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Choi Hung (MTR)
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Hong Kong
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MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
Kwun Tong Line. The station is named after the nearby Choi Hung Estate
Choi Hung Estate
Choi Hung Estate is one of the oldest public housing estates in Hong Kong, located in the Wong Tai Sin District of Kowloon. The estate was built by the former Hong Kong Housing Authority and is now managed by the current Hong Kong Housing Authority...
, a public housing estate
Public housing in Hong Kong
Public housing in Hong Kong is a set of mass housing programmes through which the Government of Hong Kong provides affordable housing for lower-income residents. It is a major component of housing in Hong Kong, with nearly half of the population now residing in some form of public housing...
. The station's livery is navy blue with stripes of the colours of the rainbow, as Choi Hung in Cantonese means rainbow.
Third track
Although there are four platforms at the station, only platforms 1 and 4 are fully functional. There are three tracks that run through the station, with platforms 2 and 3 sharing the third track that is located in the middle of the station. The third track is primarily used as a siding, and it leads to the Kowloon Bay MTR depot, located just east of Choi Hung station.Public art
The Grace of Ballerinas, a collection of three bronze sculptureBronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply a "bronze".Common bronze alloys have the unusual and desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling the finest details of a mold. Then, as the bronze cools, it...
s by the Chinse artist Yin Zhixin, has been installed on the station concourse since February 2009.
Station layout
| Overlying Properties | - | Infinity Eight, 8 Clear Water Bay Road Clear Water Bay Road Clear Water Bay Road is a major road from a complex interchange in Ngau Chi Wan to a dead end in Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung. It also is a route to Sai Kung Town and Tseung Kwan O via Hang Hau Road and Hiram's Highway respectively... , carpark, transport interchange |
| Ground | - | Exits, transport interchange |
| L1 Concourse |
Concourse | MTRShops, Customer Service |
| Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Limited is the second largest bank in Hong Kong. It is a listed company but it is majority owned by the HSBC Group via The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Hang Seng is also one of the constituent shares of the Hang Seng Index... , Vending machine Vending machine A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine.... Automatic teller machines |
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| L2 Platforms |
Platform 1 | towards Tiu Keng Leng Tiu Keng Leng (MTR) Tiu Keng Leng Station is an MTR station located in Tiu Keng Leng. The station features cross-platform interchange between the Tseung Kwan O Line and the Kwun Tong Line, where it serves as an eastern terminal station for the Kwun Tong Line. It is between Tseung Kwan O and Yau Tong stations... |
| Platform 2 | emergency platform | |
| Platform 3 | ||
| Platform 4 | towards Yau Ma Tei Yau Ma Tei (MTR) Yau Ma Tei, formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line.... |
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Platforms 2 and 3 share a same track, and have platform screen doors
Platform screen doors
Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
on both sides of the platform. These platform screen doors served as prototypes in 2001 when MTR started to test the feasibility of installing these doors in stations throughout its system.
Entrances/Exits
- A1: Clear Water Bay Road (westbound), bus stops
- A2: Ping Shek EstatePing Shek EstatePing Shek Estate is a public housing estate in Jordan Valley, Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The estate is situated between the Kowloon entrance of Clear Water Bay Road to Sai Kung and the entrance of Kwun Tong Road to Kwun Tong...
, minibus stop - A3: Infinity Eight, No.8 Clear Water Bay Road
- B: Ngau Chi Wan Market, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, St. Joseph's Home for the Aged
- C1: Ngau Chi Wan VillageNgau Chi Wan VillageNgau Chi Wan Village is a village in Ngau Chi Wan, in Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong....
, minibus to Hang HauHang HauHang Hau is a residential area in Hong Kong. It is located at the eastern edge of the Tseung Kwan O New Town. Most of the land was reclaimed from Ap Chai Wan .- History :... - C2: Ngau Chi Wan Village, bus and minibus to Sai Kung, Hammer Hill Road Swimming Pool
- C3: Choi Hung Estate, Choi Ping Reading Centre, Hong Kong Association for the Deaf
- C4: Choi Hung Estate, bus stops on Lung Cheung RoadLung Cheung RoadLung Cheung Road is part of Route 7 in Hong Kong, linking Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan and Ching Cheung Road near Tai Wo Ping. It is a dual 3-lane carriageway for its entire length....
(westbound)
Bus Routes
- To Choi Wan Estate: 3M, 10 (Exit B)
- To Clearwater Bay (via HKUST): 91 (Exit C2)
- To Hong Kong University of Science and Technology / Tseung Kwan O: 91M (Exit C2)
- To Sai Kung: 92, 96R (Exit C2)
- To San Po Kong: 29M (Exit A1)
- To Shun Lee Estate: 29M, 42 (Exit B)
- To Shun Lee Estate/Shun Tin Estate: 26, 27, 26M(To Yuet Wah Street) (Exit B)
- To Wong Shek Pier: 96R (Exit C2)