Shing Mun Tunnels

Shing Mun Tunnels
Part of Route 9
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length: 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Shing Mun Tunnels and Shing Mun Tunnel Road combined 5.9 km (3.7 mi)
Existed: 20 April 1990 – present
Major junctions
West end: Tsuen Wan (near Wo Yi Hop)
  No junctions
East end: Tai Wai
Highway system
Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System
Shing Mun Tunnels

Bridges over the valley of Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
Traditional Chinese 城門隧道
Simplified Chinese 城门隧道
A red taxicab exiting one of the Shing Mun Tunnels

The Shing Mun Tunnels are a system of tunnels and viaducts in the New Territories, Hong Kong connecting the new towns of Tsuen Wan to the west and Sha Tin to the east. They are a part of Route 9 and the Tsuen Wan entrance is the reset point of Route 9.[1][2]

Construction started on 11 February 1987 and the tunnels opened on 20 April 1990. They are made up of three sections, each with twin two-lane tunnels (one each way). The westerly pair passes through Ma Tsz Keng (Smuggler's Ridge) near Shing Mun Reservoir, where it gets its name from; the easterly pair passes through Cham Shan (Needle Hill) and is linked to the westerly pair by two viaducts over Lower Shing Mun Reservoir. The toll plaza and bus interchange are located outside the Tsuen Wan end of the tunnel.

The tunnels lead to Cheung Pei Shan Road and connect Wo Yi Hop Interchange in Tsuen Wan, and Shing Mun Tunnel Road in the east which links Tai Wai Road and ends at Tai Po Road.

The Shing Mun Tunnels are currently managed by Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited.[3]

Transport Service

KMB
Long Win Bus
Minibus

See also

References

  1. "Shing Mun Tunnels Viaducts". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. "表 4. 5 城門隧道交通量". Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. "Transport in Hong Kong > Tunnels & Bridges". Retrieved 17 April 2016.

External links

Preceded by
Cheung Pei Shan Road
Hong Kong Route 9

Shing Mun Tunnels
Succeeded by
Tai Po Road — Sha Tin

Coordinates: 22°22′44″N 114°09′31″E / 22.3788°N 114.1587°E / 22.3788; 114.1587

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