Route 7 (Hong Kong) Explained

Country:HKG
Type:route
Route:7
Map:HK_Route7_map_coloured.svg
Map Notes:Alignment and exits of Route 7 (zoom in to view exit details)
Length Km:17.6
Established:24 June 1961 (Lung Cheung Road)
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Wan Po Road, Tseung Kwan O
Junction: Kwun Tong Bypass
Kai Fuk Road, Ngau Tau Kok
Lion Rock Tunnel, Beacon Hill
Tsing Sha Highway in Lai Chi Kok
Tsing Kwai Highway, Kwai Chung
Direction B:West
Terminus B: Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Chung
Districts:Sai Kung, Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing
Previous Type:route
Previous Route:6
Next Type:route
Next Route:8

Route 7 is a major road linking Tseung Kwan O and Kwai Chung, through the northern part of Kowloon in Hong Kong.

The route was constructed in the 1960s, and consisted sections of Lung Cheung Road and Ching Cheung Road. It was built as a five lane dual carriageway to connect the factories in Kwun Tong with the Container Terminals, bypassing the built-up areas in Kowloon. The route was previously known as Route 4 and has been renamed in 2004. Following the opening of the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel in 1990, Route 7 was extended to Tseung Kwan O.[1] Route 7 also the only route without Expressway

Route description

Route 7 begins at Wan Po Road in Tseung Kwan O and travels west to Kwun Tong via the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel. It follows Sau Mau Ping Road and meets Route 2 at Kwun Tong Bypass, then branches off into Kwun Tong Road. The road becomes a viaduct until it descends onto the ground level and joining Prince Edward Road East. The viaduct continues as Route 5 along the shore.

After Kowloon Bay, the road makes a few sharp bends before entering Lung Cheung Road. The route continues heading west and passes through the suburbs of Diamond Hill, Wong Tai Sin and Wang Tau Hom. The road becomes considerably steeper near the exit for Lion Rock Tunnel, and follows the foothills of northern Kowloon. At Tai Wo Ping, the route interchanges with Tai Po Road and continues as Ching Cheung Road, bypassing Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan before terminating at Kwai Chung and joins Route 5 again.[2]

Some sections of the route are otherwise known as:

Exits and Interchanges

!District!Location!Road Name!km!mi!Exit!Kwai Chung (West) bound exit!Tseung Kwan O (East) bound exit!Notes
Sai Kung DistrictPak Shing KokJoins Wan Po Road (Non-route part)
Hang HauWan Po Road - - 1Po Yap Road, Chiu Shun Road - Sai Kung, Town Centre
- - 2Po Shun Road - Town Centre (Sheung Tak), Tiu Keng Leng
- - Po Shun Road - Town Centre, Tiu Keng Leng, Haven of Hope Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong (East) (Via (Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel)
Po LamTseung Kwan O Tunnel Road - - 2APo Shun Road - Hang Hau, Po Lam, Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre
Ma Yau Tong - -
Kwun Tong DistrictSau Mau PingTseung Kwan O Road - - 3ASau Mau Ping Road - Sau Mau Ping
Lin Tak Road - Lam Tin
Lam Tin - - 3BKai Tin Road
- - 4 (Lei Yue Mun Road) - Lei Yue Mun, Hong Kong (East)
- -
- - 4A (Kwun Tong Bypass) - Kowloon Bay, Sha Tin
Kwun TongKwun Tong Road - - 4BWai Fat Road - Cha Kwo Ling, Kowloon Bay
- - N/ATsui Ping Road
- - 5Hoi Yuen Road, Hip Wo Street - Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong Business Area Westbound
- - Eastbound
- - 5AHong Ning Road
- - N/AHau Ming Street
- - 5CLai Yip Street - Kowloon Bay
- - 5D (Kai Fuk Road) - To Kwa Wan, Hong KongBeginning of
Ngau Tau Kok - - 6ANga Lai Road, Lai Yip Street - Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon Bay
- - 6BTing Fu Street
- - 6CHong Tak Road - Telford Garden
- - 6DNgau Tau Kok Road
- - 6EFuk To Street
- - 6FNgau Tau Kok Road - Ngau Tau Kok
- - 6GChoi Wan Road - Sau Mau Ping, Jordan Valley
- - 7APrince Edward Road East - Kowloon City, Mong Kok
- - 7BWai Yip Street, Kai Cheung Road - Kowloon Bay, Cruise Terminal
Wong Tai Sin DistrictNgau Chi Wan - - 8Prince Edward Road East - Mong Kok
Clear Water Bay Road - Sai Kung
Lung Cheung Road - - Clear Water Bay Road - Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung
- - 9Choi Hung Road - San Po Kong, Tsz Wan Shan
(Tate's Cairn Tunnel) - Sha Tin
Tai Hom - - Lung Poon Street - Diamond Hill
(Tate's Cairn Tunnel) - Sha Tin
- - 10Po Kong Village Road (Southbound) - San Po Kong, Tsz Wan Shan, Chuk Yuen
- - Po Kong Village Road (Southbound) - San Po Kong
Wong Tai Sin - - 10APo Kong Village Road (Northbound) - Tsz Wan Shan
- - 10BChing Tak Street - Wong Tai Sin
- - 11Fung Mo Street - Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon City
Wang Tau Hom - - Fung Mo Street, Ma Chai Hang Road - Chuk Yuen, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City
- - 11AChuk Yuen Road - Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon City, Hong Kong
Kowloon City DistrictKowloon Tong - - 12 (Lion Rock Tunnel) - Sha Tin
- - 13Lung Kui Road - Lung Cheung Road Lookout
- - Lung Yan Road - Water Supplies Department Mechanical & Electrical Workshop, Phoenix House
Sham Shui Po District - - 13ATai Po Road - Sham Shui Po, Sha Tin
Tai Wo Ping - - 13BNam Cheong Street - Shek Kip Mei
- - Lung Kui Road
So Uk - - 13CTai Po Road - Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Ching Cheung Road - - 13DTai Po Road - Sha Tin
Cheung Sha Wan - - 14AWing Tak Road - Caritas Medical CentrePermission required for access
Lai Chi Kok - - 14BButterfly Valley Road - Lai Chi Kok
- - 14CCastle Peak Road - Kwai Chung - Tsuen Wan
- - 14D (Tsing Sha Highway) - Sha Tin, Tai Po
- - 14EContainer Port Road South - Container Terminals, Sha Tin
(Tsing Kwai Highway) - Lantau Island, Disneyland, Airport
Kwai Tsing DistrictKwai ChungJoins (Kwai Chung Road)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 道 路 及 鐵 路 - 香 港 幹 線 公 路 (二) . 6 September 2014 . Hong Kong Place.
  2. Web site: Route Diagram-Route 7 . 6 September 2014 . Transport Department .