Tung Chung West station

Tung Chung West 東涌西
Future MTR rapid transit station (Approved, construction begins 2023)
Proposed station site
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	東涌西
Simplified Chinese	东涌西
Cantonese Yale	Dūngchūng
Literal meaning	West of the East (of a) branch of a river
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngchōng Xī Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Dūngchūng Jyutping Dung1cung1 Sai1
General information
Location	Tung Chung Islands District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′50″N 113°56′03″E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tung Chung line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	TCW
Website	Tung Chung Line Extension
History
Opening	Expected: 2029; 4 years' time (2029)
Key dates
2020	Planning and design commences
2021	Project gazetted under the Railways Ordinance[1] (amendments in 2022)[2]
2022	Environmental permit approved[3]
2023	Commencement of construction
2029	Expected completion of construction
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Future Tung Chung towards Tamar Tung Chung line Tung Chung line extension Terminus
Location Tung Chung West Location within the MTR system

Tung Chung West (Chinese: 東涌西) is the proposed MTR terminus station of the Tung Chung line, west of Tung Chung, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong, which would follow on from Tung Chung station. When Yat Tung Estate (Trad. Chinese: 逸東邨) in Tung Chung West was constructed, the MTR Corporation and the Hong Kong SAR Government reserved a site to build the station. It will replace Airport as the westernmost railway station in Hong Kong when it opens in 2029.

The station is planned to be located to the west of Yat Tung Estate.

History

On 18 February 2009, the government replied to the Legislative Council that a decision or timetable for the construction of Tung Chung West Station was not available for the time being.[4]

In 2013, Tung Chung West Extension was mentioned in the review and update of the Railway Development Strategy 2000, after the government launched the "Tung Chung New Town Extension Study" in 2012 to further expand and develop Tung Chung New Town.[5] The updated strategy, released in September 2014 as the Railway Development Strategy 2014 (RDS-2014), confirms plans to build the Tung Chung West extension, and that the projected cost is $6 billion. An "implementation window" of 2020 to 2024 was noted.[6]

The New Lantao Bus company, which currently operates a circular bus route between Yat Tung Estate and Tung Chung station, petitioned the Legislative Council against construction of the new station.[7]

The construction of the station was approved and gazetted on 10 January 2023, with construction beginning in mid-2023 and it is expected to be completed in 2029.[8] In May of that year, the construction contract was awarded to a joint venture between French contractor Bouygues and Dragages Hong Kong.[9]

Design

The station will be located underground, accompanied by two ventilation facilities adjacent to it. Two exits will be constructed near Yat Tung Estate.

See also

• Tung Chung East station

References

1. "Tung Chung Line Extension gazette" (Press release). The Government of Hong Kong SAR. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
2. "Amendments to Tung Chung Line Extension gazetted" (Press release). The Government of Hong Kong SAR. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
3. "Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance, Cap. 499. Application for Approval of EIA Report. Project Title: Tung Chung Line Extension (Application No.: EIA-277/2021)" (PDF). Environmental Protection Department, The Government of Hong Kong SAR. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
4. Transport services for residents of Yat Tung Estate in Tung Chung
5. Our Future Railway
6. "Railway Development Strategy 2014" (PDF). Transport and Housing Bureau. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
7. Wong, Matthew L.P. (24 November 2014). "Submission expressing views on the Railway Development Strategy 2014 from Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings Limited" (PDF). Legislative Council.
8. "Hong Kong metro extension approved". Metro Report International. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
9. "Tung Chung Line Extension Project, Hong Kong". Railway Technology. Retrieved 9 June 2024.