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Kwu Tung Station on the East Rail Line
Between Lok Ma Chau and Sheung Shui stations, Kwu Tung Station on the East Rail Line will be located at the junction of the existing Ma Tso Lung Road and Ho Sheung Heung Road, which is also the town centre of the future Kwu Tung North (KTN) New Development Area (NDA). The new station will be upgraded into an interchange station for passengers to interchange between the East Rail Line and the Northern Link easily in the future.
Construction of the East Rail Line’s Kwu Tung Station commenced in 2023. Currently, the overall construction progress is on track and has been topped out in November 2025, with completion targeted for 2027. The future Kwu Tung Station will be the public transport hub in the area, providing efficient and convenient railway services to the existing and future residents living in Kwu Tung North New Development Area within the Northern Metropolis.
Northern Link Main Line
The Northern Link Main Line is about 10.7km long and will adopt an underground railway alignment and underground station designs. It comprises two terminal and interchange stations, Kwu Tung and Kam Sheung Road stations that connect the East Rail Line and Tuen Ma Line respectively, and three intermediate stations at San Tin, Ngau Tam Mei and Au Tau.
The Northern Link project has been commenced officially in October 2025. Among the multiple railway projects MTR is currently constructing, the Northern Link is the largest in scale.
In order to achieve the commissioning of both lines no later than 2034, the Corporation and the Government have together adopted an innovative approach in crafting the Project Agreement, taking the Main Line and Spur Line holistically while executing Part 1 of it to enable works to go ahead first.
With the signing and implementation of the (Part 1) Project Agreement for the financing and construction of parts of the Northern Link Main Line, the Corporation will take forward parts of the construction works of the Main Line, including the construction of Kwu Tung, Au Tau, and Kam Sheung Road stations, as well as the tunnel sections from Kwu Tung to San Tin and Au Tau to Kam Sheung Road, along with related railway facilities of the Northern Link Main Line.
The remaining works of the Main Line, the depot that needs to be seamlessly integrated with the Spur Line, as well as San Tin and Ngau Tam Mei stations of the Main Line will be addressed in the (Part 2) Project Agreement, targeting to optimise synergy and cost efficiency, and accomplishing the commissioning of the Main Line and Spur Line no later than 2034 simultaneously.
Northern Link Spur Line
The Northern Link Spur Line is about 6.2km long (including about 1km in Shenzhen as the Shenzhen section) and will adopt an underground railway alignment and underground station designs. The Spur Line connects by the interchange San Tin Station to the new Huanggang Port in Shenzhen via Chau Tau and The Loop stations, becoming Hong Kong’s third direct cross-boundary railway link.
In order to achieve the commissioning of both lines no later than 2034, the Corporation and the Government have together adopted an innovative approach in crafting the Project Agreement, taking the Main Line and Spur Line holistically while executing Part 1 of it to enable works to go ahead first.
With the signing and implementation of the (Part 1) Project Agreement, apart from taking forward parts of the construction works of the Main Line, the Corporation also commences the detailed planning and design of the Spur Line.
The financing and construction of the remaining works of the Main Line and Spur Line, the depot that needs to be seamlessly integrated with the Main Line, as well as the operation and maintenance of both lines will be addressed in the (Part 2) Project Agreement, targeting to optimise synergy and cost efficiency, and accomplishing the commissioning of the Main Line and Spur Line no later than 2034 simultaneously.
