Kowloon Southern Link

Kowloon Southern link
九龍南綫
Exterior view of Austin station
Overview
OwnerKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Locale
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemMTR East Rail line, Tuen Ma line
History
OpenedAugust 16, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-08-16)
Technical
Line length3.8 km (2.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Route map

Colour legend
Kowloon Southern Link


Hung Hom     
East Tsim Sha Tsui
Austin
Nam Cheong     

The Kowloon Southern link is a section of the MTR East Rail and Tuen Ma line linking Nam Cheong station and Hung Hom station. The rail link is fully underground, lies along the south-west coastline of Kowloon Peninsula, east of rail tracks of the Tung Chung line and Airport Express. Kowloon Southern Link has one underground intermediate station called Austin station (formerly West Kowloon station). It is located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices,[1] close to Kowloon station of Tung Chung line and Airport Express. However, the structures do not provide a direct transfer between the two stations.