Route 7 (Hong Kong)
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Route 7 coloured red | ||||
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| Maintained by Highways Department | ||||
| Length: | 17.3 km (10.7 mi) | |||
| Existed: | 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 | ||||
| Districts: | Sai Kung, Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing | |||
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Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System
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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 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
Route  | ||
| Kwai Chung (west) bound exits | Exit Number | Tseng Kwan O (east) bound exits |
| Start Route 7 continues from Wan Po Road to Kwai Chung |
- | End Route 7 continues as Wan Po Road |
| Chiu Shun Road Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O Town Centre |
1 | Po Yap Road Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O Town Centre |
| Po Shun Road (southbound) Tseung Kwan O Town Centre, Tiu Keng Leng |
2 | Po Shun Road (southbound) Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O Town Centre |
| no exit | 2A | Po Shun Road (northbound) Po Lam, Hang Hau, Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O Hospital |
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel  | ||
| no exit | 3A | Sau Mau Ping Road Sau Mau Ping, Lam Tin |
| Kai Tin Road | 3B | no exit |
| Lei Yue Mun Road Lei Yue Mun Kwun Tong Bypass Hong Kong (East)  |
4 | Lei Yue Mun Road Lei Yue Mun Kwun Tong Bypass Hong Kong (East) |
| Kwun Tong Bypass Kowloon Bay, Shatin  |
4A | no exit |
| no exit | 4B | Wai Fat Road Cha Kwo Ling |
| Hip Wo Street/Hoi Yuen Road Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong Industrial Area |
5 | Hip Wo Street/Hoi Yuen Road Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong Industrial Area |
| no exit | 5A | Hong Ning Road |
| Lai Yip Street Kowloon Bay |
5C | no exit |
| Kai Fuk Road To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong  |
5D | no exit |
| no exit | 6A | Kwun Tong Road Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong |
| no exit | 6B | Ting Fu Street |
| Telford Garden | 6C | no exit |
| no exit | 6D | Ngau Tau Kok Road |
| no exit | 6E | Ngau Tau Kok 5th Street |
| no exit | 6F | Ngau Tau Kok Road Ngau Tau Kok |
| no exit | 6G | Choi Wan Road Jordan Valley, Sau Mau Ping |
| Prince Edward Road East Kowloon City, Mong Kok |
7A | no exit |
| no exit | 7B | Wai Yip Street Kowloon Bay Kai Tak Tunnel Tsuen Wan |
| Clear Water Bay Road Sai Kung Prince Edward Road East Kowloon City, Mong Kok |
8 | Clear Water Bay Road Sai Kung |
| Tai Hom Road Diamond Hill Tate's Cairn Tunnel  Shatin |
9 | Tate's Cairn Tunnel Shatin |
| Po Kong Village Road San Po Kong |
10 | Po Kong Village Road (southbound) San Po Kong |
| no exit | 10A | Po Kong Village Road (northbound) Tsz Wan Shan |
| Ching Tak Street Wong Tai Sin |
10B | no exit |
| Fung Mo Street Wang Tau Hom, Kowloon City |
11 | Ma Chai Hang Road Kowloon City |
| Chuk Yuen Road Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City |
11A | no exit |
| Lion Rock Tunnel Shatin |
12 | Lion Rock Tunnel Shatin |
| Lung Cheung Road Lookout | 13 | Phoenix House |
| Tai Po Road Sham Shui Po, Shatin |
13A | no exit |
| Nam Cheong Street Shek Kip Mei |
13B | no exit |
| no exit | 13C | Tai Po Road (southbound) Sham Shui Po |
| no exit | 13D | Tai Po Road (northbound) Shatin |
| Caritas Hospital | 14A | no exit |
| Butterfly Valley Road Lai Chi Kok |
14B | no exit |
| Castle Peak Road Tsuen Wan |
14C | no exit |
| no exit | 14D | Tsing Sha Highway .svg.png){kind=small} Sha Tin, Tai Po |
| Tsing Kwai Highway Tsing Yi, Lantau, Tuen Mun |
14E | no exit |
| End Route 7 merges to Kwai Chung Road |
- | Start Route 7 to Tseung Kwan O |
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.