South Island Line (East)

South Island Line 南港島綫
Southbound train of the South Island Line approaching Ocean Park Station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit, driverless
System	MTR
Locale	Districts: Central and Western, Southern
Termini	Admiralty South Horizons
Stations	5
Operation
Opened	28 December 2016 (2016-12-28)
Depot(s)	Wong Chuk Hang
Rolling stock	CNR Changchun EMU
Technical
Line length	7.4 km (4.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,432 mm (4 ft 8 3⁄8 in)
Route map North South Corridor to Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Tsuen Wan Line Central – Tsuen Wan Admiralty           Island Line Kennedy Town – Chai Wan Nam Fung Tunnel Ocean Park Wong Chuk Hang Depot Wong Chuk Hang South Island Line (West) to HKU Aberdeen Channel Bridge Lei Tung South Horizons This diagram:

The South Island Line, identified by the livery colour of lime, is a passenger railway of Hong Kong's MTR metro system. This line connects the central business district from Admiralty Station to the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, which was not served by any rail transport prior to the opening of this line. The rolling stock of South Island Line is purpose-built for driverless operation. Trains are remotely controlled from the Operations Control Centre in Tsing Yi. Approved by the Executive Council of Hong Kong in 2007, the line commenced service on 28 December 2016.

This line was known during planning and construction as the South Island Line (East) to distinguish from South Island Line (West), which is still under planning.

The initial proposal for the line was in 2002, and went through a number of changes, at times combined with the West Island Line and South Island Line (West). The final alignment corresponds with "option B" of the 2005 revised scheme, with no intermediate station at Happy Valley Station included, in order to reduce the travel time to the CBD.

MTR defines the railway as a medium capacity system. The final order for for the new line consisted of 10 new three-car MTR CNR Changchun EMUs using steel wheels. These trains are externally similar to the new existing sets in service on the Kwun Tong Line, but are fully automatic and driverless – the second such line in the MTR system after the Disneyland Resort Line, and the third such line in Hong Kong. Trains operate with a frequency of three minutes during rush hour.