Hong Kong’s rail operator will use a skidding method – the first worldwide for a heavy-rail project – to build Hung Shui Kiu station, helping to overcome time constraints and ensure completion by 2030.The MTR Corporation said on Friday that the station structures, each weighing about 10,000 tonnes, would be assembled from prefabricated components at worksites on either side of an operational viaduct. They would then be skidded into their designated positions alongside the operating Tuen Ma line.Hung Shui Kiu station, located between Tin Shui Wai and Siu Hong stations on the Tuen Ma line, will serve the future Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area in the Northern Metropolis.
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FRI · 2026-08-28 · 11:21 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0828-106837
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MTR Corp to deploy a world-first use of skidding method for Hung Shui Kiu station
MTR Corporation will employ a pioneering skidding method, the first of its kind globally for a heavy-rail project, to construct Hung Shui Kiu station. This innovative approach aims to meet the 2030 completion deadline by assembling massive, prefabricated station structures, each weighing approximately 10,000 tonnes, on either side of an active viaduct.
Kate ChanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-28 · 11:21 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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MTR Corporation will employ a pioneering skidding method, the first of its kind globally for a heavy-rail project, to construct Hung Shui Kiu station. This innovative approach aims to meet the 2030 completion deadline by assembling massive, prefabricated station structures, each weighing approximately 10,000 tonnes, on either side of an active viaduct. These sections will then be skidded into place next to the operational Tuen Ma line. Hung Shui Kiu station, situated between Tin Shui Wai and Siu Hong stations, is intended to serve the future Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area within Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis.
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Hung Shui Kiu station will serve the future Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area.
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The assembled structures will be skidded into position alongside the operational Tuen Ma line.
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Station structures, each weighing about 10,000 tonnes, will be assembled from prefabricated components.
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MTR Corp will use a skidding method for Hung Shui Kiu station, a world-first for a heavy-rail project.
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The skidding method will help overcome time constraints and ensure completion by 2030.
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