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'''Sha Tin to Central Link''' ({{zh-t|t=沙田至中環線}}) is a proposed railway line in [[Hong Kong]] which will run from [[Tai Wai (KCR)|Tai Wai Station]] in [[Tai Wai]] to [[Hung Hom (MTR)|Hung Hom]]. The originally proposal had this line running to [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], but this will now be an extension of East Rail ({{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}}).
The proposed route roughly follows the [[East Kowloon Line (MTR)|East Kowloon Line]] (東九龍綫), which was proposed in the late 1960s. The railway will be operated by the [[MTR Corporation Limited]] and final draft proposal issued to the government by end of 2007, construction is planned to start no later than 2010.
Originally, this railway was awarded to be constructed by the [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]] (KCRC). However, as the [[Hong Kong Government]] has announced its proposal to lease KCRC's transport operations to the [[MTR Corporation Limited]] (MTRCL), the railway will be operated by the MTRCL.
== History ==
On [[June 25]] [[2002]], the government announced that the [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]] (KCRC) had won its bid against the [[MTR Corporation Limited]] (MTRCL) to build and operate the Sha Tin to Central Link. The route was originally planned to go from [[Tai Wai (KCR)|Tai Wai Station]] to Central West Station (a proposed station located under the Mid-Levels).
The KCRC announced modifications to the proposal in 2005, with the East Kowloon portion of the line joining KCR Ma On Shan Rail ({{HK-MTR lines|Ma On Shan}}) at [[Tai Wai (KCR)|Tai Wai]] and West Rail ({{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}}) at [[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]], and the cross-harbour portion joining KCR East Rail ({{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}}) at [[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]]. However, the KCRC's proposal had not yet been finalised.
At the same time, the MTRC sent a new proposal to the government. According to the proposal, {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}} would be extended from [[Yau Ma Tei (MTR)|Yau Ma Tei Station]] to [[Whampoa (MTR)|Whampoa Station]] in [[Whampoa Garden]]. Also, the route of Sha Tin to Central Link will be built according to the original proposal instead of the KCRC's modified proposal.
On [[April 11]], [[2006]], MTRC signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Hong Kong Government, the owner of KCRC, to merge the operations of the territory's two railway networks. According to the memorandum, the current MTR lines may be fully integrated with the Sha Tin to Central Link. Also, the government intends to choose the KCRC's modified proposal to build the railway, that is, extending the current {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}} to the [[Hong Kong Island]]. However, final decisions will not be made before conducting further studies on the proposal with the MTRC.
On [[July 12]], [[2007]], both companies announced the new proposal
<ref>http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/chinese/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp0716cb1-2058-1-c.pdf</ref>.
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==KCRC's original proposal==
[[Image:SCL-proposal1-KCR.svg|thumb|200px|KCR's original bid]]
===Ma On Shan Rail Extension (Tai Wai to Central West)===
Originally, the KCRC chose to extend the current {{HK-MTR lines|Ma On Shan}} from [[Tai Wai (KCR)|Tai Wai]] to Central West via stations in East Kowloon and northern shore of the [[Hong Kong Island]] in the original bid for the line.
The following is a list of proposed stations in the KCRC's original bid for the line:
*[[Tai Wai (KCR)|Tai Wai]] (大圍, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}})
*Tsz Wan Shan (慈雲山)
*Diamond Hill (鑽石山)
*Kai Tak (啟德, original site of Hong Kong International Airport)
*Ma Tau Wai (馬頭圍)
*To Kwa Wan (土瓜灣)
*Ho Man Tin (何文田, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}})
*Whampoa Garden (黃埔花園)
*[[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]] (紅磡, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}} and {{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}})
*Exhibition (會展, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Island}})
*Admiralty (金鐘)
*Central West (中環西)
==KCRC's modified proposal==
[[Image:SCL-proposal3.svg|thumb|200px|KCR's 2004 modified proposal]]
In 2004, the KCRC sent a modified proposal of the railway to the government. According to the proposal, {{HK-MTR lines|Ma On Shan}} will be extended to East Kowloon and join {{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}} at [[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]]. In addition, the cross-harbour portion will become an extension of {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}}, running from [[Mong Kok (KCR)|Mong Kok]] to Central South.
