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 Fortress Hill section of King's Road | |
| Native name | 英皇道 (Yue Chinese) |
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| Former name(s) | Shaukiwan Road |
| Namesake | King George V |
| Length | 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) |
| Location | Eastern District,Hong Kong |
| East end | Causeway Road / Hing Fat Road |
| West end | Shau Kei Wan Road / Tai Koo Shing Road |
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| Chinese | 英皇道 | ||||||||||
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King's Road is a major east–west road along the north ofHong Kong Island,Hong Kong, stretching fromCauseway Bay (Tin Hau), where it joinsCauseway Road, toSai Wan Ho, where it joinsShau Kei Wan Road.
Originally part of theShaukiwan Road, it was renamed in 1935 in honour of theSilver Jubilee ofKing George V's reign.[1]
From West to East.
InTin Hau:
InNorth Point:
InQuarry Bay:
The road is shared between automobile traffic and theHong Kong Tramways system, and the east bound of the section between eastern Causeway Bay and Quarry Baybus lane. This tram line runs between Shau Kei Wan to Kennedy Town. Before the opening ofIsland Eastern Corridor and Island line of the MTR in the 1980s, the road was plagued withtraffic congestion. Various measures like creation of bus lanes were taken to address the problem.
Part of theMTRIsland line runs underneath the road, and the following stations serve the Road:Tin Hau (exit A1),Fortress Hill (exits A and B),North Point (exits B1/B2/B3),Quarry Bay (exit A),Tai Koo.
Roads are listed West to East.
22°17′06″N114°13′05″E / 22.28493°N 114.21802°E /22.28493; 114.21802
