History
A railway to the northwestern New Territories from the urban area in Kowloon was proposed in the early 1990s. Both the MTR and the KCRC submitted plans to the government, but ultimately the KCRC's proposal to Tin Shui Wai new town was selected. However, several major accidents on Tuen Mun Road led to requests by residents in Tuen Mun for a railway connection to the centre of their town. Thus the route in the final proposal deviates from the original plan (in which the line terminated in the centre of Tin Shui Wai new town), to terminate near Tuen Mun town centre.
The first phase of construction included a double-track commuter railway connecting Tuen Mun Station and Nam Cheong Station. This system has been in operation since 20 December 2003.
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