Express Rail Link – C802 Detailed Design for Tunnels and Associated Structures (South)

The Express Rail Link (XRL) will connect Hong Kong’s Kowloon peninsular with the Boundary and the Chinese national railway network by means of a high speed railway on a dedicated 26km corridor through Hong Kong’s New Territories.With speeds of up to 200kmh, ERL trains will take just 15 mins to reach Shenzhen from down town Hong Kong.

DB320 Kwai Tsing Tunnels
Atkins was the lead designers for this design and build contract for the West Rail project. The works involved the design of bored tunnels, cut and cover tunnels and ventilation buildings. It involved the innovative use of the first EPBM (Earth Pressure Balance Machine) in Hong Kong for construction of railway tunnels. Tunnelling by TBM under sensitive buildings was required and the project also included drill and blast tunnels through the urban area.

Kowloon Southern Link KDB200
Atkins was the lead consultant for the Preliminary and Scheme Design of the northern section of the Kowloon Southern Link to extend West Rail to Tsim Sha Tsui to allow it to be connected through to Hung Hom. The KSL includes 4.5km of tunnel to be constructed by a combination of TBM bored, mined and cut and cover methods in West Kowloon . The Northern Section includes a major underground station to be constructed by cut and cover methods under major roads at West Kowloon .