Lion Rock Tunnel
Road tunnel in Hong Kong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Lion Rock Tunnel?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Not to be confused with Lion Rock Tunnel on the Tuen Ma line.
The Lion Rock Tunnel, the first major road tunnel in Hong Kong, is a twin-bored toll tunnel, connecting Hin Tin, Sha Tin in the New Territories and New Kowloon near Kowloon Tong. It has two southbound lanes, and there are two northbound lanes in the Second Lion Rock Tunnel, with the toll booths located at the Sha Tin end. They are vital components of Route 1.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2012) |
Quick Facts Overview, Location ...
Overview | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | Through Lion Rock, connecting Kowloon Tong to Tai Wai in Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°21′21″N 114°10′22″E | ||||||||||
Status | Active | ||||||||||
Route | Route 1 | ||||||||||
Start | Kowloon Tong | ||||||||||
End | Hin Tin | ||||||||||
Operation | |||||||||||
Work begun | January 1962; 62 years ago (1962-01) | ||||||||||
Opened | 14 November 1967; 56 years ago (1967-11-14) (Lion Rock Tunnel) 18 January 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-18) (Second Lion Rock Tunnel) | ||||||||||
Owner | Hong Kong Government | ||||||||||
Operator | Greater Lucky (H.K.) Co., Ltd | ||||||||||
Traffic | Vehicular | ||||||||||
Toll | Yes (HK$8) | ||||||||||
Vehicles per day | 90,608 | ||||||||||
Technical | |||||||||||
Design engineer | Young Au Young | ||||||||||
Length | 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) | ||||||||||
No. of lanes | 4 lanes (2 lanes per direction) | ||||||||||
Operating speed | 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 獅子山隧道 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 狮子山隧道 | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Close