Eastern Harbour Crossing

Eastern Harbour Crossing
Entrance to Eastern Harbour Crossing at Cha Kwo Ling in July 2008
Overview
LocationBeneath Victoria Harbour, between Quarry Bay and Lam Tin (near Cha Kwo Ling)
Coordinates22°17′58.15″N 114°13′51.97″E / 22.2994861°N 114.2311028°E / 22.2994861; 114.2311028
StatusActive
SystemPart of Route 2
StartQuarry Bay
EndLam Tin (near Cha Kwo Ling)
Operation
Opened21 September 1989; 35 years ago (1989-09-21)[1]
OwnerHong Kong Government (Road Tunnel)
MTR Corporation (Superficies and Track Tunnel)
OperatorPacific Infrastructure Limited[2]
TrafficVehicular and Rail
Characterimmersed tube
Vehicles per day71471 (2022)
Technical
Line length2.29 kilometres (1.42 mi)
No. of tracks2 tracks (1 per direction) in train tunnel
No. of lanes4 lanes (2 lanes per direction) in road tunnel with 6 lanes (3 lanes per direction) on exit
Track gauge1,432 mm (4 ft 8+38 in)
Operating speed70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) (within road tunnel)
50 kilometres per hour (31 mph) (exit and entrance to road tunnel)
Map
Eastern Harbour Crossing
Part of Route 2
Major junctions
West endQuarry Bay
Major intersections2 in total;
Route 4 at Quarry Bay
East endLam Tin (near Cha Kwo Ling)
Location
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
Major citiesKwun Tong, Quarry Bay
Highway system
Eastern Harbour Crossing
Traditional Chinese東區海底隧道
Simplified Chinese东区海底隧道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōngqū Hǎidǐ Suìdào
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDūngkēui Hóidái Seuihdouh
Jyutpingdung1 keoi1 hoi2 dai2 seoi6 dou6

The Eastern Harbour Crossing (Chinese: 東區海底隧道), abbreviated as "EHC" (Chinese: 東隧), is a combined road-rail tunnel that crosses beneath Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Opened on 21 September 1989, it is the second harbour-crossing tunnel built and the longest amongst the three. It connects Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island and Cha Kwo Ling in Kowloon East.

  1. ^ "Transport in Hong Kong – Tunnels and Bridges". Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  2. ^ . Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong https://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_5010/contact_tunnels_control_areas_operators_revised.pdf. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)