Victoria Harbour crossings

Victoria Harbour crossings

This article is a list of transport means that cross Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.

Ferry routes

Star Ferry
*Edinburgh Place, Central - Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
*HKCEC, Wan Chai - Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
*Edinburgh Place, Central - Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom
*HKCEC, Wan Chai - Whampoa Garden, Hung HomFirst Ferry
*North Point - Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom
*North Point - Kowloon City (the pier is actually located at Ma Tau Kok)Others
*North Point - Kwun Tong
*Sai Wan Ho - Kwun Tong
*Sai Wan Ho - Sam Ka Tsuen
*Edinburgh Place, Central - Tsim Sha Tsui East

Road tunnels

*Cross-Harbour Tunnel (opened 1972)
*Eastern Harbour Crossing (upper deck, opened 1989)
*Western Harbour Crossing (opened 1997)


=Metros (Underground railways) =

*Tsuen Wan Line - between Tsim Sha Tsui and Admirality stations (opened 1980)
*Tseung Kwan O Line - between Yau Tong and Quarry Bay stations (lower deck of Eastern Harbour Crossing, opened 1989 as part of Kwun Tong Line between Lam Tin and Quarry Bay)
*Tung Chung Line and Airport Express of MTR - between Hong Kong and Kowloon stations. (opened 1998)

Sewerage

*Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS, previously known as Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme (SSDS)) - 23.6 km-long system of tunnels deep underground from Kowloon and northeastern part of Hong Kong Island to Stonecutter's Island

ee also

* Transport in Hong Kong
* List of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong
* Crossings of the River Thames


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