King's Road near Tong Shui Road (Hong Kong)

King's Road is a major east–west road along the north of

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...

, Hong Kong, stretching from Causeway Bay (Tin Hau), where it joins

Causeway Road Causeway Road () is a main road in Hong Kong. Situated in Causeway Bay, it joins Yee Wo Street in the west and King's Road. It is a boundary of Eastern District and Wan Chai District. North side of the road is Victoria Park in Eastern District ...

, to Sai Wan Ho, where it joins

Shau Kei Wan Road Shau Kei Wan Road (), formerly known as Shaukiwan Road, is the main road in Shau Kei Wan and Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong. History The road was originally a main road lying on the north coast of Hong Kong Island from Causeway Bay to Shau Kei Wan, pass ...

History

Originally part of the Shaukiwan Road, it was renamed in 1935 in honour of the Silver Jubilee of King George V's reign.

Features

From West to East.
In Tin Hau: * No. 1: Park Towers In North Point: * No. 238-240: Fortress Towers and C&MA North Point Church * No. 277-291: Former State Theatre * No. 423: Sunbeam Theatre * ''Note that The boundary between North Point and Quarry Bay is at Man Hong Street / Healthy Street West'' In Quarry Bay: * No. 611: WSD Hong Kong Regional Building * No. 668-702: Healthy Village * No. 740-774:

Model Housing Estate Model Housing Estate is a public housing estate located at King's Road in Tsat Tsz Mui between Quarry Bay and North Point in Hong Kong, near MTR Quarry Bay station Exit C. It is the oldest existing public housing estate in Hong Kong. It co ...

* No. 888: North Point Government Primary School * No.979-981: Taikoo Place * No. 986: The Former Quarry Bay School is a Grade III historic building. Currently vacant, it was built in 1924–1926.Brief Information on proposed Grade III Items. Item #829
* No. 1032-1044: Fook Cheong Building () * No. 1048-1056: Yick Fat Building (). Housing the Hong Kong Aquarium Plaza. * No. 1111: Cityplaza ()

Traffic

The road is shared between automobile traffic and the Hong Kong Tramways system, and the east bound of the section between eastern Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay

bus lane A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion. The related term busway describes a roadway ...

. This tram line runs between Shau Kei Wan to Kennedy Town. Before the opening of Island Eastern Corridor and Island line of the MTR in the 1980s, the road was plagued with

traffic congestion Traffic congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing. Traffic congestion on urban road networks has increased substantially since the 1950s. When traffic de ...

. Various measures like creation of bus lanes were taken to address the problem. Part of the

MTR The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...

Island line runs underneath the road, and the following stations serve the Road: Tin Hau (exit A1), Fortress Hill (exits A and B), North Point (exits B1/B2/B3), Quarry Bay (exit A), Tai Koo.

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Google Maps of King's Road
{{Coord, 22.28493, 114.21802, format=dms, display=title Roads on Hong Kong Island Causeway Bay North Point Quarry Bay Sai Wan Ho

History

Features

Traffic

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