​In accordance with the Railways Ordinance (Cap. 519), the Government published a notice in the Gazette today (September 18) on the authorisation of the railway scheme for the Hong Kong Section of the Northern Link (NOL) Spur Line by the Secretary for Transport and Logistics.
      
     The NOL Project (comprising the NOL Main Line and Spur Line) is an important transport infrastructure driving the development of the Northern Metropolis and facilitating Hong Kong's better integration into national development, aligning with the National 15th Five-Year Plan Outline that calls for accelerating the development of the Northern Metropolis and promoting the co-ordinated development of rail transport. The NOL Spur Line comprises an underground railway of about 6 kilometres in length starting from San Tin Station on the Main Line, comprising the Hong Kong section of about 5km in length and the Shenzhen section of about 1km in length. The NOL Spur Line will establish three new railway stations, with two new stations at Chau Tau of the San Tin Technopole and the Loop for the Hong Kong section, as well as one new station at the new Huanggang Port for the Shenzhen section.
      
     As the cross-boundary bifurcation of the NOL Project, apart from serving the San Tin Technopole and the Loop, the NOL Spur Line will also connect to the new Huanggang Port, linking the metro networks of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, and facilitating the flow of people between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Offering both local commuting functions within Hong Kong and cross-boundary railway services, the NOL Spur Line will promote the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
      
     No objection to the railway scheme for the Hong Kong Section of the Northern Link Spur Line was received during the gazettal period, which fully reflects the community's continued support for the project. Following the authorisation of the railway scheme, the construction works for the Hong Kong Section of the NOL Spur Line will commence as soon as practicable, with the aim of commissioning the NOL Spur Line together with the NOL Main Line by 2034 or earlier, upon which the travelling time between San Tin and the new Huanggang Port is estimated to be only about 11 minutes.

Ends/Friday, September 18, 2026
Issued at HKT 11:04

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