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West Kowloon Corridor

Coordinates: 22°19′15″N 114°09′46″E / 22.3207°N 114.1628°E / 22.3207; 114.1628
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West Kowloon Corridor
Part of Route 5
An overhead viaduct carries route 5 through the Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building in Yau Ma Tei
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length3.75 km (2.33 mi)
Existed1977–present
Major junctions
Northwest endLai Chi Kok Road
Southeast endChatham Road South / Princess Margaret Road
Location
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
Highway system
Map
West Kowloon Corridor
Traditional Chinese西九龍走廊
Simplified Chinese西九龙走廊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXī Jiǔlóng Zǒuláng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationsai1 gau2 lung4 jau2 long4
Jyutpingsai1 gau2 lung4 zau2 long4*2

West Kowloon Corridor is part of Route 5 in Hong Kong. Bypassing existing surface roads in West Kowloon, it connects Lai Chi Kok Road in Cheung Sha Wan with the Gascoigne Road Flyover near Yau Ma Tei.

The highway was built in 4 phases:

To make way for the new Fu Cheong Estate, the off-slips at the old terminus on Yen Chow Street were demolished; they have yet to be replaced.

Many red public minibus routes which serve between New Territories West (Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan or Kwai Chung) and Kowloon South (Mong Kok or Jordan Road) or Hong Kong Island are routed via West Kowloon Corridor so as to provide faster routes to Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei and Jordan to avoid traffic congestion in Sham Shui Po.

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22°19′15″N 114°09′46″E / 22.3207°N 114.1628°E / 22.3207; 114.1628

Preceded by
Chatham Road North
Hong Kong Route 5

West Kowloon Corridor
Succeeded by
Lai Chi Kok Road