Tuen Ma line

{{Infobox rail line | name = Tuen Ma line
屯馬綫
| color = 923011 | status = Operational | image = Tuen Ma Line C-Train 202103.jpg | image_width = 325px | image_alt = | logo = | logo_width = | caption = A CRRC Changchun EMU train approaching Hin Keng station | type = Rapid transit | system = MTR | mapcolor =      Brown (#923011) | owner = Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation | operator = MTR Corporation | locale = Districts: Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District, Tsuen Wan District, Sham Shui Po District, Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon City District, Wong Tai Sin District, Sha Tin District | start = Tuen Mun | end = Wu Kai Sha | stations = 30

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  • Average: 38 km/h (24 mph)
  • Maximum: 130 km/h (81 mph)[1]

| ridership2 = 595,700 weekday average
(Sept to Oct 2014, combined from former Ma On Shan and West rail line ridership)[2]

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| close = | depot = Tai Wai, Pat Heung, Hung Hom sidings | stock = SP1900 EMU (IKK-train)
Tuen Ma Line C-train | linelength = Error in convert: Value "58.8km" must be a number (help)

Tuen Ma line
Traditional Chinese屯馬綫
Simplified Chinese屯马线
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTún Mǎ xiàn
Wade–GilesTun2 Ma3 hsien4
Hakka
RomanizationTûn-Ma-Sien
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTyùn Máh sin
JyutpingTyun4 Maa5 sin3

The Tuen Ma line (Chinese: 屯馬綫) is a rapid transit line that forms part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. Coloured brown on the map, the Tuen Ma line is 56.2 kilometres (34.9 mi) in length, making it the longest line of the MTR network. It has a total of 27 stations, more than any other in the MTR system.[4]

The Tuen Ma line is a merger of the two former MTR lines, the West Rail line and the Ma On Shan line, via a new stretch of mostly-underground railway known as the "Tai Wai to Hung Hom section" (大圍至紅磡段) of the Sha Tin to Central Link project, consisting of 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) of track and six new intermediate stations. The Tai Wai to Kai Tak section (大圍至啟德段) opened on 14 February 2020, while the Kai Tak to Hung Hom section opened on 27 June 2021, thereby completing the line.[5]

During the planning and construction phase, this line was referred to as the "East West Corridor" (東西走廊). On 25 May 2018, the finalised name "Tuen Ma line" was confirmed by the MTR Corporation, reflecting the termini of the full line, namely Tuen Mun and Ma On Shan. The full journey time is about 73 minutes.[6]

  1. ^ "Business Overview" (PDF). MTR. July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ "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. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Official website of MTR Tuen Ma Line".
  4. ^ "Shatin to Central Link FAQ". MTR. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ "MTR's Tuen Ma Line to get going on June 27". RTHK. 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ "屯馬綫通車|屯馬綫通車優惠4車站出入閘每程減1元 全程需時73分鐘成人票價23.6元". Sky Post (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.