Not to be confused with Lion Rock Tunnel on the Tuen Ma line.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Lion Rock Tunnel" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(March 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Lion Rock Tunnel 獅子山隧道
Entrance of the Lion Rock Tunnel in Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Overview
Location
Through Lion Rock, connecting Kowloon Tong to Tai Wai in Hong Kong
14 November 1967; 56 years ago (1967-11-14) (Lion Rock Tunnel) 18 January 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-18) (Second Lion Rock Tunnel)
Owner
Hong Kong Government
Operator
Greater Lucky (H.K.) Co., Ltd
Traffic
Vehicular
Toll
Yes (HK$8)
Vehicles per day
90,608
Technical
Design engineer
Young Au Young
Length
1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
No. of lanes
4 lanes (2 lanes per direction)
Operating speed
70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
獅子山隧道
Simplified Chinese
狮子山隧道
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Shīzǐshān Suìdào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
si1 zi2 saan1 seui6 dou6
Lion Rock Tunnel toll plaza, on the Sha Tin side.New Kowloon side. The Second Lion Rock Tunnel is on the left, the "old" tunnel is on the right. Lion Rock is visible in the top right corner.
The Lion Rock Tunnel, the first major road tunnel in Hong Kong, is a twin-bored toll tunnel, connecting Hin Tin, Sha Tin in the New Territories and New Kowloon near Kowloon Tong. It has two southbound lanes, and there are two northbound lanes in the Second Lion Rock Tunnel, with the toll booths located at the Sha Tin end. They are vital components of Route 1.
The LionRockTunnel, the first major road tunnel in Hong Kong, is a twin-bored toll tunnel, connecting Hin Tin, Sha Tin in the New Territories and New...
mountain is located within LionRock Country Park, south of Hung Mui Kuk, Tai Wai and is made passable by vehicles by LionRockTunnel, which connects Kowloon...
Tunnel Lion Rock Tunnel Second LionRockTunnel Pok Fu Lam Tunnel Shek Pik Scheme Water Tunnels Tai Lam Chung Tunnels (Tai Lam Chung to Chai Wan Kok to...
November 1984, is a dual-2 lane expressway in Hong Kong. It links LionRockTunnel Road and Tai Po Road — Sha Tin, forming a part of Route 1. This 3.4 km...
A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is perfectly enclosed except...
baby on her back. It stands above the entrance to the Lion Rock Tunnel, within LionRock Country Park. According to a legend, the faithful wife of a fisherman...
Wan LionRockTunnel, Kowloon Tong to Hin Tin Shing Mun Tunnels, Tsuen Wan to Sha Tin Tai Lam Tunnel, Ting Kau to Pat Heung Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Diamond...
These trunk roads make use of several road tunnels leading to the district. Of these, the LionRockTunnel used by Route 1, is the oldest, having opened...
Rock Tunnel between Sha Tin New Town (and the rest of the eastern and northeastern New Territories) and New Kowloon. Most users prefer LionRockTunnel to...
between Sha Tin and Kowloon mainly relies on the LionRockTunnel, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Shing Mun Tunnel and Tai Po Road which makes it easy to reach from...
Kowloon Tong forms part of Hong Kong's Route 1. It leads into the LionRockTunnel, and as such serves as an important artery for traffic heading into...
tunnel. A pilot tunnel was dug in the mid-1970s to examine underground rock conditions. Official approval for the full project, comprising the tunnel...
Crossing (Route 3) (usage from May 1997) LionRockTunnel (Route 1) (usage from August 1993) Tai Lam Tunnel (Route 3) (usage from June 1998) Lantau Link...
(翠榕橋) on Fo Tan Road Dragon Bridge (錦龍橋) on Sha Tin Road Lion Bridge (獅子橋) on LionRockTunnel Road Sand Martin Bridge (沙燕橋) on Sha Tin Rural Committee...
Construction methods predominantly include tunnel boring machines and cut-and-cover, though the LionRockTunnel between Hin Keng and the Ma Chai Hang Recreation...
station, again blocking the line. Coupled with a lorry accident in the LionRockTunnel the same day, Kowloon and Sha Tin were thrown into "traffic chaos"...
connects to LionRockTunnel Road via Hung Mui Kuk Nature Trail; the third, near distance post W056 that also connects to LionRockTunnel Road near its...
Global Information
Route 1
