List of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong

This is a list of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong.

Road

Road tunnels

Victoria Harbour crossings

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for motorcycles/taxis/cars/minibuses/ buses/lorries (HK$) Vehicles daily (as at 2023) Capacity per day
Cross-Harbour Tunnel Map 1972 1.86 1999 Hong Kong Government/Serco Group (HK) Limited 8/25/30/10/15/15-30 107,122 78 500
Eastern Harbour Crossing Map 1989 2.2 2008 (Rail) 2016 (Road) Hong Kong Government/Pacific Infrastructure Limited 13/25/30/38/75/38-75 75,230 78 500
Western Harbour Crossing Map 1997 2 2023 Hong Kong Government/Pacific Infrastructure Limited 25/25/60/85/200/85-140 64,185 118 000

Tunnels on Hong Kong Island

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for taxis/cars/minibuses/ buses/lorries (HK$) Vehicles daily (As at 2021) Capacity per day
Aberdeen Tunnel Map 1982/1983 1.85   Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited 5 (Flat toll) 60,837 (as of 2021)  
Central–Wan Chai Bypass 2019 4.5 N/A Hong Kong Government / Chun Wo Tunnel Management Limited Toll-free 47,707 N/A

Tunnels in New Kowloon

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for taxis/cars/minibuses/ buses/lorries (HK$) Vehicles daily Capacity per day
Kai Tak Tunnel, formerly known as Airport Tunnel Map 1982 1.26   Hong Kong Government / Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited Toll-free 52,990 (As of 2021)  
Kai San Road 2017 0.57 Toll-free

Tunnels between New Kowloon and the New Territories

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for taxis/cars/minibuses/ buses/lorries (HK$) Vehicles daily (As at 2021) Capacity per day
Eagle's Nest Tunnel Map & Sha Tin Heights Tunnel Map 2008 2.7, 0.95   Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited 8 (Flat toll) 60,747 120,000
Lion Rock Tunnel Map 1967 1.43   Hong Kong Government / Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited 8 (Flat toll) 89,583  
Second Lion Rock Tunnel Map 1978 1.41
Tate's Cairn Tunnel Map 1991 3.9 2018 Hong Kong Government / Pacific Infrastructure Management Limited 14/14/21/28-31/21-25[1] 61,571  
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Map 1990 0.9   Hong Kong Government / Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited Free 96,172  
Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel 2022 2.2 — Hong Kong Government Free — —

Tunnels in the New Territories

Tunnel Opened Length (km) Franchise lasts until Owner/operator Cost for Motorcycles / taxis / cars / minibuses /
buses / lorries (HK$)		 Vehicles daily (As in 2021) Capacity per day
Shing Mun Tunnels Map (east) Map (west) 1990 2.6   Hong Kong Government / Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited 5 (Flat toll) 52,349  
Tai Lam Tunnel Map 1998 3.8 2025 Route 3 (CPS) Co. Ltd. 22 / 48 / 48 / 100 / 143~168 / 49~60 (concessionary fees until further notice) 45,392 140,000 
Cheung Tsing Tunnel Map 1997 1.65   Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited Toll-free 83 000  
Discovery Bay Tunnel Map 2000 0.63 N/A HKR International Limited 50 for government cars and buses, 120 for light class goods vehicles, 160 for medium class goods vehicles, 250 for heavy and all other classes (motorcycles, taxis, private cars are disallowed) 612 520
Tai Wai Tunnel Map 2007 0.5 N/A Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited 8 (Incorporated into toll fee of Eagle's Nest Tunnel & Sha Tin Heights Tunnel) N/A N/A
Nam Wan Tunnel Map 2009 1.25 N/A Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited Toll-free N/A N/A
Scenic Hill Tunnel 2018 1 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 466 N/A
Airport Tunnel 2018 0.6 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 401 N/A
Lung Shan Tunnel 2019 4.8 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 16,728 N/A
Cheung Shan Tunnel 2019 0.9 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 4688 N/A
Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok Link 2020 5.5 N/A Hong Kong Government / Transport Infrastructure Management Limited Toll-free 17,548 N/A

Tunnels under construction or planned

Tunnel Scheduled year of completion Length (km) Location
Central Kowloon Route 2025 4.7 Kowloon-New Kowloon
Trunk Road T2 and Cha Kwo Ling Tunnel 2026 3 New Kowloon
Tuen Mun West Bypass N/A 8.4 New Territories

Notable underpasses

Man Cheung Street Underpass across Connaught Road Central
  • Pedder Street Underpass
  • Smithfield Underpass
  • Salisbury Road Underpass
  • Chung Cheung Road
  • Lin Cheung Road Underpass
  • Man Cheung Street Underpass
  • Winslow Street Underpass
  • Chatham Road South-Gilles Avenue South Underpass
  • Sai Sha Road Ma On Shan Underpass
  • Sai Sha Road Clear Water Bay Underpass
  • Tsing Yi Road-Kwai Tsing Bridge Underpass
  • Yi Pei Chun Road Underpass
  • Wo Yi Hop Road Underpass
  • Austin Road West Underpass

