Route 9 (Hong Kong)
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| Route 9 |
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| New Territories Circular Highway | |
| Length: | 68.8 km (43 mi) |
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| Formed: | 1978 (Tuen Mun Road) |
| From: | Tsuen Wan |
| Major junctions: |
39 |
| To: | Tsuen Wan |
| System: | Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System |
Route 9 (Chinese: 九號幹綫), Hong Kong is a strategic trunk road, mostly in the form of expressway, circumscribing the New Territories. Starting from the Shing Mun Tunnels, Route 9 goes in the counter-clockwise direction, linking Sha Tin, Tai Po, Fanling, Sheung Shui, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan. This Route 9 came into being after the rationalization of route number system in January, 2004, replacing the old system which has been used since 1974.
Like other strategic routes in Hong Kong, Route 9 consists of several sections.
The section from Tsuen Wan to Sha Tin is derived from the former Route 5, which includes the Shing Mun Tunnels and most part of the Tai Po Road - Sha Tin. This section, opened in 1990, is not recognized as an expressway, however.
Route 9 then runs in a northerly direction by the remaining portion of Tai Po Road - Shatin until at the Ma Liu Shui Interchange (interchange with Route 2), where it is continued by the 12.3 km-long Tolo Highway (opened in 1985) to Lam Kam Road Interchange, at the north of Tai Po. The widening of Tolo Highway between Ma Liu Shui and Tai Po to dual-4 has been finished in 2003. It is built to full British motorway standards (3 lanes + hard shoulder).
The next section is another dual-3 expressway, Fanling Highway, which was completed in three stages between 1985 and 1987, running due north and north-west, connecting Tai Po North and Pak Shek Au, near San Tin.
At San Tin Interchange near Lok Ma Chau, Route 9 turns south towards Au Tau, near Yuen Long on an expressway known as San Tin Highway. After interchanging with Route 3, Route 9 is carried along the Yuen Long Highway to Lam Tei Interchange, followed by Tuen Mun Highway, all the way to Tsuen Wan.
At Tsuen Wan, the section of Route 9 linking Chai Wan Kok and Shek Wai Kok has been opened on 8th February 2007. Traffic can continue its way back to the Shing Mun Tunnels via the new road and the existing Cheung Pei Shan Road.
[edit] Observed roads and exits
| Anticlockwise from Tsuen Wan | Clockwise from Tsuen Wan | ||
| Exit | Destination | Exit | Destination |
| Tsuen Wan | |||
| Shing Mun Tunnel | |||
| Shing Mun Tunnel Road | |||
| 1 | Tai Wai | 1 | Tai Wai |
| Tai Po Road - Shatin Section | |||
| 2 | Shatin Town Centre | 2 | Shatin Town Centre |
| 2A | Penfold Park and Fo Tan | ||
| 2B | Route 1 southbound towards Kowloon | ||
| 2C | Penfold Park | ||
| Tolo Highway | |||
| 2D | Tai Po Road and Chinese University | ||
| 3 | Shatin Racecourse | 3 | Shatin Racecourse |
| 3A | Route 2 southbound towards Ma On Shan and Kowloon | ||
| 4 | Science Park, Ma On Shan and Ma Liu Shui | 4 | Route 2 southbound towards Ma On Shan and Kowloon |
| 4A | Pak Shek Kok | ||
| 5 | Tai Po Market and Tai Po Industrial Estate | 5 | Tai Po South |
| 5A | Tai Po South | ||
| 6 | Tai Po North | 6 | Tai Po North |
| Fanling Highway | |||
| 7 | Hong Lok Yuen and Shek Kong | 7 | Hong Lok Yuen, Shek Kong and Tai Po North |
| 7A | Kowloon Pass | ||
| 7B | Wo Hop Shek | ||
| 7C | Fanling and Sha Tau Kok | ||
| 8 | Sheung Shui and Fanling | 8 | Sheung Shui/Fanling |
| 9 | Man Kam To and Sheung Shui | 9 | Man Kam To and Sheung Shui |
| 9A | Pak Shek Au | ||
| 10 | Lok Ma Chau | 10 | Lok Ma Chau and Kwu Tung |
| Santin Highway | |||
| 10A | San Tin and Mai Po | ||
| 11 | Fairview Park and Pat Heung | 11 | Fairview Park |
| 12 | Route 3 southbound via Tai Lam Tunnel | 12 | Route 3 southbound via Tai Lam Tunnel |
| Yuen Long Highway | |||
| 13 | Yuen Long | 13 | Tai Tong and Kam Tin |
| 14 | Tin Shui Wai East | 14 | Tin Shui Wai East |
| 15 | Hung Shui Kiu and Tin Shui Wai West | 15 | Hung Shui Kiu and Tin Shui Wai West |
| 16 | Route 10 northbound towards Ha Tsuen and Shekou (with permits only, opens mid-2007) | 16 | Route 10 northbound towards Ha Tsuen and Shekou (with permits only, opens mid-2007) |
| Tuen Mun Road | |||
| 17 | Lingnan University | 17 | Lingnan University and Lam Tei |
| 18 | Tai Hing | 18 | Tai Hing |
| 19 | Tuen Mun Town Centre | 19 | Tuen Mun Town Centre |
| 20 | Tuen Mun Town Centre | 20 | Tuen Mun Town Centre |
| 20A | San Hui | ||
| 21 | Tuen Mun West | 21 | Tuen Mun West and Butterfly Bay |
| 22 | Siu Lam | 22 | Siu Lam |
| 23 | Sham Tseng and Ting Kau | 23 | Sham Tseng and Ting Kau |
| 24 | Route 3 southbound towards Kowloon | 24 | Route 3 northbound towards Yuen Long |
| 24A | Route 5 eastbound towards Kowloon | ||
| Cheung Pei Shan Road | |||
| 24C | Tsuen Wan | ||
| 25 | Tsuen Kam Interchange | 25 | Tsuen Kam Interchange |
| 25A | Kwai Chung | ||
| Tsuen Wan | |||
