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Tai Wai (KCR)
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Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...
station on the East Rail Line and the Ma On Shan Line of the Mass Transit Railway
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...
(MTR) system in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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. The station is located in Tai Wai
Tai Wai
Tai Wai is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong, located between Sha Tin New Town and the Lion Rock. It is the largest part of the Sha Tin District....
, Sha Tin District
Sha Tin District
Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. One of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen and Ma Liu Shui . The district has the highest population...
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The station was originally opened in 1983 as an intermediate station of East Rail Line. In 2001, the station underwent expansion and construction ended in September 2004. The new concourse part was opened at first in the same month. Since 21 December 2004, the station has served as the terminus of the Ma On Shan Line, as well as the interchange station between these two lines. Passengers from the Ma On Shan Line can change to East Rail Line trains via a station walkway. The cross platform interchange is similar to that found at other MTR stations.
Tai Wai will also become a key station on the MTR
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Index. MTR owns and runs the Hong Kong MTR metro system, and is also a major property developer and landlord in Hong Kong...
's proposed Sha Tin to Central Link
Sha Tin to Central Link
Shatin to Central Link is a proposed railway line in Hong Kong which will run from Tai Wai Station in Tai Wai to Hung Hom. The original proposal had this line running to Central, but this will now be an extension of the East Rail Line....
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Station layout
| P Platforms |
Exits E and G | Exits, Customer services |
| Platform 1 | towards Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau | |
| Platform 2 | towards Hung Hom | |
| Exit F | Exits, Customer services, passageway | |
| Platform 3 | termination platform | |
| Platform 4 | towards Wu Kai Sha | |
| G Concourse |
Concourse | Exits, transport interchange |
| Customer services, toilets | ||
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All platforms are side platforms. Platforms 3 and 4 are positioned slightly higher than Platforms 1 and 2. There are several walkways connecting Platforms 2 and 3 making it possible for passengers to walk directly from the Ma On Shan Line terminus platform onto the East Rail Line southbound platform. There is room for Ma On Shan Line trains to reverse or head for the Maintenance Centre.
Entrances/Exits
- A: Tsuen Nam Road
- B: Public Transport Interchange
- C: Mei Tin Road
- D: Grandway Garden
- E: Holford Garden
- F: Mei Tin Road
- G: Chik Wan Street
Neighbouring stations
Future neighbouring stations
Transport interchange
KMB- 46P- Hin Keng ↔ Lai King(North) (Rush Time Service)
- 46S- Tai Wai Station ↔ Lai King(North) (Rush Time Service)
- 46X - Hin Keng ↔ Mei Foo
- 72A- Tai Po Industrial Estate ↔ Tai Wai Station
- 80K- Sun Chui ↔ Yu Chui Court
- 81C- Yiu On ↔ Hung Hom Station
- 81M- Sun Tin Wai ↔ Kowloon Tong Station
- 82K- Wong Nai Tau ↔ Mei Lam
- 85B- Chun Shek ↔ Kowloon City Ferry
- 86A- Sha Tin Wai ↔ Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)
- 86B- Hin Keng ↔ Mei Foo
- 87A- Pok Hong ↔ Mong Kok (Park Avenue)
- 87B- Sun Tin Wai ↔ Island Harbourview
- 88K- Hin Keng ↔ Royal Ascot
- 249X- Tsing Yi Station ↔ Sha Tin Town Central (Rush Time Service)
- N281- Hung Hom Station ↔ Kam Ying Court
Long Win Bus
Long Win Bus
Long Win Bus Company Limited provides bus service to northern Lantau Island and the Hong Kong International Airport...
- E42- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Pok Hong
- R42- Disneyland Resort ↔ Tai Wai Station (Holiday Service)
- X48- Sha Tin Station ↔ Tuen Mun Station (Specific day services)
Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus
- 170- Sha Tin Station ↔ Wah Fu (North)
- 182- Yu Chui Court ↔ Central (Macau Ferry)
- N170- Sha Tin Town Central ↔ Wah Fu
- N182- Kwong Yuen ↔ Central (Macau Ferry)
Minibus
- 63A- Mei Chung Court ↺ Tai Wai Station
- 63B- Granville Garden ↺ Tai Wai Station
- 63K- Mei Tin Estate ↺ Tai Wai Station
- 64K- Fu Shan ↔ Tai Wai Station
- 68K- Julimount Garden ↔ Sha Tin Station
- 403X- Tai Wai Station ↺ Shek Lei (Lei Pui Street)
- 481B- Tsuen Wan Market Street ↔ Tai Wai (Tung Lo Wan Hill)
- 803K- Hin Keng Estate ↔ Tai Wai Station