Kwu Tung station

Kwu Tung

古洞
Future MTR rapid transit station
(Construction began in September 2023)
Cut-and-cover construction of Kwu Tung station (January 2005) during the building of the Lok Ma Chau spur line
Chinese name
Chinese古洞
Literal meaningold cave
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGǔdòng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggu2 dung6
General information
LocationHo Sheung Heung Road × Ma Tso Lung Road, Kwu Tung
North District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°30′27″N 114°05′59″E / 22.50752°N 114.09962°E / 22.50752; 114.09962
ElevationUnderground
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (East Rail line)
MTR Corporation (Northern Link)
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
Other information
Station codeKTU
WebsiteKwu Tung Station
History
OpeningExpected: 2027; 3 years' time (2027)[1]
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Key dates
2021Planning and design commences [2]
2022Project gazetted under the Railway Ordinance[3]
2023Commencement of construction[1]
2027Expected completion of construction[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Future
Sheung Shui
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Lok Ma Chau
Terminus
Proposed
San Tin Northern Link Terminus
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Kwu Tung
Location within the MTR system

Kwu Tung (Chinese: 古洞站) is a planned underground infill station on the Lok Ma Chau spur line of the East Rail line of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. The station will be situated near Kwu Tung in North District, New Territories.

It is part of the first phase of the Northern Link and act as its eastern terminus when phase 2 is completed,[2] with an expected construction cost of HK$5.9 billion as of July 2023.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2021: Excellence in Motion" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 2022-03-10. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-08-09. A design consultant was appointed for Kwu Tung Station on the East Rail Line in April 2021, with construction targeted to commence in 2023 for completion in 2027.
  2. ^ a b "Detailed planning and design of Northern Link Phase 1 commences" (PDF) (Press release). Hong Kong: MTR Corporation. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  3. ^ "Addition of railway station at Kwu Tung gazetted" (Press release). The Government of Hong Kong SAR. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. ^ "古洞站造價2年急升七成 田北辰:離晒大譜". 20 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2024.