Railway · Hong Kong SAR China
How much did the extension of Hong Kong — Kwung Tong Line — Kwun Tong Line extension cost?
The Kwun Tong line extension is the approximately 2.6 kilometre extension of the Mass Transit Railway Kwun Tong Line from Yau Ma Tei to the new Ho Man Tin and Whampoa stations in Kowloon, an ownership project in which MTR Corporation finances, builds and owns the railway with government funding support. It was commissioned on 23 October 2016. The Legislative Council papers record an estimated capital cost of 5.3 billion Hong Kong dollars in December 2009 prices, adjusted upward by MTR Corporation in August 2015 to a construction cost estimate of 7.2 billion in money-of-the-day prices.
Published project estimate
HKD 7.2 billion
Approximately $928.82 million
Cost basis: 2015
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How the cost changed
Budgets, contracts and final costs may cover different stages. Each figure keeps its own year and source.
Published project estimate
2015HKD 7.2 billion
Approximately $928.82 million
legco.gov.hkOriginal budget
2007HKD 4.2 billion
Approximately $538.36 million
legco.gov.hkApproved budget
2009HKD 5.3 billion
Approximately $683.72 million
legco.gov.hkProject metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthLegislative Council of Hong Kong
- 2,600 m
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