Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Shatin to Central Link (abbreviated SCL, Chinese: 沙田至中環線) is a railway expansion under construction in Hong Kong. The scheme is divided in two sections. The Tai Wai to Hung Hom segment will connect the Ma On Shan Line and West Rail Line, forming the East West Corridor. The remaining Hung Hom to Admiralty segment will become an extension of East Rail Line, forming the North South Corridor.The proposed route roughly follows the original East Kowloon Line, which was proposed in the late 1960s. The railway will be operated by the MTR Corporation Limited and the final draft proposal was issued to the government by the end of 2007. Construction started in 2012 and operation will begin in 2018 for the East Kowloon section, while the cross-harbour section to Admiralty Station (phase 2) is expected to be completed in 2020.Originally, construction and operation were awarded to the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) after a bidding process in 2002. However, as the Hong Kong Government leased KCRC's transport operations to the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), KCRC's sole rival in the bidding, the railway will be operated by the MTRCL upon completion of construction using a similar 50-year concession model as the KCR network. Ownership and development rights are retained by the government. As of 2010, the entire project was estimated to cost $60 billion, and this rose to $79.8 billion by 2012."@en }
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- Sha_Tin_to_Central_Link abstract "Shatin to Central Link (abbreviated SCL, Chinese: 沙田至中環線) is a railway expansion under construction in Hong Kong. The scheme is divided in two sections. The Tai Wai to Hung Hom segment will connect the Ma On Shan Line and West Rail Line, forming the East West Corridor. The remaining Hung Hom to Admiralty segment will become an extension of East Rail Line, forming the North South Corridor.The proposed route roughly follows the original East Kowloon Line, which was proposed in the late 1960s. The railway will be operated by the MTR Corporation Limited and the final draft proposal was issued to the government by the end of 2007. Construction started in 2012 and operation will begin in 2018 for the East Kowloon section, while the cross-harbour section to Admiralty Station (phase 2) is expected to be completed in 2020.Originally, construction and operation were awarded to the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) after a bidding process in 2002. However, as the Hong Kong Government leased KCRC's transport operations to the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), KCRC's sole rival in the bidding, the railway will be operated by the MTRCL upon completion of construction using a similar 50-year concession model as the KCR network. Ownership and development rights are retained by the government. As of 2010, the entire project was estimated to cost $60 billion, and this rose to $79.8 billion by 2012.".