West Rail line

West Rail line
West Rail line
Traditional Chinese	西鐵綫
Simplified Chinese	西铁线
Literal meaning	West Rail line
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xī Tiě Xiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Sāi Tit Sin
Jyutping	Sai1 Tit3 Sin3

West Rail line
西鐵綫
West Rail line; 西鐵綫
	A West Rail line IKK train arriving at Kam Sheung Road station in June 2008
Overview
Status	Ceased operation (27 June 2021)
Locale	Districts: Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing (no station), Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun
Termini	Tuen Mun; Hung Hom;
Continues as	Tuen Ma line
Former connections	East Rail line; Tung Chung line; Airport Express; Tsuen Wan line; Light Rail;
Stations	12
Color on map	Magenta (#A3238F)
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	MTR
Depot(s)	Pat Heung
Rolling stock	SP1900/1950 EMU; Tuen Ma Line C-train
Ridership	442,600 weekday average ; (Sept to Oct 2014)
History
Opened	20 December 2003; 20 years ago
Closed	27 June 2021; 3 years ago (merged with the Ma On Shan line to form the Tuen Ma line)
Technical
Line length	35.7 km (22.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead lines)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Tsuen Wan line
	to Tsuen Wan
	Tung Chung line
	to Tung Chung
	Tung Chung line
	to Hong Kong
	Tsuen Wan line
	to Central
	East Rail line
	to Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
	Tuen Ma line
	to Wu Kai Sha
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The West Rail line (Chinese: 西鐵綫) was a rapid transit line that formed part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong until 27 June 2021. Coloured magenta on the MTR map, the line ran from Tuen Mun to Hung Hom, with a total length of 35.7 kilometres (22.2 mi), in 37 minutes.^[3] The railway connected the urban area of Kowloon and the new towns of Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun in the northwestern New Territories.

The line was the second of three lines built and operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC), then known as the KCR West Rail (九廣西鐵). It was designed to suburban rail standards similar to that of KCR's first line, now the East Rail line, anticipating freight^[4] and intercity services to Mainland China,^[5] although the latter role was ultimately superseded by the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section as part of the China Railway High-speed network.

After KCRC's merger of operations with the MTR Corporation on 2 December 2007,^[6] the West Rail line was operated as part of the MTR network. Along with the Ma On Shan line, the line was integrated into the Tuen Ma line in June 2021 upon the completion of Phase 1 of the Sha Tin to Central Link.

^ "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.
^ "Island Line". Highways Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference mtrc01 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ KCRC (1999). "Planning for New Projects" (PDF). KCRC. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ Panel on Transport, Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways (22 November 2013). "Appendix II: Chronology of major developments of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link project" (PDF). Legislative Council, Hong Kong. Retrieved 20 February 2014. LC Paper No. CB(1)308/13-14(05)
^ "History – About KCRC". Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

[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. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

[Highways-Dept-2] "Island Line". Highways Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[mtrc01-3] Cite error: The named reference mtrc01 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[KCRC_1999-4] KCRC (1999). "Planning for New Projects" (PDF). KCRC. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[xrl_legco01-5] Panel on Transport, Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways (22 November 2013). "Appendix II: Chronology of major developments of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link project" (PDF). Legislative Council, Hong Kong. Retrieved 20 February 2014. LC Paper No. CB(1)308/13-14(05)

[6] "History – About KCRC". Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

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