Shing Mun Tunnels

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Shing Mun Tunnels
Part of Route 9
Route information
Length: 2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Shing Mun Tunnels and Shing Mun Tunnel Road combined 5.9 km (3.7 mi)
Existed: 20 April 1990 – present
Major junctions
West end: Tsuen Wan (near Wo Yi Hop)
  No junctions
East end: Tai Wai (near Pak Tin)
Highway system
Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System
Shing Mun Tunnels

Bridges over the valley of Lower Shing Mun Reservoir
Simplified Chinese 城门隧道
Traditional Chinese 城門隧道
A red taxicab exiting one of the Shing Mun Tunnels

The Shing Mun Tunnels are a system of tunnels and viaducts in the New Territories, Hong Kong connecting the new towns of Tsuen Wan to the west and Sha Tin to the east. It is a part of Route 9 and the Tsuen Wan entrance is the reset point of Route 9)

Opened in 20 April 1990 and built in 11 February 1987, it is made up of three sections, each with twin 2-lane tunnels (one each way). The westerly pair passes through Ma Tsz Keng (Smuggler's Ridge) near Shing Mun Reservoir, where it gets its name from; the easterly pair passes through Cham Shan (Needle Hill) and is linked to the westerly pair by two viaducts over Lower Shing Mun Reservoir. The toll plaza and bus interchange is located outside the Tsuen Wan end of the tunnel.

The tunnels lead to Cheung Pei Shan Road and connects Wo Yi Hop Interchange in Tsuen Wan, and Shing Mun Tunnel Road in the east which links Tai Wai Road and ends at Tai Po Road.

Shing Mun Tunnels are currently managed by Greater Lucky (H.K.) Company Limited.

Interchanges (Shing Mun Tunnel Road)

Shing Mun Tunnel Road
Westbound exits Exit number Eastbound exits
continues as Cheung Pei Shan Road
End Shing Mun Tunnel Road Start Shing Mun Tunnel Road
Shing Mun Tunnels
Tai Wai, Kowloon (W)
Tsing Sha Highway 		1 Tai Wai
Tai Po Road - Tai Wai
Start Shing Mun Tunnel Road End Shing Mun Tunnel Road
continues on as Tai Po Road - Sha Tin

Transport Service

KMB：
  • 40X- Wu Kai Sha Station ↔ Kwai Chung Estate
  • 43P- Tsuen Wan West Station ↔ Hong Kong Science Park (Rush Time Service)
  • 43X- Tsuen Wan West Station ↔ Yiu On
  • 46P- Mei Tin ↔ Kwai Fong Station (Rush Time Service)
  • 46X- Hin Keng ↔ Mei Foo
  • 47X- Chun Shek ↔ Kwai Shing (East)
  • 48X- Wo Che ↔ Bayview Garden
  • 49P- Sha Tin Central → Tsing Yi Ferry (Rush Time Service)
  • 49X- Kwong Yuen ↔ Tsing Yi Ferry
  • 73X- Fu Shin Estate ↔ Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower)
  • 263 - Sha Tin Station ↔ Tuen Mun Station
  • 269D- Tin Fu ↔ Lek Yuen
  • 273C- Kau Lung Hang → Tsuen Wan West Station (Rush Time Service)
  • 273P- Tai Wo → Tsuen Wan West Station (Rush Time Service)
  • 278P- Luen Wo Hui → Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) (Rush Time Service)
  • 278X- Sheung Shui ↔ Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower)
  • 848- Sha Tin Racecourse → Kwai Fong Station (Race Day Service)
  • 868- Sha Tin Racecourse ↔ Tuen Mun Town Centre (Race Day Service)
  • N48- Yu Chui Court ↔ Bayview Garden (Christmas, New Year Midnight Service)
Long Win Bus
  • A41- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Sha Tin Yu Chui Court
  • A41P- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Wu Kai Sha Station
  • E41- AsiaWorld-Expo ↔ Tai Po Tau
  • E42- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Sha Tin Pok Hong
  • N42- Tung Chung Station ↔ Ma On Shan Yiu On (Midnight Service)
  • N42A- Tung Chung Station ↔ Fanling Luen Wo Hui (Midnight Service)
  • R42- Disneyland Resort ↔ Tai Wai Station (Holiday Service)
Minibus
  • 403- Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street) ↔ Sha Tin Town Central
  • 403A- On Yam ↔ Sha Tin Town Central
  • 403X- Tai Wai Station ↺ Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street)
  • 481- Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) ↔ Tsuen Wan Town Centre
  • 481A- Tsuen Wan Town Centre ↔ Sha Tin Centre Street
  • 481B- Tsuen Wan Market Street ↔ Tai Wai (Tung Lo Wan Hill)
  • 482- Sha Tin Town Central ↔ Tsuen Wan Town Centre (Midnight Service)

See also

References

Shing Mun Tunnels
Hong Kong Route 9 Chronology
Preceded by
Cheung Pei Shan Road		 Shing Mun Tunnels Succeeded by
Tai Po Road
Sha Tin Section

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