Future Expansions of the MTR By Paul11100 Jan 16, 2010 Planned Start of construction of Express Rail Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou%E2%80%93Shenzhen%E2%80%93Hong_Kong_Express_Rail_Link_Hong_Kong_section Jan 1, 2011 Starts construction of Kwun Tong Line May 1, 2011 Starts Operation for South Island Line (East) http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/en/construction/progress_update.html Jun 22, 2012 Starts construction for Shatin to Central Link https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E8%A1%8C%E6%9C%83%E6%8B%8D%E6%9D%BF%E6%B8%AF%E9%90%B5%E6%B2%99%E4%B8%AD%E7%B6%AB%E4%B8%8A%E9%A6%AC-220934578.html Jun 17, 2016 Kwon Tong Line Extension Targeted Commision http://www.mtr-kwuntonglineextension.hk/en/project-details/background.html Dec 1, 2016 South Island East Explected Opening http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/ Dec 1, 2017 Express Rail Link Opening Jan 1, 2018 Expected opening of Sha Tin to Central Link (phase 1) http://www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk/en/project-details/key-information.html Jan 1, 2020 Expected opening of Sha Tin to Central Link (phase 2) http://www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk/en/project-details/key-information.html