Lion Rock Tunnel

Lion Rock Tunnel
獅子山隧道
Entrance of the Lion Rock Tunnel in Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Overview
LocationThrough Lion Rock, connecting Kowloon Tong to Tai Wai in Hong Kong
Coordinates22°21′21″N 114°10′22″E / 22.35583°N 114.17278°E / 22.35583; 114.17278
StatusActive
Route Route 1
StartKowloon Tong
EndHin Tin
Operation
Work begunJanuary 1962; 62 years ago (1962-01)
Opened14 November 1967; 56 years ago (1967-11-14) (Lion Rock Tunnel)
18 January 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-18) (Second Lion Rock Tunnel)
OwnerHong Kong Government
OperatorGreater Lucky (H.K.) Co., Ltd
TrafficVehicular
TollYes (HK$8)
Vehicles per day90,608
Technical
Design engineerYoung Au Young
Length1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
No. of lanes4 lanes (2 lanes per direction)
Operating speed70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)
Map
Lion Rock Tunnel
Traditional Chinese獅子山隧道
Simplified Chinese狮子山隧道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShīzǐshān Suìdào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsi1 zi2 saan1 seui6 dou6
Lion Rock Tunnel toll plaza, on the Sha Tin side.
New Kowloon side. The Second Lion Rock Tunnel is on the left, the "old" tunnel is on the right. Lion Rock is visible in the top right corner.

The Lion Rock Tunnel, the first major road tunnel in Hong Kong, is a twin-bored toll tunnel, connecting Hin Tin, Sha Tin in the New Territories and New Kowloon near Kowloon Tong. It has two southbound lanes, and there are two northbound lanes in the Second Lion Rock Tunnel, with the toll booths located at the Sha Tin end. They are vital components of Route 1.