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Route 5
Alignment and exits of Route 5 (zoom in to view exit details)
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Existed29 October 1968 (Lai Chi Kok Bridge)–present
Major junctions
East end Route 7 in Ngau Tau Kok
Major intersections Route 2 near Kowloon Bay
Route 1 in Hung Hom
Route 7 in Lai King
Route 3 in Tsuen Wan
West end Route 9 near Chai Wan Kok
Location
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
DistrictsKwun Tong, Kowloon City, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan
Highway system
← Route 4→ Route 6
Map
An overhead viaduct carries Route 5 through a parking garage in Yau Ma Tei

Route 5 (Chinese: 五號幹綫) is a strategic route[1] in Hong Kong from eastern to western Kowloon and New Kowloon, and ends in Tsuen Wan in the New Territories where it connects to Route 9. It is one of the most seriously congested routes in Kowloon, as it serves as an interchange to the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel, especially during peak hours.

Route 5 begins in the east from Kowloon Bay westwards via central Kowloon to Yau Ma Tei. From Yau Ma Tei, the road heads north to Tsuen Wan and meets Route 9. In the Tai Kok Tsui section of Route 5, where the route runs in south-north direction, the northbound and southbound lanes are separated, with the northbound and southbound flyovers running over two parallel roads (Tai Kok Tsui Road and Tong Mi Road respectively). It passes through Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon Bay, Ma Tau Chung, Hung Hom, Yau Ma Tei, Lai Chi Kok, Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan.

Constituent roads

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The following roads comprise route 5 (from east to west):

Observed roads and exits

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District Location Road Name km mi Exit Destinations Notes
Kwun Tong District Ngau Tau Kok Joins Route 7 (Kwun Tong Road)
Kowloon Bay Kai Fuk Road 0.7 0.4 1A Wai Yip Street - Kwun Tong Business Area Eastbound exit only
1.3 0.8 1B Sheung Yee Road - Cruise Terminal
1.4 0.9 1C Route 2 (Kwun Tong Bypass ) - Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong (East)
1.5 0.9 1D Wang Kwong Road - Kowloon Bay
Kowloon City District Kai Tak 1.8 1.1 2 Kai Cheung Road - Kowloon Bay Westbound exit
2.1 1.3 Kai Cheung Road - Sha Tin, Kowloon Bay Eastbound exit
2.1–3.4 1.3–2.1 Kai Tak Tunnel
Ma Tau Kok East Kowloon Corridor 3.2 2.0 2A Sung Wong Toi Road - Kowloon City Eastbound exit only
3.4 2.1 3 Kowloon City Road - To Kwa Wan Westbound exit
3.6 2.2 San Shan Road - To Kwa Wan Eastbound exit
Hung Hom Chatham Road North 4.8 3.0 3A Chatham Road North (Non-route part) - Kowloon City Eastbound exit only
4.9 3.0 4 Gillies Avenue South - Hung Hom Westbound exit
Ping Chi Street - Ho Man Tin Eastbound exit
5.0 3.1 5 Wuhu Street - Hung Hom Westbound exit
Yan Fung Street - Ho Man Tin Eastbound exit
5.3 3.3 6 Route 1 (Hong Chong Road) - Hong Kong (Central), East Tsim Sha Tsui, Hung Hom Station —
Chatham Road South 5.6 3.5 6A Chatham Road South (Non-route part) - Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, Tsim Sha Tsui Westbound exit only
Yau Tsim Mong District King's Park 5.7 3.5 6B Gascoigne Road - Lantau Island, Hong Kong (West), Ho Man Tin, Yau Ma Tei
West Kowloon Corridor 5.9 3.7 6C Gascoigne Road - Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei 6.8 4.2 6D Ferry Street, Ngo Cheung Road - Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok (West), Hong Kong (West)
Ferry Point 7.2 4.5 6E Ferry Street - Tsim Sha Tsui, Airport Express, Hong Kong (West) Eastbound exit only
7.6 4.7 7A Ferry Street - Mong Kok, Tai Kok Tsui, Sham Shui Po Westbound exit only
Tai Kok Tsui 8.4 5.2 7B Tong Mei Road - Yau Ma Tei Eastbound exit only
8.7 5.4 7C Prince Edward Road West, Sycamore Street - Mong Kok
Sham Shui Po District Cheung Sha Wan Kwai Chung Road 10.8 6.7 8B Lai Chi Kok Road - Cheung Sha Wan
Lai Chi Kok 11.3 7.0 8C Cheung Sha Wan Road
11.1 6.9 9 Yuet Lun Street, Lai Chi Kok Road - Mei Foo, Sha Tin Westbound exit
11.7 7.3 Mei Lai Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road - Mei Foo, Sha Tin Eastbound exit
11.4–12.2 7.1–7.6 Lai Chi Kok Bridge
Kwai Tsing District Kwai Chung 12.1 7.5 9A Container Port Road South - Container Terminals Westbound exit only
Lai King Hill Road - Lai King, Princess Margaret Hospital (Hong Kong)
13.1 8.1 9B Route 7 (Ching Cheung Road) - Sha Tin, Kwun Tong Eastbound exit only
Container Port Road South - Container Terminals, Lai King, Princess Margaret Hospital (Hong Kong)
Tsuen Wan Road 13.8 8.6 9C Container Port Road South, Kwai Chung Road- Kwai Chung, Sha Tin Westbound exit only
13.9 8.6 9D Route 3 (Tsing Kwai Highway ) - Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong (West), Lantau Island Eastbound exit only
14.2 8.8 10 Kwai Tsing Road, Hing Fong Road - Tsing Yi (South) Westbound exit
15.0 9.3 Kwai Hei Street - Kwai Chung Eastbound exit
Kwai Tsing Road, Hing Fong Road - Tsing Yi, Airport
15.5 9.6 11 Texaco Road, Tsing Tsuen Road - Airport Express Westbound exit
Tsuen Wan District Tsuen Wan 16.1 10.0 Texaco Road, Tsing Tsuen Road - Tsuen Wan (East), Sha Tin, Tsing Yi, Airport Express, Airport Eastbound exit
15.9 9.9 11A Texaco Road - Tsuen Wan (East), Sha Tin, Shek Kong Westbound exit only
16.8 10.4 12 Tai Chung Road, Hoi Hing Road - Tsuen Wan (West), Tsuen Wan West Station Westbound exit
17.3 10.8 Tai Chung Road, Hoi Hing Road - Tsuen Wan (Central), Sha Tin Eastbound exit
Chai Wan Kok Joins Route 9 (Tuen Mun Road )

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Transport Department - Strategic Route Numbers".
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