    • Road bridges

    There are about 1300 vehicular bridges in Hong Kong.[2]

    Major bridges in Hong Kong
    Name Year opened Length (m) Franchise expiry Owner/operator Toll Daily traffic Daily capacity
    Tsing Ma Bridge 1997 1,377   Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited No 94,185 (as of Aug 2019)  
    Kap Shui Mun Bridge 1997 1,323   Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited No  
    Ting Kau Bridge 1998 1,177   Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited No    
    Tsing Yi Bridge 1974 610   Hong Kong Government No    
    Ap Lei Chau Bridge 1980 230   Hong Kong Government No    
    Second Ap Lei Chau Bridge 1994 230   Hong Kong Government No    
    Liu To Bridge 1987? 175   Hong Kong Government No    
    Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor 2007 5,500   Hong Kong Government / Government of People's Republic of China No    
    Stonecutters Bridge 2009 1,596   Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited No    
    Cheung Tsing Bridge 1977 600 Hong Kong Government / TIML MOM Limited No
    Lai Chi Kok Bridge 1968 790 Hong Kong Government No 82,560
    Tsing Yi North Bridge 1987 1,015 Hong Kong Government No 41,680
    Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge 2018 29,600 Hong Kong Government / Government of People's Republic of China Yes 10,812
    Tseung Kwan O Cross Bay Bridge 2022 1,800 No

    Other road bridges and viaducts

    Liu To Bridge in July 2017
    The spiral loop of New Clear Water Bay Road in August 2006
    Tsing Yi North Coastal Road viewed from the Tsuen Wan coastline in July 2008
  • Banyan Bridge
  • Bridge on Bowen Road[3]
  • Broadwood Road
  • Castle Peak Road – New Tai Lam
  • Choi Yee Bridge
  • Dragon Bridge
  • Hung Hom Bypass
  • Island Eastern Corridor
  • Kwun Tong Bypass
  • Lai Chi Kok Bridge
  • Lion Bridge
  • Lok Ma Chau Bridge (cross-border)
  • Mount Kellett Road Flyover
  • New Clear Water Bay Road
  • Sand Martin Bridge
  • Tsing Yi North Coastal Road
  • Tsuen Wan Road
    • Former bridges

    Pedestrian-only

    Footbridges

    Railway

    Railway tunnels

    Various tunnels were built for the KCR network now leased to the MTRC:

    Tunnels of the MTR:

    Tunnels owned by the KCRC leased to the MTRC:

    Underground sections of MTR:

    High-speed rail:

    Former tunnels:

    The Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover also features tunnel portions.

    Railway bridges and viaducts

    Trams crossing Bowrington Canal in the 1920s
    Aberdeen Channel Bridge in October 2016

    MTR

    East Rail line / Through Train
    Island line
    • Heng Fa Chuen – Chai Wan Viaduct
    Kwun Tong line
    • Kowloon Bay – Lam Tin Viaduct
    Tuen Ma line
    • Tai Wai – Shek Mun Viaduct (including a section over the Siu Lek Yuen Nullah)
    • Tai Shui Hang – Wu Kai Sha Viaduct
    • A road-rail bridge (with Ma On Shan Road) over Nui Po Tung Hang
    • Kam Sheung Road–Tuen Mun Viaduct (longest bridge/viaduct in Hong Kong)[8]
    South Island line
    Tsuen Wan line
    • Kwai Fong – Kwai Hing Viaduct
    Lantau Railway (Tung Chung line / Airport Express)
    Light Rail
    • Hoi Wong Road over Tuen Mun River
    • Castle Peak Road – Hung Shui Kiu over Hung Shui River
    • Castle Peak Road – Yuen Long over Yuen Long Nullah
    • Pui To Road over Tuen Mun River
    • Fung Tei Station to Siu Hong Station over Tuen Mun River
    • Bridge across the junction of Tin Wah Road and Tin Shui Road

    Peak Tram

    Tram

    Former Sha Tau Kok Railway

    Others

    Other tunnels

    Drainage tunnels

    Tunnels for electricity cables

    • Nam Fung–Parker Tunnel‌ (5.7 km (3.5 miles))[10]
    • Wah Fu–Bowen Tunnel (3.1 km (1.9 miles))
    • Castle Peak Cable Tunnel (2.796 miles (4.5 km))[11][12]
    • Sham Tseng to Ma Wan Cable Crossing
    • Lantau to Ma Wan Cable Crossing

    Tunnels for gas pipes

    Tunnels for seawater cooling

    Sewerage tunnels

    Water supplies tunnels

    Mining tunnels

    See also: Mining in Hong Kong

    Other bridges

    See also

    References

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