Rambler Channel Bridge, Railway bridge in Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong.
The Rambler Channel Bridge is a railway bridge in Kwai Tsing District that crosses the waterway to connect Tsing Yi Island with the mainland. It features two levels of tracks to separate different train services and handle multiple routes simultaneously.
In 1994 the Mass Transit Railway Corporation awarded a HK$490 million design-and-build contract to Dragages et Travaux Publics with Penta-Ocean Construction; Bouygues Travaux Publics designed the bridge. Construction began in October 1995 and the structure was completed in February 1997. Revenue service started with the Tung Chung line on 21 June 1998. A reserved stub for the proposed Western Corridor railway, at the junction with Kwai Hei Street, was later abandoned.
The bridge carries the Airport Express and Tung Chung line on four separate tracks, two per line, so trains to the airport and to Tung Chung never share a rail. Its Chinese name, Tsing Lai Bridge, joins Tsing Yi and Lai King, the two stations it links. The MTR calls it the Rambler Channel Bridge.
The bridge itself is not accessible to pedestrians as it carries only train traffic. The best views come from the stations at each end or from nearby waterfront areas.
The bilevel main deck segments stand eight metres high and weigh 120 tonnes each, held together with epoxy glue and high-strength steel tendons. They were lowered into place by a launching gantry. The bridge is 1,100 metres long and carries four tracks, two for the Airport Express and two for the Tung Chung line.
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