New Territories West is becoming a new town, but its transportation system relies heavily on Light Rail. Light Rail is comparative slow, and its service area is too limited. With no direct access to other districts in Hong Kong, residents of this area find it inconvenient to travel to the major cities.新界西迅速發展成新市鎮，政府卻以輕便鐵路系統規劃為該區的主要交通工具。輕鐵站與站的距離太短，服務區域範圍又太小，列車的速度受到限制，影響服務效率。隨著市民陸續遷入該地區，輕鐵服務不敷應用。它佔用路面，行車線減少，造成人車爭路的情況。居民與區議員都認為，新界西北網絡應該能夠連接市區，方便居民出入。