===Ma On Shan Rail East Kowloon Extension (Tai Wai to Hung Hom)===
{{HK-MTR lines|Ma On Shan}} will be extended from [[Tai Wai (KCR)|Tai Wai]] to [[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]] via East Kowloon. The extension will join {{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}} at [[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]] to the northwest [[New Territories]] via the [[Kowloon Southern Link]] and the current route of {{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}}, forming an East-to-West railway corridor. Also, the KCRC had decided not to build stations in [[Tsz Wan Shan]] and [[Whampoa Garden]]. However, both stations will be linked by the Automatic People Mover from [[Diamond Hill (MTR)|Diamond Hill]] and [[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]] respectively.
The following is a list of proposed stations of the Ma On Shan Rail East Kowloon Extension:
*[[Tai Wai (KCR)|Tai Wai]] (Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}})
*Diamond Hill (Interchange to Automatic People Mover to [[Tsz Wan Shan]])
*Kai Tak
*To Kwa Wan / Ma Tau Wai
*Ho Man Tin
*[[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]] (Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}} and Automatic People Mover to [[Whampoa Garden]]) - Joining {{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}} to [[East Tsim Sha Tsui (KCR)|East Tsim Sha Tsui]]
===Cross-harbour Extension (Mong Kok to Central South)===
According to the proposal, a new Mong Kok East station will be relocated a few hundred metres to the south of the current [[Mong Kok (KCR)|Mong Kok East]] station. Also, a new underground tunnel will be built to link between Mong Kok East and [[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]], which will join the cross-harbour tunnel to the northern shore of [[Hong Kong Island]], forming a North-to-South railway corridor.
The following is a list of proposed stations of the Cross-harbour Extension:
*[[Mong Kok (KCR)|Mong Kok East]]
*[[Hung Hom (KCR)|Hung Hom]] (Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Ma On Shan}} / {{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}} and Automatic People Mover to [[Whampoa Garden]])
*Causeway Bay North
*Exhibition
*Admiralty East
*Central South
==MTRC's proposal==
[[Image:SCL-proposal1-MTR.svg|thumb|200px|MTR's original bid]]
===Sha Tin to Central Link (Tai Wai to Central)===
The following is a list of stations proposed in the MTRC's original bid for the line:
*[[Tai Wai (MTR)|Tai Wai]] (Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}} and {{HK-MTR lines|Ma On Shan}})
*[[Tsz Wan Shan]]
*[[Diamond Hill (MTR)|Diamond Hill]] (Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}})
*[[Kai Tak]]
*[[Ma Tau Wai]]
*[[To Kwa Wan]]
*[[Ho Man Tin (MTR)|Ho Man Tin]] (Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}})
*[[Hung Hom (MTR)|Hung Hom]] (Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}} and {{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}})
*[[Exhibition (MTR)|Exhibition]]
*[[Admiralty (MTR)|Admiralty]] (Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Island}})
*[[Central (MTR)|Central West]] (Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Island}}, {{HK-MTR lines|Tsuen Wan}}, {{HK-MTR lines|Tung Chung}} and {{HK-MTR lines|Airport Express}})
An underground train depot would be built beneath the passenger terminal of the former [[Kai Tak International Airport]], adjacent to [[Prince Edward Road East]] in [[Kowloon City]].
===Kwun Tong Line Extension (Yau Ma Tei to Whampoa)===
In addition, the MTRC had previously proposed extending the {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}} to [[Whampoa Garden]]. As the KCRC had decided not to built a station in Whampoa Garden on the Sha Tin to Central Link, the MTRC sent this proposal again to the government.
The extension would run from the current [[Yau Ma Tei (MTR)|Yau Ma Tei]] terminus to:
*[[Ho Man Tin (MTR)|Ho Man Tin]] (Interchange to Sha Tin to Central Link)
*[[Whampoa (MTR)|Whampoa]]
==MTR-KCR merger proposal==
[[Image:SCL-proposal4.svg|thumb|200px|Merger proposal]]
As the [[MTR]] were [[Kowloon-Canton Railway|KCR]] is merging, the two companies announced the new proposal on [[July 12]], [[2007]].
