Table 1 – Noise barriers and Enclosures

(Extracted from Table 4.5h of the EIA Report, the Application VEP-012/2000, the Application VEP-057/2001, the Application VEP-085/2003, and the Application VEP-157/2004)

 

Section between Stations

Chainage or Length

Noise Measures

Hin Keng to Tai Wai

 

10,061 – 10,447

386m

 

 

 

10,180 – 10,371

191m

 

 

 

10,370 – 10,720

350m

 

 

 

10,479 – 10,509

30m

 

 

 

 

retaining wall (RW7) at a height of 0.95m above the rail level (see Figures 1, 14, 15 and 16 for details)

 

retaining wall (RW5) at a height ranging from 2m to 8m above the rail level (see Figures 1 and 17 for details)

 

retaining wall (RW3A) at a height ranging from 1m to 5m above the rail level (see Figures 1, 2, 18 and 19 for details)

 

retaining wall (RW2D) at a height ranging from 2m to 3m above the rail level (see Figures 1 and 20 for details)

 

 

Tai Wai to Sha Kok Street

 

12,720 – 12,880 up

2m high barrier above 2.1 m high parapet wall

 

City One to Shek Mun

 

 

14,384- 14,600 down

 

 

 

 

14,535 to 14,850 down

 

 

 

14,535 to 14,760 up

 

Absorptive cantilever barrier (barrier top extending at least 1m over the track centerline) above the parapet wall

 

Center wall* [see note (iii)] (inboard plenum) between down-track and pocket track

 

Center wall* [see note (iii)] (inboard plenum) between up-track and pocket track

 

Shek Mun to Chevalier Garden 

 

 

15,860 – 16,120 down

3m high noise barrier above 2m high containment wall

Chevalier Garden to Heng On

 

18,565 – 18,693 down

Enclosure

Heng On to Ma On Shan

 

 

19,480 – 19,560 down

1.5m high noise barrier above 2.1m high parapet wall

Ma On Shan to Lee On

 

21,010 – 21,175 down

Enclosure

 

Notes:

(i)                  barrier height is above standard viaduct parapet, or the ballast track bed, or otherwise specified in this table.

(ii)                absorptive material shall be based on Table 4.5n of the EIA Report.

(iii)               openings of about 2m at point machine locations as shown in Figures 11, 12 and 13 of this Permit.

(iv)              20,000 shall be added to the chainages as shown above to correspond to the chainages as shown in the attached Figures 1,2 and 14 to 20 and in the actual site markings.

 

Table 2 – Locations for providing (i) walkway/plenum extension and (ii) derailment constraint sound absorption panels

(to be read in conjunction with Figures 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 attached to this Permit)

 

(Extracted from the Application VEP-157/2004)

 

Track

Chainage

Length

Up (N/B)

 

11,643 – 11,875

232m

12,300 – 12,420

120m

12,719 – 13,278

559m

13,499 - 13,638

139m

13,680 - 13,950

270m

14,135 - 14,375

240m

14,600 - 14,760

160m

18,850 – 19,231

381m

19,571 – 20,320

749m

20,354 – 21,004

650m

21,187 - 21,367

180m

Down (S/B)

11,650 – 11,880

230m

12,307 – 12,427

120m

12,170 – 13,280

570m

13,500 – 13,640

140m

13,677 – 13,951

274m

14,120 – 14,381

261m

14,600 – 14,760

160m

19,020 – 19,220

200m

19,560 – 20,315

755m

20,350 – 20,998

648m

21,180 – 21,365

185m

 

Notes :

 

(i)                  20,000 shall be added to the chainages as shown above to correspond to the chainages as shown in the attached Figures 21 to 25 and in the actual site markings.

 

(ii)                Sound absorptive panels are constructed above the derailment constraints for selected viaduct sections except under the station platforms to aid ventilation.

(i) 

Table 3 – Locations for providing rail noise absorbers

( to be read in conjunction with Figures 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 attached to this Permit)

 

(Extracted from the Application VEP-157/2004)

 

Track

Chainage

Length

Up (N/B)

 

11,643 – 11,875

232m

12,300 – 12,420

120m

12,600 – 13,278

678m

13,499 – 13,638

139m

13,682 – 13,939

257m

14,135 – 14,395

260m

14,468 – 14,800

332m

18,850 – 19,231

381m

19,571 – 20,320

749m

20,354 – 21,004

650m

21,187 – 21,358

171m

Down (S/B)

11,650 – 11,880

230m

12,307 – 12,427

120m

12,600 – 13,280

680m

13,500 – 13,640

140m

13,686 – 13,943

257m

14,120 – 14,381

261m

14,600 – 14,760

160m

19,020 – 19,220

200m

19,560 – 20,315

755m

20,350 – 20,998

648m

21,180 – 21,358

178m

 

Notes :

 

(i)                  20,000 shall be added to the chainages as shown above to correspond to the chainages as shown in the attached Figures 21 to 25 and in the actual site markings.

Table 4 – Locations of the 2m high visual barriers installed

on top of the viaduct parapet walls

(to be read in conjunction with Figures 26, 27, 28 and 29 attached to this Permit)

 

(Extracted from the Application VEP-157/2004)

 

Track

Chainage

Length

Up (N/B)

 

12,082 - 12,130

48m

12,990 - 13,278

288m

13,860 - 13,950

90m

14,135 - 14,375

240m

18,850 - 19,129

279m

19,949 - 20,320

371m

20,870 - 21,004

134m

21,270 - 21,340

70m

Down (S/B)

12,089 - 12,137

48m

12,710 - 13,020

310m

13,280 - 13,400

120m

13,500 - 13,640

140m

13,677 - 13,862

185m

14,120 - 14,383

263m

14,600 - 14,760

160m

19,089 - 19,200

111m

19,560 - 20,250

690m

20,350 - 20,700

350m

21,273 - 21,335

62m

 

 

Table 5 – Noise Mitigation Measures to be implemented before commencement of 8-car operation of the Project

(to be read in conjunction with Figures 30 and 31 attached to this Permit)

 

(Extracted from the Application VEP-157/2004)

 

Noise Mitigation Measures

Chainage

Location

A semi enclosure of 40m long (see Figures 30 and 31 for details)

19,780 to 19,820 down

Over the viaduct section fronting Fok On Garden

 

Notes :

 

(i)       20,000 shall be added to the chainages as shown above to correspond to the chainages as shown in the attached Figures 26 to 31 and in the actual site markings.