Hung Shui Kiu station – Charm

MTR Corp says the construction method will require service adjustments on the Tuen Ma line when the station sections are skidded into place next year. Photo: Jelly Tse

MTR Corp to deploy a world-first use of skidding method for Hung Shui Kiu station

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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…