Sha Tin Road Explained

Country:HKG
Type:Route
Route:1
Sha Tin Road
Alternate Name:Part of Route 1
Length Km:3.4
Established:1984
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Sha Tin (near Sha Tin Tau)
Junction:5 in total;
Route 9 at Fo Tan
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Sha Tin (near Fo Tan)

Sha Tin Road, opened on 6 November 1984, is a dual-2 lane expressway in Hong Kong. It links Lion Rock Tunnel Road and Tai Po Road — Sha Tin, forming a part of Route 1.

This 3.4 km[1] road is mostly elevated, running at the foothills on the eastern bank of the Shing Mun River, bypassing the town centre of Sha Tin, which is to its west. The road crosses the river on Dragon Bridge (Chinese: 錦龍橋) near City One and joins Tai Po Road - Sha Tin near the Sha Tin Racecourse.

Interchanges and Junctions

The section of Route 1 that runs through Sha Tin Road has 6 exits. They are numbered 11A, 11B, 12, 12A, 12B, and 12C. The entire road is in Sha Tin District.

Sha Tin Road
scope=colLocationscope=colkm[2] [3] scope=colExitscope=colDestinations[4] scope=colNotes
Sha Tin Wai17.4Lion Rock Tunnel Road - Tai Wai, KowloonSouthern terminus; continues
17.411ALion Rock Tunnel Road - Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin CentralNorthbound exit and southbound entrance only
18.311B Sha Lek Highway - Ma On Shan, Kowloon EastNorthbound exit and southbound entrance only
Yuen Chau Kok18.812Sha Tin Wai Road - Sha Tin Wai, Yuen Chau Kok, Kowloon East
19.512AFo Tan Road / Tai Chung Kiu Road - Fo Tan, Shek MunNorthbound exit and southbound entrance only
Fo Tan20.412BFo Tan Road - Sha Tin CentralSouthbound exit and northbound entrance only
21.112CYuen Wo Road - Penfold ParkNorthbound exit and southbound entrance only
21.1 (Tai Po Road — Sha Tin) northbound - Ma Liu Shui, Tai PoNorthern terminus; end of

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Notes and References

  1. https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=22.370987,114.189137&daddr=%E6%B2%99%E7%94%B0%E8%B7%AF+%4022.394520,+114.199400&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=18&mra=dme&sll=22.371403,114.18991&sspn=0.002034,0.003648&ie=UTF8&ll=22.382775,114.19538&spn=0.032539,0.058365&z=14&om=1 Google Maps of Sha Tin Road
  2. Web site: Open Source Routing Machine. 10 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Google Maps Street View. Google. 10 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Route Diagram - Route 1. Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong. 10 January 2014.