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|stats = |statsnote = |coordinates = |services = }} West Kowloon Terminus (WKT) is the terminus of the Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL), and is currently under construction. It is the only station in the Hong Kong Section and will connect to the mainland China section through a dedicated tunnel. It is being constructed by the MTR Corporation.〔(Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link )〕 Aedas, in collaboration with AECOM, have been awarded the contract to design the multi-story terminus. WKT will be located in Jordan, Kowloon, north of the proposed West Kowloon Cultural District between the Airport Express and Tung Chung Line Kowloon Station and the West Rail Line Austin Station, extending into the underground area of the West Kowloon Cultural District.〔(West Kowloon Terminus (WKT) )〕 Originally destined to be opened in 2012, completion was initially delayed until 2015, following the shake-up of high-speed rail construction across China after the 2011 Wenzhou train collision. While construction of the station is still scheduled for completion in 2015, major flooding occurred on 30 March 2014 in the railway tunnels that were under construction. This saw great damage done to the tunnel boring machines and causing a major delay of two years (although it was not confirmed). Many MTR internal reports suggest that it was cause by the incomplete tender drawings, site surveying and planning before construction begins.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Severely damaged TBM to delay Hong Kong XRL )〕 The railway connecting the station to the rest of the Chinese high-speed rail network will not be operating until the 3rd quarter of 2018, thus some aspects of the station's construction has been slowed down or delayed. The cost of the construction also sky rocketed to around 50% more than the initial estimated. Many think that the government and MTR have rushed the planning phrase and lead to tax payer paying the bill. There are still issues waiting to be resolved regards to immigration of the border control.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=High speed rail link project delayed )〕 ==Structure== Construction of the West Kowloon Terminus project was divided into two parts, XRL810A ( northern part ) and XRL810B ( southern part ) 〔(廣深港高速鐵路-已批合約 )〕 (XRL meaning e''X''press ''R''ail ''L''ink). The northern construction area was awarded to Leighton Contractors & Gammon Construction(Golden Gate) responsible for joint operations. The southern part of the project was awarded to a consortium of Laing O'Rourke, HCCG(Xinchang) & Paul Y jointly responsible for the construction. West Kowloon Terminus features 9 long distance platforms and 6 short haul regional platforms for a total of 15 platforms.〔(環境評估報告：廣深港高速鐵路香港段 )（環境評估報告NOL/ERL/300/C/XRL/ENS/M50/024號文件），2009年7月22日，香港環境保護署〕〔(Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus Hong Kong ) 凱達環球〕 In addition, as a cross-border railway railway station, West Kowloon Terminus will also be set up with Hong Kong Customs and Immigration facilities for the passengers to go through the formalities prior to boarding the train and not requiring any stops at the Hong Kong border.〔(環境評估報告：廣深港高速鐵路香港段 )（環境評估報告NOL/ERL/300/C/XRL/ENS/M50/025A號文件），2009年7月22日，香港環境保護署〕〔(環境評估報告：廣深港高速鐵路香港段 )（環境評估報告NOL/ERL/300/C/XRL/ENS/M50/026A號文件），2009年7月22日，香港環境保護署〕〔(政府當局就西九龍總站介紹提供的文件 ) 2009年11月17日，香港立法會〕 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「West Kowloon Terminus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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