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Shatin to Central Link (abbreviated SCL, ) is a railway expansion under construction in Hong Kong. The scheme is divided in two sections. The Tai Wai to Hung Hom segment will connect the Ma On Shan Line and West Rail Line, forming the East West Corridor. The remaining Hung Hom to Admiralty segment will become an extension of East Rail Line, forming the North South Corridor. The proposed route roughly follows the original East Kowloon Line, which was proposed in the late 1960s. The railway will be operated by the MTR Corporation Limited and the final draft proposal was issued to the government by the end of 2007. Construction started in 2012 and operation will begin in 2018 for the East Kowloon section, while the cross-harbour section to Admiralty Station (phase 2) is expected to be completed in 2020.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Background – Shatin to Central Link )〕 Originally, construction and operation were awarded to the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) after a bidding process in 2002. However, as the Hong Kong Government leased KCRC's transport operations to the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), KCRC's sole rival in the bidding, the railway will be operated by the MTRCL upon completion of construction using a similar 50-year concession model as the KCR network. Ownership and development rights are retained by the government. As of 2010, the entire project was estimated to cost $60 billion, and this rose to $79.8 billion by 2012.〔 == History == On 25 June 2002, the government announced that the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) had won its bid against the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL) to build and operate the Shatin to Central Link. The route was originally planned to go from Tai Wai Station to Central West Station (a proposed station located under the Mid-Levels). The KCRC announced modifications to the proposal in 2005, with the East Kowloon portion of the line joining KCR Ma On Shan Rail (Ma On Shan Line) at Tai Wai and West Rail (West Rail Line) at Hung Hom, and the cross-harbour portion joining KCR East Rail (East Rail Line) at Hung Hom. However, the KCRC's proposal had not yet been finalised. At the same time, the MTRC submitted a new proposal to the government. According to the proposal, Kwun Tong Line would be extended from Yau Ma Tei Station to Whampoa Station in Whampoa Garden. Also, the route of Shatin to Central Link will be built according to the original proposal instead of the KCRC's modified proposal. On 11 April 2006, MTRC signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Hong Kong Government, the owner of KCRC, to merge the operations of the territory's two railway networks. According to the memorandum, the current MTR lines may be fully integrated with the Shatin to Central Link. Also, the government intends to choose the KCRC's modified proposal to build the railway, that is, extending the current East Rail Line to the Hong Kong Island. However, final decisions will not be made before conducting further studies on the proposal with the MTRC. On 12 July 2007, both companies announced the new proposal.〔http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr06-07/chinese/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp0716cb1-2058-1-c.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sha Tin to Central Link」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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