Tseung Kwan O Line (MTR)
The Tseung Kwan O Line (將軍澳綫) is one of the seven lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. It runs from Hong Kong Island to the new town of Tseung Kwan O. The line is indicated with the colour purple. During the morning rush hour, the Tseung Kwan O Line needs 15 trains in service to keep 2.7 min train intervals. It currently travels through 7 stations in 15 minutes along its route.
Route map
History
This line was planned to serve the new town of Tseung Kwan O ("literally, General's Bay"), and after being approved by the Hong Kong Executive Council on 20 October 1998, construction commenced on 24 April 1999. The line opened on 18 August 2002, and took over the train tracks running through the Eastern Harbour Tunnel from the Kwun Tong Line. Subsequently, the Kwun Tong Line was diverted to Tiu Keng Leng station on the new line.
This line is the first MTR line with no track on viaducts. Actually nearly all the route and stations are underground except Yau Tong and Po Lam, which are at surface level but completely covered.
Not all of the line was newly constructed. Quarry Bay station and the tunnels crossing Victoria Harbour had been in use for over 10 years by the Kwun Tong Line.
Trains
Main Article: Trains of the MTR
Originally, the MTR bought a batch of new trains to serve the new line, known as "K-Stock", jointly manufactured by Hyundai Industries (South Korea) and Mitsubishi (Japan). The purpose was for quieter travel and the energy of deceleration can be retransmitted to the train. However at the launch of the line, the original "M-trains" (G-Stock, H-Stock and Q-Stock) ran on the new line, while the new trains were transferred to the Kwun Tong Line for service.
Stations
This is a list of all the stations on the Tseung Kwan O Line. The coloured boxes holding the station names represent the unique colour motif for the station.
| Livery and Name | District | Connection(s) | Date opened | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tseung Kwan O Line . | ||||
| Tin Hau* | Eastern | Island Line | ||
| North Point | September 27, 2001 (as part of Kwun Tong Line) | |||
| Quarry Bay | August 6, 1989 (as part of Kwun Tong Line) | |||
| Yau Tong | Kwun Tong | Kwun Tong Line | August 4, 2002 | |
| Tiu Keng Leng | Sai Kung | August 18, 2002 | ||
| Tseung Kwan O | ||||
| Hang Hau | ||||
| Po Lam | ||||
| Spur line from Tsueng Kwan O Station^ | ||||
| Tseung Kwan O South^ | Sai Kung | 2009 | ||
