Tsuen Wan line

Tsuen Wan line
荃灣綫
An M-Train approaching Kwai Hing station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerMTR Corporation
LocaleDistricts: Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong, Central & Western
Termini
Connecting lines
Former connections
Stations16
Color on map     Red (#ED1D24)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMTR MTR
Operator(s)MTR Corporation
Depot(s)Tsuen Wan
Rolling stockMetro Cammell EMU (DC)
Ridership1,058,300 daily average
(weekdays, September 2014)[1]
History
Opened
  • 10 May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-10)
Technical
Line length15.59 km (9.69 mi)
Track length16.9 km (10.5 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,432 mm (4 ft 8+38 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
SignallingAdvanced SelTrac CBTC (Expected 2025-2026)[2][3]
Train protection system
Route map

Central     
Admiralty               
Tsim Sha Tsui
Jordan
Yau Ma Tei     
Mong Kok     
Prince Edward     
Down arrow
Kwun Tong line
to Tiu Keng Leng
Sham Shui Po
Cheung Sha Wan
Lai Chi Kok
Mei Foo     
Lai King     
Kwai Fong
Kwai Hing
Tai Wo Hau
Tsuen Wan Depot
Tsuen Wan
Reversing siding
Tsuen Wan line
Traditional Chinese荃灣綫
Simplified Chinese荃湾线
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQuánwān xiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationchyùhn wāan sin
Jyutpingcyun4 waan1 sin3
IPA[tɕʰy̏ːn wáːn ɕīːn]
Platform screen doors installed at Central station on the Tsuen Wan line
Prince Edward station in Kowloon

The Tsuen Wan line (Chinese: 荃灣綫) is one of the ten lines of the metro network in Hong Kong's MTR. It is indicated in red on the MTR map.

There are 16 stations on the line. The southern terminus is Central station on Hong Kong Island and the northwestern terminus is Tsuen Wan station in the New Territories. A journey on the entire line takes 35 minutes.

As a cross-harbour route that goes through the heart of Kowloon and densely populated Sham Shui Po and Kwai Chung, the line is very heavily travelled.

  1. ^ "Weekday patronage of MTR heavy rail network from September 1 to 27 and September 28 to October 25, 2014" (PDF). Legislative Council. 29 October 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Alstom and Thales to supply advanced CBTC signalling system to Hong Kong's seven metro lines". RailwayPRO. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2022: Connecting the Future" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 9 March 2023. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Annual Report 2021" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 10 March 2022. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022. In 2021, we continued with the project to replace the existing signalling system ("SACEM System") on our four urban lines (Island, Tseung Kwan O, Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan lines).