South Island line (West): Difference between revisions

{{About|the proposed west section of the south island line|the east section|South Island line}}{{Short description|Proposed Hong Kong MTR railway line}}

| name = <big>South Island line (West)<br>{{lang|zh-Hant-HK|南港島綫（西段）}}</big>

| color = {{rcr|MTR|south island line west}}

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| type = [[Rapid transit]]

| system = [[MTR]]

| owner = [[MTR Corporation]]

| operator = [[MTR Corporation]]

| locale = [[Districts of Hong Kong|Districts]]: [[Central and Western District|Central and Western]], [[Southern District, Hong Kong|Southern]]

| start = {{STN|Wong Chuk Hang}}

| end = {{STN|HKU}}

| stations = 7

| yearcommenced = ''After 2027 (proposed)''

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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1435 mm}}

| map = {{South Island line (West) RDT}}

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The '''South Island line (West)''' is a proposed extension of the Hong Kong [[MTR]] [[rapid transit|metro system]]. The new line would serve the southwestern coast of [[Hong Kong Island]], between [[HKU station|Shek Tong Tsui]] and [[Wong Chuk Hang]]. Plans for the South Island line (West) are mentioned and revised in the government's ''Railway Development Strategy 2014'' (RDS-2014) report.<ref name="rds2014">{{cite web|title=Railway Development Strategy 2014|url=https://www.thb.gov.hk/eng/psp/publications/transport/publications/rds2014.pdf|publisher=[[Transport and Housing Bureau]]|date=September 2014|accessdate=11 July 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629131221/https://www.thb.gov.hk/eng/psp/publications/transport/publications/rds2014.pdf|archivedate=29 June 2018}}</ref> and construction was planned to begin in 2021–2026 in the report.<ref name="rds2014"/>{{rp|61}}

Like the existing [[South Island line]], this line would connect the [[Southern District, Hong Kong|Southern District]] to the rest of the MTR network.

[[File:South Island Line and West Island Line proposal.svg|thumb|System map of South Island line (West) in 2014 proposal|left]]The idea of connecting the [[Southern District, Hong Kong|Southern District]] of Hong Kong was proposed as early as the 1980s. The Government proposed the southward extension of then-planned [[East Kowloon line (1970 scheme)|East Kowloon Line]] to [[Aberdeen, Hong Kong|Aberdeen]] from [[Sheung Wan]] in 1989.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Comprehensive Transport Study Final Report |publisher=Hong Kong Government |year=1989 |location=Hong Kong}}</ref> Four years later the transport authorities published a consultative document that proposed the construction of two South Island lines interchanging at [[Tin Wan]]: vertical running from [[Admiralty, Hong Kong|Admiralty]] to [[Lei Tung station|Lei Tung]] via Tin Wan and [[Ap Lei Chau Estate|Ap Lei Chau]], and horizontal from [[Telegraph Bay]] (now [[Cyberport]]) to [[Ocean Park Hong Kong|Ocean Park]] via [[Wah Fu Estate]], [[Wah Kwai Estate|Wah Kwai]], Tin Wan, Aberdeen, and Wong Chuk Hang. It was also deemed there is no urgency for the project considering the road system is considered to be sufficient.<ref>{{Cite book |title=鐵路發展研究公眾諮詢文件 |publisher=Hong Kong Government |year=1993 |location=Hong Kong}}</ref> A same conclusion was reached in 1999 study except moving the proposed northern terminus to Sheung Wan station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=路政署：《第二次鐵路發展研究》（撮要） —— 圖四 :組成網絡之方案 |url=http://www.hyd.gov.hk/tc/publications_and_publicity/publications/the_second_railway_development_study/doc/F4.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172734/http://www.hyd.gov.hk/tc/publications_and_publicity/publications/the_second_railway_development_study/doc/F4.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-14 |access-date=2016-06-07}}</ref>

In the Railway Development Strategy (RDS) 2000, South Island line was included in the long-term development list, but was abandoned to fully consider the alignment of the line. Despite multiple pledge to implement the scheme, including in 2007 announcing the construction to start in 2011,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-10 |title=2007-08 Policy Address |url=https://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/07-08/eng/p20a.html |website=Hong Kong Government |quote=The South Island Line will be commissioned no later than 2015.}}</ref> in 2013 to start in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |title=港鐵南港島西綫 料後年動工 |url=http://www.hket.com/eti/article/9ad836f9-8ceb-4fed-82d6-b4661897d0cc-134630 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030909/http://www.hket.com/eti/article/9ad836f9-8ceb-4fed-82d6-b4661897d0cc-134630 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |access-date=2016-06-07 |website=Hong Kong Economic Times}}</ref> and in 2014 to start in 2021,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.tlb.gov.hk/eng/publications/transport/publications/rds2014.pdf |title=Railway Development Strategy 2014 |publisher=Transport and Housing Bureau |year=2014 |location=Hong Kong |pages=42–46 |quote=An indicative implementation window from 2021 to 2026 is recommended for planning the South Island Line (West)}}</ref> the project is still in planning stage as of 2023, when the [[Transport and Logistics Bureau]] confirmed the commission of the line would depend on the reconstruction of Wah Fu Estate in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=議員不滿多個新鐵路項目延遲 政府：已有落成時間 |url=https://www.881903.com/news2/local/2474441/%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E4%B8%8D%E6%BB%BF%E5%A4%9A%E5%80%8B%E6%96%B0%E9%90%B5%E8%B7%AF%E9%A0%85%E7%9B%AE%E5%BB%B6%E9%81%B2-%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E5%B7%B2%E6%9C%89%E8%90%BD%E6%88%90%E6%99%82%E9%96%93 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Commercial Radio |language=zh-hk}}</ref>

[[File:South Island Line (West) Map.png|thumb|Geographical map of proposed stations|350x350px]]

| ''[[South Island line (West)|Queen Mary Hospital]]''

| ''[[South Island line (West)|Cyberport]]''

| ''[[South Island line (West)|Wah Fu]]''

| ''[[South Island line (West)|Tin Wan]]''

| ''[[South Island line (West)|Aberdeen]]''

[[Category:Standard gauge railways in Hong Kong]]