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The Shing Mun Tunnels are a system of tunnels and viaducts in the
The Shing Mun Tunnels are a system of tunnels and viaducts in the New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
, Hong Kong connecting the new towns
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...
of Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and flee ...
to the west and Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
The ne ...
to the east. They are a part of Route 9 and the Tsuen Wan entrance is the reset point (As Route 9 is apparently a loop) of Route 9.
Construction started on 11 February 1987 and the tunnels opened on 20 April 1990. They are made up of three sections, each with twin two-lane tunnels (one each way). The westerly pair passes through Smuggler's Ridge Smugglers' Ridge or Ma Tsz Keng () is a hill with a height of in New Territories, Hong Kong. It is inside Kam Shan Country Park. A part of Shing Mun Tunnels is built underneath this hill.
Name
The name Smugglers' Ridge originally referred to a rid ...
near Shing Mun Reservoir
Shing Mun Reservoir is a reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in Shing Mun, the area between Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin, in the New Territories.
History
Several hundreds years ago, the area around the reservoir was a dense forest with very few in ...
, where it gets its name from; the easterly pair passes through Needle Hill
Needle Hill or Cham Shan () is a mountain in New Territories, Hong Kong. It has an altitude of 532 m. This is a part of a popular hiking route including Grassy Hill and Tai Mo Shan. The mountain got its name due to the resemblance of a needle by it ...
and is linked to the westerly pair by two viaducts over Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
Lower Shing Mun Reservoir is a reservoir outside Shing Mun Country Park and the downstream of the dam of the Shing Mun Reservoir in the Sha Tin District of Hong Kong. Two vehicular bridges span over the valley between the Shing Mun Reservo ...
. The toll
Toll may refer to:
Transportation
* Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway
** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use
** Road toll (historic), the historic practice of charging for road use
** Shadow toll, ...
plaza and bus interchange are located outside the Tsuen Wan end of the tunnel.
The tunnels lead to Cheung Pei Shan Road and connect Wo Yi Hop Interchange in Tsuen Wan, and Shing Mun Tunnel Road
Shing may refer to:
* Shing (Hainish Cycle), a fictional alien race in the Hainish Cycle of novels and short stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, especially in ''City of Illusions''.
* Shing (surname), spelling of various Chinese surnames
* Shing, Tajiki ...
in the east which links Tai Wai Road and ends at Tai Po Road
Tai Po Road is the second longest road in Hong Kong (after Castle Peak Road). It spans from Sham Shui Po in Kowloon to Tai Po in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Initially, the road was named Frontier Road.
Location
The road begins at Nathan ...
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The Shing Mun Tunnels are currently managed by Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited.
History
The Shing Mun Tunnels were formally named as such on 19 May 1987, when the name was approved by the Sha Tin District Board. The tunnels were formally inaugurated by Governor David Wilson on 19 April 1990.See also
* Route 9 *List of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong
This is a list of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong.
Road
Road tunnels Victoria Harbour crossings
Tunnels on Hong Kong Island
Tunnels in New Kowloon
Tunnels between New Kowloon and the New Territories
Tunnels in the New Ter ...
*Shing Mun Tunnels Bus Interchange
Shing Mun Tunnels Bus Interchange () is a major bus interchange in Hong Kong. Most bus routes that span Sha Tin and Tai Wai and Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, and Tsing Yi pass through Shing Mun Tunnels
The Shing Mun Tunnels are a system of tu ...
References
External links
* {{HK routes, r9; Toll tunnels in Hong Kong Road tunnels in Hong Kong Route 9 (Hong Kong) Tsuen Wan District Kwai Tsing District Sha Tin District Shing Mun Tunnels completed in 1990 1990 establishments in Hong Kong Extra areas operated by NT taxis