Tung Chung line

Tung Chung line
Tung Chung line
Traditional Chinese	東涌綫
Simplified Chinese	东涌线
Literal meaning	East (of a) branch of a river line
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dōngchōng xiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	dūng chūng sin
Jyutping	dung1 cung1 sin3

Tung Chung line
東涌綫
Tung Chung line; 東涌綫
	A Tung Chung line CAF–train approaching Sunny Bay station, bound for Hong Kong
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	MTR Corporation
Locale	Districts: Islands, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong, Central & Western
Termini	Tung Chung; Hong Kong;
Connecting lines	Airport Express; Disneyland Resort line; Tsuen Wan line; Tuen Ma line; Island line;
Former connections	West Rail line
Stations	8
Color on map	Orange (#F7943E)
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	MTR
Operator(s)	MTR Corporation
Depot(s)	Siu Ho Wan
Rolling stock	Adtranz–CAF EMU; Rotem EMU;
Ridership	236,900 daily average ; (weekdays, September 2014)
History
Opened	22 June 1998; 26 years ago
Technical
Line length	31.1 km (19.3 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track (shares tracks with Airport Express from Tung Chung to Tsing Yi and Kowloon to Hong Kong); Double-track (separate tracks from Airport Express from Tsing Yi to Kowloon);
Track gauge	1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
Electrification	1.5 kV DC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	Average: 80 km/h (50 mph); Maximum: 135 km/h (84 mph);
Signalling	Advanced SelTrac CBTC (future)
Train protection system	SACEM (to be replaced)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Tseung Kwan O line (NIL)
	to Po Lam or LOHAS Park
	Tsuen Wan line
	to Tsuen Wan
	Island line
	to Chai Wan
	Island line
	to Kennedy Town
	Tuen Ma line
	to Wu Kai Sha
	Tuen Ma line
	to Tuen Mun
	Tsuen Wan line
	to Central
	Tsuen Wan line
	to Tsuen Wan
	Disneyland Resort line
	to Disneyland Resort
	Airport Express
	to AsiaWorld–Expo
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The Tung Chung line (Chinese: 東涌綫) is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong, linking the town of Tung Chung with central Hong Kong. It was built in the 1990s as part of the Airport Railway project, part of the construction of the new Chek Lap Kok Airport. The line currently travels through eight stations in 31 minutes along its route. The line is coloured orange on the MTR system map.

^ "Weekday patronage of MTR heavy rail network from September 1 to 27 and September 28 to October 25, 2014" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
^ "Business Overview" (PDF). MTR. July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "Alstom and Thales to supply advanced CBTC signalling system to Hong Kong's seven metro lines". RailwayPRO. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/corporate/tenders/SHD_1701.html

[1] "Weekday patronage of MTR heavy rail network from September 1 to 27 and September 28 to October 25, 2014" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

[business_report_2021-2] "Business Overview" (PDF). MTR. July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

[3] "Alstom and Thales to supply advanced CBTC signalling system to Hong Kong's seven metro lines". RailwayPRO. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[4] ttps://www.mtr.com.hk/en/corporate/tenders/SHD_1701.html

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