Ferry Street, Hong Kong

Ferry Street
Intersection of Ferry Street and Cherry Street, facing north
Native name渡船街 (Yue Chinese)
Part of Route 5
NamesakeOld Ferry Piers to its west
Length1.31 km (0.81 mi)
LocationHong Kong
Coordinates22°18′42″N 114°10′02″E / 22.311752°N 114.1671°E / 22.311752; 114.1671
South endJordan Road and Canton Road
North endTong Mi Road and Argyle Street
Construction
Completion1930s
Ferry Street, Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese渡船街
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDùchuán jiē
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdou3 suen4 gai1

Ferry Street (Chinese: 渡船街) is a throughfare running north–south through Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, and Jordan in Hong Kong.[1] It is a major road housing the West Kowloon Corridor above it, making it one of the busiest roads in Kowloon.[2] Before the start of land reclamation in the 1990s, this road marked the coast of West Kowloon, and most piers were built on this road, hence the name.

History

Before this road was built, this was part of the sea, and this road was reclaimed in the early stages of land reclamation of West Kowloon. The road was built in the 1930s, and the name of Ferry Street was finalized by the government in 1947.[2] It directly faced the Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter to the west, until the next phase of reclamation in the 1990s removed its access to the sea.

Traffic

The road has been plagued by congestion for those entering the West Kowloon Corridor and the Cross-Harbour Tunnel.[3] A bottleneck on Gascoigne Road towards the entrance of the tunnel can easily cause traffic jams towards Ferry Street. The government has tried to relieve this issue with the Central Kowloon Route, which will provide another route towards Hong Kong Island.[4]

Intersecting streets

Roads are listed North to South. Unless otherwise stated, all roads intersect Ferry Street only on the east side. T = Through W = West

See also

References

  1. ^ Street naming landsd.gov.hk
  2. ^ a b Egazette gld.gov.hk
  3. ^ 立法會交通事務委員會資料文件 legco.gov.hk
  4. ^ "Central Kowloon Route". ckr-hyd.hk. Retrieved 26 March 2024.