Section 1 - Transport Infrastructure Maps Existing And Proposed Transport Infrastructure Existing Transport Infrastructure The existing road infrastructure and railways as at the end of 2009 are shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Major Road and Rail Infrastructure Projects The major road infrastructure proposals as at end 2009 on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon and the New Territories are shown in Figures 4 and 5 respectively. Details of the major highway projects under construction and planning are given in Tables 1.1 and 1.2 respectively. The two committed railway projects listed in Table 1.3 are under construction. The Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) is an express rail, which links up Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. It will shorten the journey time between Hong Kong and Guangzhou significantly from about 100 minutes to 48 minutes. The Hong Kong section of the XRL will be a 26-km long underground rail corridor. It will run from the terminus in West Kowloon, going north passing through Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long and the boundary at Huanggang, where it will connect to the Mainland section of the XRL. The construction of the Hong Kong section of the XRL will commence in January 2010 for completion in 2015. The West Island Line (construction started in July 2009) is an extension of the Island Line from Sheung Wan Station westwards with three new stations, namely: Sai Ying Pun, University and Kennedy Town. Railway projects under planning are shown in Figure 6 and listed in Table 1.4. Details on the "Railway Development Strategy 2000" can be found at the following website of the Transport and Housing Bureau: http://www.thb.gov.hk/eng/psp/publications/transport/publications/rds.pdf For enquiries about this section, please call Transport Planning Division, Transport Department on Tel. No.: 2829 5341.