CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source[1]: the cross-harbour section was set to "fully open on May 15," reported days ahead of the 2022 launch.
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- May 15, 202290% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Hong Kong Opens the Sha Tin to Central Link's Cross-Harbour Extension
Hong Kong's MTR opened the cross-harbour section of the Sha Tin to Central Link, an immersed-tube rail tunnel under Victoria Harbour that gave Hong Kong Island a fourth rail link to Kowloon.
- The cross-harbour Hung Hom to Admiralty section of the Sha Tin to Central Link opened on 15 May 2022, extending the East Rail line via a new Exhibition Centre station[2][3]
- It made the East Rail line 46 km with 16 stations and gave the fourth cross-harbour rail route; Tai Wai to Admiralty is expected to take 17 minutes without changing[3]
- SCMP called it Hong Kong's most expensive rail project, plagued by shoddy work, repeated delays and cost overruns[3]
- Government approved a construction cost of HK$79.8 billion in March 2012 (up from a first-stated HK$37.4 billion); construction began on 22 June 2012[2]
- Delays came from archaeological work at To Kwa Wan and construction quality problems at Hung Hom station, leading to a Commission of Inquiry[2]
- Phase 1 became the Tuen Ma line, opened in stages on 14 February 2020 and 27 June 2021[2]
Cost $11.6B
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=03AtIZjziJwyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts May 15, 2022 ✓· 100% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: the cross-harbour section was set to "fully open on May 15," reported days ahead of the 2022 launch.
- [2]76%Sha Tin to Central Link – Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Published May 15, 2022· 0% of score
- [3]85%What can commuters expect from cross-harbour section of Hong Kong’s most expensive rail project – SCMPscmp.com· Published May 5, 2022· 0% of score
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