Route 1 (Hong Kong)

Route 1

Route 1 coloured red
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length: 20.7 km (12.9 mi)
20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi) South
Existed: 1966 (Princess Margaret Road) – present
Major junctions
South end: Aberdeen Praya Road, Aberdeen
  Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
Chatham Road, Hung Hom
Lung Cheung Road, Beacon Hill
Sha Lek Highway, Sha Tin Wai
North end: Tai Po Road, Fo Tan
Location
Districts: Southern, Central and Western, Wan Chai, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin, Sha Tin
Highway system

Hong Kong Strategic Route and Exit Number System

Route 10Route 2

Route 1 (Chinese: 一號幹線) is a major artery in Hong Kong that runs in a generally north-south direction, connecting Aberdeen with Shatin.

The route is heavily congested, notably on the Canal Road viaduct that links the Aberdeen Tunnel with the Cross-Harbour Tunnel in Causeway Bay.[1] Route 1 continues to serve as the most direct route from the north shore of Hong Kong Island to the Southern District. The road travels across the harbour and runs through the middle of Kowloon and continues heading north into the New Territories.

History

Route 1 was established in January 2004 when the third generation of route numbers came into use, replacing the old system which had been used since 1974.

Route

Legend
0.0 from Aberdeen
0.1 Exit 1
0.2 Exit 1A
0.7 Exit 2
1.2 Exit 3
1.6 Exit 4
2.3-4.2 Aberdeen Tunnel
4.7 Exit 5
5.3 Exit 5A
5.6 Exit 6
6.0-7.9 Cross Harbour Tunnel
8.3 Exit 6A
8.4 Exit 6B
8.5 Exit 6C
8.6 Exit 6D
9.0 Exit 7A
9.0 Exit 7B
9.3 Exit 7C
9.4 Exit 7D
9.7 Exit 7E
10.1 Exit 8
10.7 Exit 8A
11.2 Exit 8B
11.4 Exit 8C
11.4 Exit 8D
11.5 Exit 9
11.8 Exit 9A
11.9 Exit 9C
12.0 Exit 9E
12.2 Exit 9F
12.9 Exit 9G
13.4 Exit 10A
13.5 Exit 10B
13.6-15.0 Lion Rock Tunnel
16.3 Exit 11
17.4 Exit 11A
18.3 Exit 11B
18.8 Exit 12
19.5 Exit 12A
20.4 Exit 12B
21.1 Exit 12C
21.1 to Ma Liu Shui

The route begins in the south at Aberdeen Praya Road which continues as Wong Chuk Hang Road until reaching the Aberdeen Tunnel. The traffic runs on the Canal Road viaduct after exiting the tunnel in Happy Valley. The viaduct descends to the ground level passed the intersection at Gloucester Road for Route 4.

Traffic then crosses the Cross-Harbour Tunnel into Kowloon and keeps heading north along Princess Margaret Road and Waterloo Road. The stretch of Waterloo Road between Hereford Road and Lancashire Road in Kowloon Tong is the only section of the route that is not controlled access. Traffic then climbs a steep incline to reach the Lion Rock Tunnel. At the end of the tunnel, the road skirts the border of Tai Wai. Traffic has an option to merge to Route 9 in Shatin or branch off onto Route 2 for Ma On Shan.[2]

