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Beacon Hill Tunnel (Hong Kong)

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Beacon hill tunnel
Beacon hill tunnel

Beacon Hill Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Hong Kong on the original Kowloon–Canton Railway, linking Kowloon Tong to its immediate south and Sha Tin to its north. The nearest stations to the south and north of the tunnel are Kowloon Tong and Tai Wai respectively. Today, the tunnel carries the MTR East Rail line metro service and through trains to Mainland China. There are actually two tunnels of this name. The first (Chinese: 煙墩山隧道) opened in 1910 and operated until its replacement (Chinese: 筆架山隧道) came into operation following its 1981 completion.

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Beacon Hill Tunnel (Hong Kong)
Cornwall Street, Kowloon Beacon Hill (Kowloon City District)

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歌和老街9號

Cornwall Street
Kowloon, Beacon Hill (Kowloon City District)
Hong Kong, China
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