Ir. Allan WH Wong - Division of Building Science and Technology

LOK MA CHAU SPUR LINE●●Plans for the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line were endorsed bythe Government of the Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region in 2002. Urgently needed as asecond crossing to relieve passenger congestion at the LoWu boundary with the Mainland, the Spur Line will runalong a combined tunnel and viaduct alignment. Thetotal length of the railway will be 7.4km, of which 4.3kmwill be in tunnels and 3.1km on viaduct.The tunnels will run from north of Sheung Shui Stationto Chau Tau. From Chau Tau the alignment will risegradually onto a viaduct to terminate at the Lok Ma ChauStation.