Photo: RTHK Walter Lam, MTR project manager's interview video.
The MTR Corporation stated on Friday that it has started preparatory work for the construction of Hung Shui Kiu Station on the Tuen Ma Line and the construction of the new station between Siu Hong and Tin Shui Wai, anticipated to be completed in 2030.
Walter Lam, MTR’s project manager overseeing the project, said this is the first time they are adding a station to an operating viaduct, on which the Tuen Ma Line runs.
“It’s about 10 to 11 metres above ground. We have a massive high-level working platform. And we don’t want to touch anything on top -- what I mean is the existing utilities, the existing overhead lines. We have to turn off the power,” he said.
Lam said one of the biggest challenges is they only have around six non-traffic hours a week to work at the site.
He said work had recently started removing a 400-metre segment of the parapet to make room for the new station.
“Before we cut [the parapet], we have temporary support holding it in place, making sure it won’t move, it’s stable, and it’s safe. It won’t affect the operation on the next day,” he said.
The engineer said they would, at the next stage, build a foundation for the new station that is made of pre-cast components.
He said Hung Shui Kiu Station should open in 2030 when residents in the new development area are expected to move in.
The MTR said, likewise the works are also starting this year to build new stations like Oyster Bay on the Tung Chung Line and Kwu Tung on the East Rail Line.
港鐵公司表示，洪水橋站的建設工作已開始
港鐵公司週五表示，屯馬線洪水橋站及兆康至天水圍新車站的籌備工作已展開，預計於2030年完工。
負責該專案的港鐵專案經理林偉德表示，這是他們首次在屯馬線運行的營運高架橋上增設車站。
「它距離地面大約10到11公尺。 我們擁有龐大的高水準工作平台。 我們不想觸及上面的任何東西——我的意思是現有的公用設施、現有的架空線路。 我們必須關掉電源，」他說。
林說，最大的挑戰之一是他們每週只有大約六個非交通時間在現場工作。
他說，最近開始拆除一段 400 公尺長的護牆，為新車站騰出空間。
「在我們切割[護欄]之前，我們有臨時支撐將其固定到位，確保它不會移動、穩定且安全。 不會影響第二天的手術。
工程師表示，他們將在下一階段為預製構件製成的新車站建造基礎。
他表示，洪水橋站預計2030年啟用，屆時新發展區的居民預計將入住。
港鐵表示，同樣的工程也將於今年展開，興建新車站，例如東湧線的蠔灣站和東鐵線的古洞站。
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