style="background:#E6D933"| | ''[[Sung Wong Toi station|Sung Wong Toi]]'' | rowspan="2" |''Late 2020'' |- | style="background:#0088DD"| | ''[[To Kwa Wan station|To Kwa Wan]]'' |- | style="background:#EEF198"| | ''[[Ho Man Tin station|Ho Man Tin]]'' | {{rcb|MTR|Kwun Tong|yes}} | rowspan=1 | 23 October 2016 |- | style="background:#FF0077"| | '''[[Hung Hom station|Hung Hom]]''' | rowspan=3| [[Yau Tsim Mong District|Yau Tsim Mong]] | {{rcb|MTR|East Rail|yes}}<br />[[Rail transport in Hong Kong#Cross-border services|Through Train services]] to [[Mainland China]] | 30 November 1975{{efn|name=HUH-opened|Originally opened as part of the [[Kowloon–Canton Railway]].}}<small><br />''being relocated late 2020''</small> |- | style="background:#FFFF00"| |'''[[East Tsim Sha Tsui station|East Tsim Sha Tsui]]''' |<small>Free <abbr title="out-of-station interchange">OSI</abbr>: [[Tsim Sha Tsui station]] for {{rcb|MTR|Tsuen Wan|yes}}{{efn|East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui stations are physically connected by underground walkways outside the stations' paid areas. The out-of-station interchange is only free for passengers using an [[Octopus card]]; passengers travelling with Single Journey Tickets need to buy another ticket for the trip after the interchange, with a resulting higher cost.}}</small> |24 October 2004{{efn|name=EAL-opened|Originally opened as part of the [[East Rail line]].}} |- | style="background:#D05A3A"| |'''[[Austin station (MTR)|Austin]]''' | {|align=center style="text-align:left;font-size:85%" |rowspan=2|Non-free <abbr title="out-of-station interchange">OSI</abbr>: |[[Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link|High Speed Rail]] at [[Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station|West Kowloon]] |- |{{rcb|MTR|Tung Chung|yes}} and {{rcb|MTR|Airport Express|yes}} at [[Kowloon station (MTR)|Kowloon]]{{efn|[[Kowloon Station (MTR)|Kowloon Station]] of the [[Tung Chung Line]] and [[Airport Express (MTR)|Airport Express]] and [[Austin Station (MTR)|Austin Station]] of the West Rail Line are not physically connected. There is pedestrian transfer via a footbridge; the journey time is approximately 10 minutes on foot.}} |} |16 August 2009 |- | style="background:#FFFF80"| |'''[[Nam Cheong station|Nam Cheong]]''' | rowspan=2 |[[Sham Shui Po District|Sham Shui Po]] |{{rcb|MTR|Tung Chung|yes}} | rowspan=1 |16 December 2003 |- | style="background:#0088DD"| |'''[[Mei Foo station|Mei Foo]]''' |{{rcb|MTR|Tsuen Wan|yes}} | rowspan=1 |17 May 1982 |- | style="background:#A81C07"| |'''[[Tsuen Wan West station|Tsuen Wan West]]''' |[[Tsuen Wan]] |{{efn|[[Tsuen Wan West Station]] of the West Rail Line and [[Tsuen Wan Station]] of the [[Tsuen Wan Line]] are not physically linked, but [[Public light bus|green public light bus]] route 95K (free transfer with an immediate West Rail journey record on the [[Octopus card]]) connects the two stations. It normally takes 15-20 minutes to go to Tsuen Wan Station on foot.}} | rowspan=7 | 20 December 2003 |- | style="background:#A11919"| |'''[[Kam Sheung Road station|Kam Sheung Road]]''' | rowspan=4 |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] |''{{rcb|MTR|Northern Link|yes}} <small>(proposed)</small>'' |- | style="background:#42D7DC"| |'''[[Yuen Long station|Yuen Long]]''' |<small>[[Yuen Long stop]] for {{rcb|MTR|Light Rail|yes}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|610|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|614|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|615|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|761P|croute}}</small> |- | style="background:#F697B4"| |'''[[Long Ping station|Long Ping]]''' | |- | style="background:#FFCF2A"| |'''[[Tin Shui Wai station|Tin Shui Wai]]''' |<small>[[Tin Shui Wai stop]] for {{rcb|MTR|Light Rail|yes}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|705|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|706|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|751|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|751P|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|761P|croute}}</small> |- | style="background:#33CC99"| |'''[[Siu Hong station|Siu Hong]]''' | rowspan=2 |[[Tuen Mun District|Tuen Mun]] |<small>[[Siu Hong stop]] for {{rcb|MTR|Light Rail|yes}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|505|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|610|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|614|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|614P|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|615|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|615P|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|751|croute}}</small> |- | style="background:#035F94"| |'''[[Tuen Mun station|Tuen Mun]]''' |<small>[[Tuen Mun stop]] for {{rcb|MTR|Light Rail|yes}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|505|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|507|croute}} {{rcb|MTR Light Rail|751|croute}}</small> |} ===Notes=== {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{MTR}} {{Sha Tin to Central Link navbox}} {{West Rail Line navbox}} {{Ma On Shan Line navbox}} {{Eastern Guangdong & Hong Kong transit}} {{DEFAULTSORT:East-West Line (Mtr)}} [[Category:MTR lines]] [[Category:Sha Tin to Central Link]] [[Category:East West Corridor| ]] {{MTR-stub}}'