Route Twisk
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Route Twisk (Traditional Chinese: 荃錦公路) is a dual-lane suburban road in Hong Kong, linking Tsuen Wan and Pat Heung via Shek Kong. It joins Kam Tin Road and Lam Kam Road north in Kam Tin, and ends in the Tsuen Kam Interchange of Cheung Pei Shan Road, Texaco Road North, Wai Tsuen Road and Tai Ho Road North south in Tsuen Wan.
Its name came from a misprint of its name in a construction project document Route TW/SK, meaning a road linking Tsuen Wan and Shek Kong. An alternative interpretation is Tsuen Wan Interconnect Shek Kong.
It is the only link to Tai Mo Shan Road, the road leading to Tai Mo Shan, the highest peak in Hong Kong. The last section of Stage 8 of the MacLehose Trail runs along Tai Mo Shan Road. Opposite this intersection is a carpark, and the starting point of Stage 9 of the trail, which continues in a westerly direction.
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[edit] History
Between 1951 and 1952, Route Twisk was built by Royal Engineers to improve the transport from the military base of British Army in Shek Kong. The road was originally a military escape route to evacuate personnel in event of an invasion. It contained demolition chambers at intervals to deny use to incoming forces. In early 1960s, Hong Kong Government negotiated with British Army to open the road the public. The army finally transferred the road to the Government and the road made available to public on 25th May, 1961.
The road ended in Castle Peak Road in Tsuen Wan originally. It was shorten to Tsuen Kam Interchange for the construction of MTR Tsuen Wan Line.
[edit] Public Transport
- KMB Route 51 - Tsuen Wan Nina Tower - Kam Tin
- Due to the undesirable road conditions, vehicles using the road can only be 10 meters long or less, including buses via there. For a long time, buses serving these routes are single-deckers, but the bus company had bought / altered some buses which had special engine-gearbox combinations for the special conditions of the road. Later, the fleet was converted to fully air-conditioned and fully single-deckers again in 1996. Since then, Dennis Darts with manual retarders have been deployed.
- Green Minibus Route 80 - Tsuen Wan Chuen Lung Street / Shiu Wo Street - Chuen Lung
- Green Minibus Route 80A - Tsuen Wan Chuen Lung Street / Shiu Wo Street - The Clireden
- Green Minibus Route 85 - Tsuen Wan Chuen Lung Street / Shiu Wo Street - Fu Yung Shan
[edit] Route
- Tsuen Wan
- Kwong Pan Tin (光板田)
- Tso Kung Tam (曹公潭)
- Chuen Lung (川龍)
- Tai Mo Shan
- Kap Lung (甲龍)
- Shek Kong
[edit] External link
- CentaLink map of Route Twisk (incorrectly labelled Tsuen Kam Road, a Chinese transliteration)
