Leighton Holdings has secured the final $1.2 billion MTR Corporation contract to construct the West Kowloon Terminus Station North, as part of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XLR).

 

The contract will see the construction of a rail terminus that will serve as an international gateway to the mainland of China, with a daily pass-through expectation of over 100,000 passangers.

 

Facilities will include nine long-haul and six shuttle platforms, customs and immigration facilities, departure lounges, duty free and other retail outlets. A key element is a dramatic steel and glass roof structure above the entrance that will be a prominent feature of the Kowloon skyline.

 

Bob Cooke, Acting Managing Director of Leighton – Asia, India & Offshore, said: “We are delighted to win this landmark project with a client with whom we share a long and successful relationship. It aligns with our strategic imperative to deliver major infrastructure projects in Hong Kong, one of the most advanced infrastructure markets in the world. We are ideally suited to successfully deliver this quality project with our significant building, rail and civil infrastructure experience.