Route 5 (Hong Kong)

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Route 5
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Alignment and exits of Route 5 (zoom in to view exit details)
Route information
Maintained by Highways Department
Length17.9 km (11.1 mi)
Existed29 October 1968 (Lai Chi Kok Bridge)–present
Major junctions
East endHK Route7.svg Route 7 in Ngau Tau Kok
Major intersectionsHK Route2.svg Route 2 near Kowloon Bay
HK Route1.svg Route 1 in Hung Hom
HK Route7.svg Route 7 in Lai King
HK Route3.svg Route 3 in Tsuen Wan
West endHK Route9.svg Route 9 near Chai Wan Kok
Location
Country China
Special administrative region Hong Kong
Districts Kwun Tong, Kowloon City, Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan
Highway system
HK Route4.svg Route 4 HK Route6.svg Route 6
An overhead viaduct carries Route 5 through a parking garage in Yau Ma Tei HK YMT Kan Su Street Jade Hawker Bazaar view Yaumatei Carpark Building road bridge 2.JPG
An overhead viaduct carries Route 5 through a parking garage in Yau Ma Tei

Route 5 (Chinese: 五號幹綫) is a strategic route [1] in Hong Kong from eastern to western Kowloon and New Kowloon, and ends in Tsuen Wan in the New Territories where it connects to Route 9. It is one of the most seriously congested routes in Kowloon, as it serves as an interchange to the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel, especially during peak hours.

Contents

Route 5 begins in the east from Kowloon Bay westwards via central Kowloon to Yau Ma Tei. From Yau Ma Tei, the road heads north to Tsuen Wan and meets Route 9. In the Tai Kok Tsui section of Route 5, where the route runs in south-north direction, the northbound and southbound lanes are separated, with the northbound and southbound flyovers running over two parallel roads (Tai Kok Tsui Road and Tong Mi Road respectively). It passes through Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon Bay, Ma Tau Chung, Hung Hom, Yau Ma Tei, Lai Chi Kok, Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan.

Constituent roads

The following roads comprise route 5 (from east to west):

Observed roads and exits

DistrictLocationRoad NamekmmiExitDestinationsNotes
Kwun Tong District Ngau Tau Kok Joins HK Route7.svg Route 7 (Kwun Tong Road)
Kowloon Bay Kai Fuk Road0.70.41AWai Yip Street - Kwun Tong Business Area Eastbound exit only
1.30.81BSheung Yee Road - Cruise Terminal
1.40.91CHK Route2.svg Route 2 (Kwun Tong Bypass Hong Kong road sign (Expressway Begins).svg ) - Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong (East)
1.50.91DWang Kwong Road - Kowloon Bay
Kowloon City District Kai Tak 1.81.12Kai Cheung Road - Kowloon Bay Westbound exit
2.11.3Kai Cheung Road - Sha Tin, Kowloon Bay Eastbound exit
2.1–3.41.3–2.1 Kai Tak Tunnel HK Tunnel.svg
Ma Tau Kok East Kowloon Corridor 3.22.02ASung Wong Toi Road - Kowloon City Eastbound exit only
3.42.13Kowloon City Road - To Kwa Wan Westbound exit
3.62.2San Shan Road - To Kwa Wan Eastbound exit
Hung Hom Chatham Road North 4.83.03A Chatham Road North (Non-route part) - Kowloon City Eastbound exit only
4.93.04Gillies Avenue South - Hung Hom Westbound exit
Ping Chi Street - Ho Man Tin Eastbound exit
5.03.15Wuhu Street - Hung Hom Westbound exit
Yan Fung Street - Ho Man Tin Eastbound exit
5.33.36HK Route1.svg Route 1 (Hong Chong Road) - Hong Kong (Central), East Tsim Sha Tsui, Hung Hom Station
Chatham Road South 5.63.56A Chatham Road South (Non-route part) - Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, Tsim Sha Tsui Westbound exit only
Yau Tsim Mong District King's Park 5.73.56B Gascoigne Road - Lantau Island, Hong Kong (West), Ho Man Tin, Yau Ma Tei
West Kowloon Corridor 5.93.76C Gascoigne Road - Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei 6.84.26DFerry Street, Ngo Cheung Road - Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok (West), Hong Kong (West)
Ferry Point 7.24.56EFerry Street - Tsim Sha Tsui, Airport Express, Hong Kong (West) Eastbound exit only
7.64.77AFerry Street - Mong Kok, Tai Kok Tsui, Sham Shui Po Westbound exit only
Tai Kok Tsui 8.45.27BTong Mei Road - Yau Ma Tei Eastbound exit only
8.75.47C Prince Edward Road West, Sycamore Street - Mong Kok
Sham Shui Po District Cheung Sha Wan Kwai Chung Road 10.86.78B Lai Chi Kok Road - Cheung Sha Wan
Lai Chi Kok 11.37.08C Cheung Sha Wan Road
11.16.99Yuet Lun Street, Lai Chi Kok Road - Mei Foo, Sha Tin Westbound exit
11.77.3Mei Lai Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road - Mei Foo, Sha Tin Eastbound exit
11.4–12.27.1–7.6 Lai Chi Kok Bridge AB-Brucke.svg
Kwai Tsing District Kwai Chung 12.17.59AContainer Port Road South - Container Terminals Westbound exit only
Lai King Hill Road - Lai King, Princess Margaret Hospital (Hong Kong)
13.18.19BHK Route7.svg Route 7 (Ching Cheung Road) - Sha Tin, Kwun Tong Eastbound exit only
Container Port Road South - Container Terminals, Lai King, Princess Margaret Hospital (Hong Kong)
Tsuen Wan Road Hong Kong road sign (Expressway Begins).svg 13.88.69CContainer Port Road South, Kwai Chung Road- Kwai Chung, Sha Tin Westbound exit only
13.98.69DHK Route3.svg Route 3 (Tsing Kwai Highway Hong Kong road sign (Expressway Begins).svg ) - Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong (West), Lantau Island Eastbound exit only
14.28.810Kwai Tsing Road, Hing Fong Road - Tsing Yi (South) Westbound exit
15.09.3Kwai Hei Street - Kwai Chung Eastbound exit
Kwai Tsing Road, Hing Fong Road - Tsing Yi, Airport
15.59.611Texaco Road, Tsing Tsuen Road - Airport Express Westbound exit
Tsuen Wan District Tsuen Wan 16.110.0Texaco Road, Tsing Tsuen Road - Tsuen Wan (East), Sha Tin, Tsing Yi, Airport Express, Airport Eastbound exit
15.99.911ATexaco Road - Tsuen Wan (East), Sha Tin, Shek Kong Westbound exit only
16.810.412Tai Chung Road, Hoi Hing Road - Tsuen Wan (West), Tsuen Wan West Station Westbound exit
17.310.8Tai Chung Road, Hoi Hing Road - Tsuen Wan (Central), Sha Tin Eastbound exit
Chai Wan Kok Joins HK Route9.svg Route 9 (Tuen Mun Road Hong Kong road sign (Expressway Begins).svg )

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  1. "Transport Department - Strategic Route Numbers".