Route 7 (Hong Kong)

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Route 7
Alignment and exits of Route 7 (zoom in to view exit details)
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length17.6 km (10.9 mi)
Existed24 June 1961 (Lung Cheung Road)–present
Major junctions
East endWan Po Road, Tseung Kwan O
Major intersections Kwun Tong Bypass
Kai Fuk Road, Ngau Tau Kok
Lion Rock Tunnel, Beacon Hill
Tsing Sha Highway in Lai Chi Kok
Tsing Kwai Highway, Kwai Chung
West end Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Chung
Location
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
DistrictsSai Kung, Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing
Highway system
← Route 6→ Route 8
Map
Route 7 near Ting Fu Street, Ngau Tau Kok

Route 7 (Chinese: 七號幹線) is a major road linking Tseung Kwan O and Kwai Chung, through the northern part of Kowloon in Hong Kong.

The route was constructed in the 1960s, and consisted sections of Lung Cheung Road and Ching Cheung Road. It was built as a five lane dual carriageway to connect the factories in Kwun Tong with the Container Terminals, bypassing the built-up areas in Kowloon. The route was previously known as Route 4 and has been renamed in 2004. Following the opening of the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel in 1990, Route 7 was extended to Tseung Kwan O.[1] Route 7 also the only route without Expressway

Route description

Route 7 begins at Wan Po Road in Tseung Kwan O and travels west to Kwun Tong via the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel. It follows Sau Mau Ping Road and meets Route 2 at Kwun Tong Bypass, then branches off into Kwun Tong Road. The road becomes a viaduct until it descends onto the ground level and joining Prince Edward Road East. The viaduct continues as Route 5 along the shore.

After Kowloon Bay, the road makes a few sharp bends before entering Lung Cheung Road. The route continues heading west and passes through the suburbs of Diamond Hill, Wong Tai Sin and Wang Tau Hom. The road becomes considerably steeper near the exit for Lion Rock Tunnel, and follows the foothills of northern Kowloon. At Tai Wo Ping, the route interchanges with Tai Po Road and continues as Ching Cheung Road, bypassing Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan before terminating at Kwai Chung and joins Route 5 again.[2]

Some sections of the route are otherwise known as:

Exits and Interchanges

District Location Road Name km mi Exit Kwai Chung (West) bound exit Tseung Kwan O (East) bound exit Notes
Sai Kung District Pak Shing Kok Joins Wan Po Road (Non-route part)
Hang Hau Wan Po Road — — 1 Po Yap Road, Chiu Shun Road - Sai Kung, Town Centre
— — 2 Po Shun Road - Town Centre (Sheung Tak), Tiu Keng Leng
— — Po Shun Road - Town Centre, Tiu Keng Leng, Haven of Hope Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong (East) (Via Route 6 (Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel)
Po Lam Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road — — 2A Po Shun Road - Hang Hau, Po Lam, Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre
Ma Yau Tong — — Tseung Kwan O Tunnel
Kwun Tong District Sau Mau Ping Tseung Kwan O Road — — 3A Sau Mau Ping Road - Sau Mau Ping
Lin Tak Road - Lam Tin
Lam Tin — — 3B Kai Tin Road
— — 4 Route 2 (Lei Yue Mun Road) - Lei Yue Mun, Hong Kong (East)
— —
— — 4A Route 2 (Kwun Tong Bypass ) - Kowloon Bay, Sha Tin
Kwun Tong Kwun Tong Road — — 4B Wai Fat Road - Cha Kwo Ling, Kowloon Bay
— — N/A Tsui Ping Road
— — 5 Hoi Yuen Road, Hip Wo Street - Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong Business Area Westbound
— — Eastbound
— — 5A Hong Ning Road
— — N/A Hau Ming Street
— — 5C Lai Yip Street - Kowloon Bay
— — 5D Route 5 (Kai Fuk Road) - To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong Beginning of Route 5
Ngau Tau Kok — — 6A Nga Lai Road, Lai Yip Street - Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon Bay
— — 6B Ting Fu Street
— — 6C Hong Tak Road - Telford Garden
— — 6D Ngau Tau Kok Road
— — 6E Fuk To Street
— — 6F Ngau Tau Kok Road - Ngau Tau Kok
— — 6G Choi Wan Road - Sau Mau Ping, Jordan Valley
— — 7A Prince Edward Road East - Kowloon City, Mong Kok
— — 7B Wai Yip Street, Kai Cheung Road - Kowloon Bay, Cruise Terminal
Wong Tai Sin District Ngau Chi Wan — — 8 Prince Edward Road East - Mong Kok
Clear Water Bay Road - Sai Kung
Lung Cheung Road — — Clear Water Bay Road - Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung
— — 9 Choi Hung Road - San Po Kong, Tsz Wan Shan
Route 2 (Tate's Cairn Tunnel) - Sha Tin
Tai Hom — — Lung Poon Street - Diamond Hill
Route 2 (Tate's Cairn Tunnel) - Sha Tin
— — 10 Po Kong Village Road (Southbound) - San Po Kong, Tsz Wan Shan, Chuk Yuen
— — Po Kong Village Road (Southbound) - San Po Kong
Wong Tai Sin — — 10A Po Kong Village Road (Northbound) - Tsz Wan Shan
— — 10B Ching Tak Street - Wong Tai Sin
— — 11 Fung Mo Street - Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon City
Wang Tau Hom — — Fung Mo Street, Ma Chai Hang Road - Chuk Yuen, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City
— — 11A Chuk Yuen Road - Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Kowloon City District Kowloon Tong — — 12 Route 1 (Lion Rock Tunnel) - Sha Tin
— — 13 Lung Kui Road - Lung Cheung Road Lookout
— — Lung Yan Road - Water Supplies Department Mechanical & Electrical Workshop, Phoenix House
Sham Shui Po District — — 13A Tai Po Road - Sham Shui Po, Sha Tin
Tai Wo Ping — — 13B Nam Cheong Street - Shek Kip Mei
— — Lung Kui Road
So Uk — — 13C Tai Po Road - Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Ching Cheung Road — — 13D Tai Po Road - Sha Tin
Cheung Sha Wan — — 14A Wing Tak Road - Caritas Medical Centre Permission required for access
Lai Chi Kok — — 14B Butterfly Valley Road - Lai Chi Kok
— — 14C Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung - Tsuen Wan
— — 14D Route 8 (Tsing Sha Highway ) - Sha Tin, Tai Po
— — 14E Container Port Road South - Container Terminals, Sha Tin
Route 3 (Tsing Kwai Highway ) - Lantau Island, Disneyland, Airport
Kwai Tsing District Kwai Chung Joins Route 5 (Kwai Chung Road)

See also

References

  1. ^ "道 路 及 鐵 路 － 香 港 幹 線 公 路 ( 二 )". Hong Kong Place. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Route Diagram-Route 7". Transport Department. Retrieved 6 September 2014.