Exits and interchanges

DistrictLocationkm[3]miExitDestinationsNotes
SouthernAberdeen0.0–
0.2
0.0–
0.12
1Ap Lei Chau Bridge / Aberdeen Praya RoadTrumpet interchange; Southern terminus
Wong Chuk Hang0.20.121AHeung Yip RoadSouthbound only
0.40.25Yip Kan StreetYip Kan Street to southbound only
0.5–
1.1
0.31–
0.68
2Wong Chuk Hang Road to Nam Long Shan Road
1.2–
1.3
0.75–
0.81
3Ocean Park RoadTrumpet interchange
1.4–
2.0
0.87–
1.2
4Wong Chuk Hang Road / Nam Fung RoadNo access to/from southbound
2.11.3Aberdeen Tunnel Toll Plaza
Southern
Wan Chai
Wong Chuk Hang
Happy Valley
2.3–
4.2
1.4–
2.6
Aberdeen Tunnel
Wan ChaiMorrison Hill4.3–
4.9
2.7–
3.0
5Wong Nai Chung RoadTo/from Route 1 northbound only
East Point5.33.35ACanal Road West / Canal Road EastTo/from Route 1 southbound only
5.4–
5.9
3.4–
3.7
6 Route 4 (Gloucester Road)
Wan Chai
Yau Tsim Mong
East Point
Hung Hom Bay
6.0–
7.8
3.7–
4.8
Cross-Harbour Tunnel
Yau Tsim MongHung Hom Bay8.15.0Cross-Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza
8.25.1Hong Chong RoadHong Chong Road to northbound Route 1 only
Hung Hom8.45.26ASalisbury RoadSouthbound only
6BRailway ApproachSouthbound only
6C Route 5 west (Chatham Road North)Route 1 northbound to Route 5 westbound
8.65.36D Route 5 east (Chatham Road North)Route 1 northbound to Route 5 eastbound
No. 12 Hill9.05.67APrincess Margaret RoadTo/from Route 1 northbound only
7BPrincess Margaret Road LinkTo from Route 1 northbound only
Kowloon City9.1–
9.4
5.7–
5.8
7DChi Man StreetSouthbound only
Yau Tsim Mong9.35.87CWylie RoadNorthbound only
Kowloon City9.76.07EChung Man StreetSouthbound only
Ho Man Tin10.06.28Man Fung Path / Sheung Hing Street to Pui Ching RoadPartial cloverleaf interchange; No access to Route 1 southbound from Pui Ching Road westbound
Princess Margaret Road to Argyle StreetTo/from southbound Route 1 only
Ma Tau Wai11.06.88AWaterloo RoadFrontage road
Boundary StreetBoundary Street to Route 1 southbound only
8BPrince Edward Road WestSouthbound only
Kowloon Tsai8CWaterloo RoadFrontage road
8DFlint RoadSouthbound exit only
9Essex Crescent / Lancashire RoadNorthbound only
12.07.59ARutland Quadrant / Durham RoadSouthbound only
9CHereford RoadNo access from Hereford Road to Route 1 northbound
York RoadYork Road to Route 1 northbound only
9ENorfolk RoadNorthbound exit only
9FWaterloo Road to Cornwall Street / Junction RoadFrontage road
13.08.19GWaterloo Road / Ede RoadFrontage road; Ede Road to Route 1 northbound only
10A Route 7 west (Lung Cheung Road)Route 7 westbound to/from Route 1 northbound
Kowloon City
Wong Tai Sin
10B Route 7 east (Lung Cheung Road)Route 7 eastbound to/from Route 1 northbound
Kowloon City
Sha Tin
Kowloon Tsai
Tai Wai
14.0–
15.0
8.7–
9.3
Lion Rock Tunnel
Sha TinTai Wai15.09.3Lion Rock Tunnel Toll Plaza
16.09.911Hung Mui Kuk RoadTrumpet interchange
Sha Tin17.010.611ALion Rock Tunnel Road / Che Kung Miu Road / Tai Chung Kiu RoadTo/from Route 1 southbound
18.011.211BSha Lek HighwayTo/from Route 1 southbound
19.011.812Sha Tin Wai RoadDiamond interchange
20.012.412AFo Tan Road / Tai Chung Kiu RoadTo/from Route 1 southbound
Fo Tan21.013.012BSha Tin Road to Yuen Wo RoadTo/from Route 1 southbound
Route 9 east (Tai Po Road)To/from Route 9 eastbound; Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

    References

    1. "LCQ4: Traffic congestion along the link roads to the Aberdeen Tunnel". Information Services Department. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
    2. "Route Diagram - Route 1". Transport Department. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
    3. OpenStreetMap contributors. Route 1 (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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