Kwun Tong Line Extension
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Kwun Tong Line Extension
觀塘綫延綫 |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | MTR |
| Locale | Districts: Kowloon City, Yau Tsim Mong |
| Termini |
Whampoa Yau Ma Tei (through service to Kwun Tong Line) |
| Stations | 2 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 23 October 2016 |
| Owner | Hong Kong Government |
| Operator(s) | MTR Corporation |
| Depot(s) | Kolwoon Bay |
| Rolling stock | MTR Metro Cammell EMU (DC), MTR CNR Changchun EMU |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,432 mm (4 ft 8 3⁄8 in) |
| Electrification | 1.5 kV DC |
The Kwung Tong Line Extension (abbreviated KTE; Chinese: 觀塘綫延綫; Jyutping: Gun1 Tong4 Sin3 Jin4 Sin3) is an extension of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. It extends the existing train service of Kwun Tong Line to Ho Man Tin Station and Whampoa Station. It began the construction on 25 July 2011 and opened for service on 23 October 2016.
During the bid for Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL) in 2000s, in order to win the project, Mass Transit Railway proposed to extend the Kwung Tong Line while Kowloon Canton Railway suggest to construct an Automated People Mover in Whampoa.
After the MTR–KCR merger in 2007, Hong Kong government appointed MTR to construct the SCL according to KCR proposal, while also extend the Kwung Tong Line to Whampoa. The benefits are better transfer arrangement at Ho Man Tin Station and other SCL interchange stations.
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