Tung Chung East station explained

Style:MTR
Tung Chung East
Native Name:東涌東
Native Name Lang:yue
Type:

Future rapid transit station
(Approved, construction begins 2023)

Mlanguage:
S:东涌东
T:東涌東
L:East of the East (of a) branch of a river
Y:Dūngchūng dūng
J:Dung1cung1 dung1
P:Dōngchōng dōng
Showflag:y
Address:, Tung Chung
Borough:Islands District, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.2968°N 113.9581°W
Elevation:Ground Level
Connections:None
Structure:At-grade
Platforms:2
Levels:1
Opening:Expected:
Code:TCE
Owned:MTR Corporation
Operator:MTR Corporation
Years1:2020
Events1:Planning and design commences
Years2:2021
Events2:Project gazetted under the Railways Ordinance[1] (amendments in 2022)[2]
Years3:2022
Events3:Environmental permit approved[3]
Years4:2023
Events4:Expected commencement of construction
Years5:2029
Events5:Expected completion of construction
Map Type:Hong Kong MTR
Map Alt:Hong Kong MTR system map

Tung Chung East is a proposed MTR station on the to be constructed to the east of Tung Chung, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong.

It was proposed in the Tung Chung New Town Extension Study, to serve a proposed new of reclaimed land, along with a new Tung Chung West station.[4] The proposal was approved by the government in 2023.[5]

The Tung Chung East station will be constructed at ground level, similar to Sunny Bay, to not affect the existing railway network.

As of May 2023, the plan is to have two exits on the at-grade concourse. [6]

Notes and References

  1. Tung Chung Line Extension gazette. The Government of Hong Kong SAR. 2021-12-10. 2022-08-09.
  2. Amendments to Tung Chung Line Extension gazetted. The Government of Hong Kong SAR. 2022-06-24. 2022-08-09.
  3. Web site: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance, Cap. 499. Application for Approval of EIA Report. Project Title: Tung Chung Line Extension (Application No.: EIA-277/2021). Environmental Protection Department, The Government of Hong Kong SAR. 2022-07-12. 2022-08-09.
  4. Web site: Study Overview. Planning Department of the HKSAR Government. 30 December 2013.
  5. Web site: Hong Kong metro extension approved. Metro Report International. 2023-02-07. 2023-05-04.
  6. Web site: 東涌綫延綫 Tung Chung Line Extension . 2023-05-03 . 東涌綫延綫 Tung Chung Line Extension.