Cheung Sha Wan Road () is a main thoroughfare in
Kowloon
Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ...
,
Hong Kong
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going in a south-north direction from
Mong Kok in the south to
Lai Chi Kok in the north.
Description
It starts in Mong Kok near
Boundary Street and at the northern terminus of
Nathan Road
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong, aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors, and was known in the post–World War II years as the Golden ...
. It then passes through
Sham Shui Po and
Cheung Sha Wan whilst intersecting with major roads, including
Nam Cheong Street,
Yen Chow Street and
Tonkin Street
Tonkin Street () is a street between Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan of New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It runs northeast to southwest and crosses many major roads in the Cheung Sha Wan area. After extensive Land reclamation in Hong Kong, reclamation ...
, in that order. It ends at
Kwai Chung Road
Kwai Chung Road () is a throughway in Kwai Chung of the New Territories in Hong Kong. It is one of the busiest roads in Hong Kong. The Transport Department has classified it as a trunk road.
It was built in the 1960s for the two main developm ...
, part of
Route 5
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* European route E05
* European route E005
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* ...
, in Lai Chi Kok. There is also an exit ramp in the northern terminus to
Castle Peak Road
Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. Completed in 1920, it runs in the approximate shape of an arc of a semi-circle. It runs West from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, to Tuen Mun, then north to Yuen Long then east to Sh ...
.
A section of the
Tsuen Wan line (
Lai Chi Kok,
Cheung Sha Wan and
Sham Shui Po stations) runs underneath the Road. Cheung Sha Wan Road is about in length, with a uniform speed limit of .
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In 2017, the busiest section of the road was from Kom Tsun Street to Tung Chau West Street, with 54,300 vehicles traveling on it. It is measured in average annual daily traffic (AADT), which measures the amount of traffic daily on average. The road is classified as a Primary Distributor (PD) by the Transport Department.
]
History
The road was named Cheung Sha Wan Road on 28 September 1923 as it then terminated near the sea in Cheung Sha Wan before reclamation. Later, the road was extended several times in the 1950s to Lai Chi Kok.
In 1963, a fire occurred at Fuk Wah Village near Cheung Sha Wan Road, rendering its residents homeless.
Notable structures
As Cheung Sha Wan Road passes through industrial areas like Cheung Sha Wan, various factory buildings can be found along it. Other structures located along the street include:
* Un Chau Estate – between Un Chau Street
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and Cheung Sha Wan Road
* Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Sham Shui Po Sports Ground () is public sports ground located in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It opened on 9 January 1988.
Facilities
*1 all-weather, international standard 400-metre running track (8 lanes)
*1 grass pitch with flood lights ...
* Cheung Sha Wan Plaza
Cheung Sha Wan Plaza () is shopping mall and office complex in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was developed by Lai Sun Development in 1989. It is erected over MTR Lai Chi Kok station, consisting of a bus terminus, multi-storey car p ...
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See also
* List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of notable expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. S ...
References
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Roads in New Kowloon
Cheung Sha Wan
Lai Chi Kok
Mong Kok
Kowloon