Route 5 (Chinese: 五號幹綫) is a strategic route in Hong Kong from eastern to western Kowloon and New Kowloon, and ends in Tsuen Wan in the New Territories where it connects to Route 9. It is one of the most seriously congested routes in Kowloon, especially during peak hours, as it serves as an interchange to the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel.
Route 5 begins in the east from Kowloon Bay westwards via central Kowloon to Yau Ma Tei. From Yau Ma Tei, the road heads north to Tsuen Wan and meets Route 9. In the Tai Kok Tsui section of Route 5, where the route runs in south-north direction, the northbound and southbound lanes are separated, with the northbound and southbound flyovers running over two parallel roads (Tai Kok Tsui Road and Tong Mi Road respectively). It passes through Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon Bay, Ma Tau Chung, Hung Hom, Yau Ma Tei, Lai Chi Kok, Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan.
Constituent roads The following roads comprise route 5 (from east to west):
Kai Tak Tunnel East Kowloon Corridor Chatham Road North Chatham Road South Gascoigne Road Flyover West Kowloon Corridor
Tong Mi Road Flyover (West Kowloon Corridor West)
Lai Chi Kok Road Kwai Chung Road Lai Chi Kok Bridge Tsuen Wan Road
Observed roads and exits +DistrictLocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotesKwun Tong DistrictNgau Tau KokJoins (Kwun Tong Road)Kowloon Bay0.70.41A Wai Yip Street - Kwun Tong Business Area Eastbound exit only1.30.81B Sheung Yee Road - Cruise Terminal1.40.91C (Kwun Tong Bypass ) - Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong (East)1.50.91D Wang Kwong Road - Kowloon BayKowloon City DistrictKai Tak1.81.12Kai Tak Interchange Kai Cheung Road - Kowloon BayWestbound exit2.11.3 Kai Cheung Road - Sha Tin, Kowloon BayEastbound exit2.1–3.41.3–2.1Kai Tak Tunnel Ma Tau Kok3.22.02ASan Shan Interchange Sung Wong Toi Road - Kowloon CityEastbound exit only3.42.13 Kowloon City Road - To Kwa WanWestbound exit3.62.2 San Shan Road - To Kwa WanEastbound exitHung Hom4.83.03A Chatham Road North (Non-route part) - Kowloon CityEastbound exit only4.93.04 Ping Chi Street - Ho Man TinWestbound exit Yan Fung Street - Ho Man TinEastbound exit5.03.15 Wuhu Street - Hung HomWestbound exit Yan Fung Street - Ho Man TinEastbound exit5.33.36 (Hong Chong Road) - Hong Kong (Central), East Tsim Sha Tsui, Hung Hom Station —5.63.56A Chatham Road South (Non-route part) - Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom, Tsim Sha TsuiWestbound exit onlyYau Tsim Mong DistrictKing's Park5.73.56B Gascoigne Road - Lantau Island, Hong Kong (West), Ho Man Tin, Yau Ma Tei5.93.76C Gascoigne Road - Yau Ma TeiYau Ma Tei6.84.26D Ferry Street, Ngo Cheung Road - Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok (West), Hong Kong (West)Ferry Point7.24.56E Ferry Street - Tsim Sha Tsui, Airport Express, Hong Kong (West)Eastbound exit only7.64.77A Ferry Street - Mong Kok, Tai Kok Tsui, Sham Shui PoWestbound exit onlyTai Kok Tsui8.45.27B Tong Mi Road - Yau Ma TeiEastbound exit only8.75.47C Prince Edward Road West, Sycamore Street - Mong KokSham Shui Po DistrictCheung Sha Wan10.86.78B Lai Chi Kok Road - Cheung Sha WanLai Chi Kok11.37.08C Cheung Sha Wan Road11.1 6.99 Yuet Lun Street, Lai Chi Kok Road - Mei Foo, Sha TinWestbound exit11.7 7.3 Mei Lai Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road - Mei Foo, Sha TinEastbound exit11.4–12.27.1–7.6Lai Chi Kok Bridge Kwai Tsing DistrictKwai Chung12.17.59A Container Port Road South - Container TerminalsWestbound exit only Lai King Hill Road - Lai King, Princess Margaret Hospital (Hong Kong)13.18.19B (Ching Cheung Road) - Sha Tin, Kwun TongEastbound exit only Container Port Road South - Container Terminals, Lai King, Princess Margaret Hospital (Hong Kong)13.88.69C Container Port Road South, Kwai Chung Road- Kwai Chung, Sha TinWestbound exit only13.98.69D (Tsing Kwai Highway ) - Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong (West), Lantau IslandEastbound exit only14.28.810 Kwai Tsing Road, Hing Fong Road - Tsing Yi (South)Westbound exit15.09.3 Kwai Hei Street - Kwai ChungEastbound exit Kwai Tsing Road, Hing Fong Road - Tsing Yi, Airport15.59.611 Texaco Road, Tsing Tsuen Road - Airport ExpressWestbound exitTsuen Wan DistrictTsuen Wan16.110.0 Texaco Road, Tsing Tsuen Road - Tsuen Wan (East), Sha Tin, Tsing Yi, Airport Express, AirportEastbound exit15.99.911A Texaco Road - Tsuen Wan (East), Sha Tin, Shek KongWestbound exit only16.810.412 Tai Chung Road, Hoi Hing Road - Tsuen Wan (West), Tsuen Wan West StationWestbound exit17.310.8 Tai Chung Road, Hoi Hing Road - Tsuen Wan (Central), Sha TinEastbound exitChai Wan KokJoins (Tuen Mun Road )
See also Route 6 (Hong Kong)
References Route 5 Highway, Hong Kong