18-547: KSR may refer to: Kam Sheung Road station , Hong Kong; MTR station code Kendall Square Research , former supercomputer company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US Keyboard Send Receive, a type of teleprinter made by Teletype Corporation KSR v. Teleflex , a US patent lawsuit Katahdin Scout Reservation , a BSA camp in Maine, US King Shaka Regiment , an infantry regiment of
36-438: A mountain range, including Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock to the north, and Victoria Harbour to the south. Kowloon comprises the following districts : The name 'Kowloon' ( Chinese : 九龍 ; lit. 'nine dragons') alludes to eight mountains and a Chinese emperor: Kowloon Peak , Tung Shan , Tate's Cairn , Temple Hill , Unicorn Ridge , Lion Rock , Beacon Hill , Crow's Nest and Emperor Bing of Song . It
54-623: Is an MTR station on the Tuen Ma line , located between Pat Heung and Kam Tin in Hong Kong. It is situated between Tsuen Wan West and Yuen Long stations. Kam Sheung Road was the arena for the KCR West Rail 's opening ceremony . On 20 December 2003, Kam Sheung Road station opened to the public along with other KCR West Rail stations. On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line officially merged with
72-524: Is built, Kam Sheung Road will serve as the interchange with the Northern Link, and the station will be expanded as well. From 26 September to 28 November 2004, the West Rail Sightseeing Bus was introduced, attracting thousands of Kowloon residents and causing long queues for the buses. There is a flea market beside the station building with more than 150 stalls. The station is also close to
90-581: Is connected to Hong Kong Island by two road-only tunnels (the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and the Western Harbour Crossing ), three MTR railway tunnels ( Tsuen Wan line , Tung Chung line / Airport Express and East Rail ) and one combined road and MTR rail link tunnel ( Eastern Harbour Tunnel , containing the Tseung Kwan O line and road traffic in separate parallel conduits). No bridges connect
108-515: Is one of the three areas of Hong Kong , along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories . It is the smallest, second most populous and most densely populated of the divisions. Kowloon is located directly north of Hong Kong Island across Victoria Harbour . It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait to the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen , Butterfly Valley and Stonecutter's Island to the west,
126-529: Is under development. Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Although the train tracks are exposed from above, platform screen doors are still fitted. Kowloon Kowloon ( / ˌ k aʊ ˈ l uː n / ) is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon . It has a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km (111,450/sq mi) in 2006. It
144-589: The Kowloon Wharf , but because of the close proximity of Kowloon's built-up area to Kai Tak Airport , building construction was limited by flight paths. As a result, compared to Hong Kong Island, Kowloon had a much lower skyline. After World War II , Kowloon became extremely congested when slums for refugees from the newly established People's Republic of China gave way to public housing estates , mixed with private residential, commercial, and industrial areas. The area of reclaimed land now known as West Kowloon
162-609: The Ma On Shan line (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line , as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Kam Sheung Road was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line. The station is an elevated structure along the viaduct to the north of one of the two rail depots of
180-586: The New Territories . Statutorily, "Kowloon" is only the area south of Boundary Street and Stonecutters Island, but in common use, New Kowloon is not regarded as part of the New Territories, but as an integral part of the Kowloon urban area whether north or south of Boundary Street. Large-scale development of Kowloon began in the early 20th century, with the construction of the Kowloon-Canton Railway and
198-739: The Shek Kong Airfield . Kam Sheung Road is planned to be one of the terminus station on the Northern Link , a proposed MTR rapid transit line which would connect the Tuen Ma line and the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line of the East Rail line . The link would also serve as a connection to the border checkpoints to mainland China while also facilitating travels between Eastern and Western New Territories . The Northern Link would end at Lok Ma Chau and Kwu Tung , with intermediate stations. The project
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234-633: The Tuen Ma line. The MTR Kam Tin Building is just north of the station building and once housed the West Rail control centre, but the facility relocated to the main MTR control centre in Tsing Yi after the railway merger. The station itself is a short distance from the actual rural towns of Kam Tin or Pat Heung . Originally there were various choices as to the station's name, but residents from nearby could not decide upon
252-450: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KSR&oldid=1161680947 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kam Sheung Road station Kam Sheung Road ( Chinese : 錦上路 ; Cantonese Yale : Gámséuhnglouh )
270-461: The name of the settlements that the station would be named after, so the main road nearest to the station was used instead. Although the station was not expected to have high passenger patronage relative to others, the station attracted a number of villagers from Kam Tin and Pat Heung since the Tuen Ma line is their only direct link to the urban areas in Kowloon . If the Northern Link (to Lok Ma Chau )
288-567: Was also spelt 'Kawloong' in some 19th-century sources. The part of Kowloon south of Boundary Street , together with Stonecutters Island , was ceded by Qing China to the United Kingdom under the Convention of Peking of 1860. For many years the area remained largely undeveloped, used by the British mainly for tiger-hunting expeditions. The part of Kowloon north of Boundary Street ( New Kowloon )
306-566: Was leased by the British as part of the New Territories under the 1898 Second Convention of Peking for 99 years. Within New Kowloon is Kowloon City, an area of Hong Kong where the Kowloon Walled City used to be located. The Kowloon Walled City itself was demolished in 1993. The same area was called Kwun Fu Cheung ( 官富場 ) during the Song dynasty (960–1279). "New Kowloon" has remained part of
324-898: Was once home to a dockyard for the Royal Navy . The 1911 census recorded a population of 7,306, with most being Hakka . The invasion of China by Japan in 1937 caused the population of Kowloon to grow drastically. Between 1937 and 1939, 750,000 refugees arrived in Kowloon and nearby areas, with many not having residence. As of 2011 , 2,108,419 people lived in Kowloon. About 94.2% of Kowloon's residents are of Han Chinese ethnicity. The largest ethnic minority groups are Indonesians (1.8%), Filipinos (1.5%), Indians (0.5%), Nepalese (0.4%), and British (0.3%). Around 86% of Kowloon's residents use Cantonese as their usual language, while 2.3% use English and 1.2% use Mandarin . Kowloon comprises these localities of Hong Kong: Lists of primary and secondary schools in Kowloon by district: Kowloon
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