Route 7 (Hong Kong)
Route 7 | ||||
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 Alignment and exits of Route 7 (zoom in to view exit details) | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Highways Department | ||||
| Length | 17.6 km (10.9 mi) | |||
| Existed | 24 June 1961 (Lung Cheung Road)–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Wan Po Road, Tseung Kwan O | |||
 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 | ||||
| West end | Kwai Chung Road, Kwai Chung | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | China | |||
| Special administrative region | Hong Kong | |||
| Districts | Sai Kung, Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing | |||
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Route 7 (Chinese: 七號幹線) 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:
- Ching Cheung Road
- Lung Cheung Road
- Kwun Tong Road
- Tseung Kwan O Road
- Tseung Kwan O Tunnel and Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road
Exits and Interchanges
| District | Location | Road Name | km | mi | Exit | Kwai Chung (West) bound exit | Tseung Kwan O (East) bound exit | Notes | |
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| Sai Kung | Pak Shing Kok | Joins Wan Po Road (Non-route part) | |||||||
| Hang Hau | Wan Po Road | — | — | 1 | Po Yap Road, Chiu Shun Road - Sai Kung, Town Centre | ||||
| — | — | 2 | Po 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  Route 6 (Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel)
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| Po Lam | Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road | — | — | 2A | Po Shun Road - Hang Hau, Po Lam, Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre | ||||
| Ma Yau Tong | — | — | Tseung Kwan O Tunnel 
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| Kwun Tong | Sau Mau Ping | Tseung Kwan O Road | — | — | 3A | Sau Mau Ping Road - Sau Mau Ping | |||
| Lin Tak Road - Lam Tin | |||||||||
| Lam Tin | — | — | 3B | Kai Tin Road | |||||
| — | — | 4 | Route 2 (Lei Yue Mun Road) - Lei Yue Mun, Hong Kong (East)
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| — | — | 4A | Route 2 (Kwun Tong Bypass .svg){kind=small} ) - Kowloon Bay, Sha Tin
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| Kwun Tong | Kwun Tong Road | — | — | 4B | Wai Fat Road - Cha Kwo Ling, Kowloon Bay | ||||
| — | — | N/A | Tsui Ping Road | ||||||
| — | — | 5 | Hoi Yuen Road, Hip Wo Street - Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong Business Area | Westbound | |||||
| — | — | Eastbound | |||||||
| — | — | 5A | Hong Ning Road | ||||||
| — | — | N/A | Hau Ming Street | ||||||
| — | — | 5C | Lai Yip Street - Kowloon Bay | ||||||
| — | — | 5D | Route 5 (Kai Fuk Road) - To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong
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| Ngau Tau Kok | — | — | 6A | Nga Lai Road, Lai Yip Street - Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon Bay | |||||
| — | — | 6B | Ting Fu Street | ||||||
| — | — | 6C | Hong Tak Road - Telford Garden | ||||||
| — | — | 6D | Ngau Tau Kok Road | ||||||
| — | — | 6E | Fuk To Street | ||||||
| — | — | 6F | Ngau Tau Kok Road - Ngau Tau Kok | ||||||
| — | — | 6G | Choi Wan Road - Sau Mau Ping, Jordan Valley | ||||||
| — | — | 7A | Prince Edward Road East - Kowloon City, Mong Kok | ||||||
| — | — | 7B | Wai Yip Street, Kai Cheung Road - Kowloon Bay, Cruise Terminal | ||||||
| Wong Tai Sin | Ngau Chi Wan | — | — | 8 | Prince Edward Road East - Mong Kok Clear Water Bay Road - Sai Kung |
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| Lung Cheung Road | — | — | Clear Water Bay Road - Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung | ||||||
| — | — | 9 | Choi Hung Road - San Po Kong, Tsz Wan Shan Route 2 (Tate's Cairn Tunnel) - Sha Tin
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| Tai Hom | — | — | Lung Poon Street - Diamond Hill Route 2 (Tate's Cairn Tunnel) - Sha Tin
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| — | — | 10 | Po Kong Village Road (Southbound) - San Po Kong, Tsz Wan Shan, Chuk Yuen | ||||||
| — | — | Po Kong Village Road (Southbound) - San Po Kong | |||||||
| Wong Tai Sin | — | — | 10A | Po Kong Village Road (Northbound) - Tsz Wan Shan | |||||
| — | — | 10B | Ching Tak Street - Wong Tai Sin | ||||||
| — | — | 11 | Fung Mo Street - Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon City | ||||||
| Wang Tau Hom | — | — | Fung Mo Street, Ma Chai Hang Road - Chuk Yuen, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City | ||||||
| — | — | 11A | Chuk Yuen Road - Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon City, Hong Kong | ||||||
| Kowloon City | Kowloon Tong | — | — | 12 | Route 1 (Lion Rock Tunnel) - Sha Tin
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| — | — | 13 | Lung Kui Road - Lung Cheung Road Lookout | ||||||
| — | — | Lung Yan Road - Water Supplies Department Mechanical & Electrical Workshop, Phoenix House | |||||||
| Sham Shui Po | — | — | 13A | Tai Po Road - Sham Shui Po, Sha Tin | |||||
| Tai Wo Ping | — | — | 13B | Nam Cheong Street - Shek Kip Mei | |||||
| — | — | Lung Kui Road | |||||||
| So Uk | — | — | 13C | Tai Po Road - Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong | |||||
| Ching Cheung Road | — | — | 13D | Tai Po Road - Sha Tin | |||||
| Cheung Sha Wan | — | — | 14A | Wing Tak Road - Caritas Medical Centre | Permission required for access | ||||
| Lai Chi Kok | — | — | 14B | Butterfly Valley Road - Lai Chi Kok | |||||
| — | — | 14C | Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung - Tsuen Wan | ||||||
| — | — | 14D | Route 8 (Tsing Sha Highway ) - Sha Tin, Tai Po
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| — | — | 14E | Container Port Road South - Container Terminals, Sha Tin Route 3 (Tsing Kwai Highway ) - Lantau Island, Disneyland, Airport
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| Kwai Tsing | Kwai Chung | Joins Route 5 (Kwai Chung Road)
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See also
References
- ^ "道 路 及 鐵 路 － 香 港 幹 線 公 路 ( 二 )". Hong Kong Place. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Route Diagram-Route 7". Transport Department. Retrieved 6 September 2014.