===East-west Line===
The stations will be:
*[[Tai Wai Station|Tai Wai]] (大圍, interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}} and connects {{HK-MTR lines|Ma On Shan}})
*[[Diamond Hill Station|Diamond Hill]] (鑽石山, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}})
*[[Kai Tak Station|Kai Tak]] (啟德)
*[[Ma Tau Wai Station|Ma Tau Wai]] (馬頭圍)
*[[To Kwa Wan Station|To Kwa Wan]] (土瓜灣)
*[[Ho Man Tin Station|Ho Man Tin]] (何文田, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}})
*[[Hung Hom Station|Hung Hom]] (紅磡, Interchange to North-south Line and connects {{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}})
===North-south Line===
The original Causeway Bay North (銅鑼灣北) station was cancelled due to potential effects on traffic during the construction of the station.
*[[Hung Hom Station|Hung Hom]] (紅磡, Interchange to East-west Line and connects {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}})
*[[Exhibition Station (MTR)|Exhibition]] (會展)
*[[Admiralty Station|Admiralty]] (金鐘, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Island}} and {{HK-MTR lines|Tsuen Wan}})
*[[Central South Station|Central South]] (中環南)
===Kwun Tong Line extension===
*[[Yau Ma Tei Station|Yau Ma Tei]] (油麻地, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Tsuen Wan}} and connects {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}})
*[[Ho Man Tin Station|Ho Man Tin]] (何文田, Interchange to North-south Line)
*[[Whampoa Garden Station|Whampoa Garden]] (黃埔)
==MTR-KCR revised proposal==
[[Image:SCL-proposal1.svg|thumb|200px|Revised proposal]]
The MTRC announced a revised proposal on [[March 11]], [[2008]]. The Government will fund all of the required HK$37.4 billion for construction.<ref>{{cite news||title=政府全資374億建沙中線(A4)|publisher=Ming Pao|date=2008-03-12|accessdate=2008-03-12}}</ref>
===East-west Line===
The stations will be:
*[[Tai Wai Station|Tai Wai]] (大圍, interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}} and connects {{HK-MTR lines|Ma On Shan}})
*[[Diamond Hill Station|Diamond Hill]] (鑽石山, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}})
*[[Kai Tak Station|Kai Tak]] (啟德)
*[[Ma Tau Wai Station|Ma Tau Wai]] (馬頭圍)
*[[To Kwa Wan Station|To Kwa Wan]] (土瓜灣)
*[[Ho Man Tin Station|Ho Man Tin]] (何文田, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}})
*[[Hung Hom Station|Hung Hom]] (紅磡, Interchange to North-south Line and connects {{HK-MTR lines|West Rail}})
Construction will be started in 2010 and completed in 2015.
===North-south Line===
The original Causeway Bay North (銅鑼灣北) station was cancelled due to potential effects on traffic during the construction of the station.
*[[Hung Hom Station|Hung Hom]] (紅磡, Interchange to East-west Line and connects {{HK-MTR lines|East Rail}})
*[[Exhibition Station (MTR)|Exhibition]] (會展)
*[[Admiralty Station|Admiralty]] (金鐘, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Island}} and {{HK-MTR lines|Tsuen Wan}})
[[Central South Station|Central South]] (中環南) has not been cancelled, but excluded in the modified plan because no suitable sites have been found at this stage. Construction will be completed in 2019.
===Kwun Tong Line extension===
*[[Yau Ma Tei Station|Yau Ma Tei]] (油麻地, Interchange to {{HK-MTR lines|Tsuen Wan}} and connects {{HK-MTR lines|Kwun Tong}})
*[[Ho Man Tin Station|Ho Man Tin]] (何文田, Interchange to East-west Line)
*[[Whampoa Station|Whampoa]] (黃埔)
Construction will be finished in 2015.
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