The Shatin-to-Central Link (SCL) is a 17km-long strategic railway extension in Hong Kong. By connecting the existing West Rail Line and Ma On Shan Line from East-to-West (EWL) through new stations and extending the East Rail Line across the harbour from North-to-South (NSL), it serves the New Territories, Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, significantly improving the connectivity, coverage and convenience of the entire rail network.

Arup played an integral role in the delivery of SCL, providing a wide range of multidisciplinary engineering design services. This included total design services for the Admiralty Station expansion, which transformed it into a mega interchange hub accommodating four lines interchange.

We also developed the construction scoping and sequencing for the Hong Kong section, encompassing the Exhibition Centre Station, tunnels and large-scale reprovision of community facilities.

In addition, Arup undertook the detailed design for Sung Wong Toi and To Kwa Wan Stations, and reference design for the tunnel boring machine (TBM) running tunnels from Ho Man Tin Station to Sung Wong Toi Station. We also worked as the designer for the contractor VINCI Construction Grands Projects (VCGP) on the tunnels from Hin Keng to Diamond Hill.

This transformational infrastructure project has strengthened Hong Kong’s railway networks by seamlessly connecting several existing lines through a series of strategic interchange stations, ultimately enhancing the city’s mobility and connectivity.

This transformational infrastructure project has strengthened Hong Kong’s railway networks by seamlessly connecting several existing lines.