Central South station explained

Central South
Native Name:中環南
Native Name Lang:zh-Hant
Type:Proposed MTR rapid transit station
Address:Central
Borough:Central and Western District
Country:Hong Kong
Structure:Underground
Code:CES
Owned:KCR Corporation
Operator:MTR Corporation
Map Alt:Hong Kong MTR system map

Central South was a planned MTR station on the Sha Tin to Central Link. If it was constructed, the station would have served as the southern terminus of the North South Corridor. In the 2012 and 2013 MTR annual reports, Central South station was marked on the Future Stations and Network Map.

History

When KCRC submitted its first proposal on the new line, the station was named Central West, and had a site to the west of the one in the current proposal.

In 2004, KCRC submitted a new proposal, which pointed out that there are technical problems on the original planned location of the station, due to the soft soil found there. The proposal suggested an option of placing the station somewhere south of Upper Albert Road.[1]

In 2008, the Government announced that it was considering the proposal that MTR had recently submitted, in which Central South station will be cancelled, with details of the final plan to be announced.[2] In March, a new proposal of the project was announced, in which Central South station will not be built, as a better site had yet to be found.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Progress report of SCL. KCRC. February 2004. 2008-02-05.
  2. News: SCL construction details expected soon . Ming Pao . 2008-02-03 . 2008-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080208072950/http://www.mingpaotor.com/htm/News/20080203/HK-gha2.htm . 2008-02-08 . dead .
  3. News: 政府全資374億建沙中線 . subscription . A4 . Ming Pao . 2008-03-12 . 2020-06-02 . zh-hant .