Northern Link (MTR)

Northern Link 北環綫
Overview
Other name(s)	NOL
Status	Phase 1: Under construction Phase 2: Construction expected to begin 2025
Owner	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Locale	Districts: Yuen Long
Termini	Kwu Tung Kam Sheung Road
Stations	5
Service
System	MTR
Operator(s)	MTR Corporation
History
Planned opening	Phase 1: 2027 (Kwu Tung station) Phase 2: 2034
Technical
Line length	26 km (16 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend East Rail line to Lok Ma Chau Kwu Tung      proposed extension East Rail line to Admiralty proposed spur line to Huanggang Port San Tin Ngau Tam Mei Au Tau Tuen Ma line to Tuen Mun South Kam Sheung Road      Pat Heung Depot Tuen Ma line to Wu Kai Sha This diagram: view talk edit

The Northern Link is a proposed rapid transit line of the MTR^[1] system of Hong Kong which would connect the Tuen Ma line and the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line of the East Rail line. The link would also serve as a connection to the border checkpoint to mainland China for passengers to and from the western New Territories.^[2] The Northern Link would start at Kam Sheung Road and end at Kwu Tung, with 3 intermediate stations.

Other benefits for constructing this project are significantly shorter journey times for certain trips (for example, the Yuen Long to Fanling route would be reduced in length from 20 stations to 5), significantly reducing costs for these trips, as well as relieving the large number of passengers using the East Rail line by diverting some passengers to the Tuen Ma line.