Tai Wai Station

Tai Wai
大圍
MTR
MTR rapid transit station

Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 大圍
Simplified Chinese 大围
General information
Location Tsuen Nam Road, Tai Wai
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°22′23″N 114°10′43″E / 22.3731°N 114.1786°E / 22.3731; 114.1786Coordinates: 22°22′23″N 114°10′43″E / 22.3731°N 114.1786°E / 22.3731; 114.1786
Owned by Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 4 (side platforms)
Connections Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code TAW
History
Opened
  • 15 August 1983 (1983-08-15) (East Rail Line)(temporary station building)
  • 21 December 2004 (2004-12-21) (Ma On Shan Line)
Rebuilt 23 April 1986 (1986-04-23)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Hung Hom
East Rail Line
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
towards Wu Kai Sha
Ma On Shan LineTerminus
  Future  
towards Wu Kai Sha
East West Corridor
towards Tuen Mun
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tai Wai
Location within the MTR system

Tai Wai (Chinese: 大圍) is an interchange station on the East Rail Line and the Ma On Shan Line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. The station is located in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District.

The station, designed by architecture firm Aedas,[1] will become a key station on the Sha Tin to Central Link presently under construction.

History

Track layout
Legend
to Sha Tin
to Che Kung Temple
1
3
2
4
Tai Wai depot
to Kowloon Tong
to Hin Keng
Tai Wai Station Concourse
Tai Wai Station interchange passageway

The station opened in a temporary location on 15 August 1983 as part of the greater electrification and double-tracking modernisation programme of the KCR. The original location was on Shing Chuen Road, north of the current station on the opposite side of the nullah.[2] The permanent station opened in its present location in 1986.

In 2001, the station underwent expansion and construction ended in September 2004. The new concourse area was opened 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 it and the East Rail Line. 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.

Automatic platform gates were retrofitted on the Ma On Shan Line platforms in 2015-2016.

Station layout

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 Tai Wai Maintenance Centre.

P
Platforms		 Exits E and G Exits, Customer services
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1      East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Sha Tin) →
Platform 2 ←      East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (Kowloon Tong)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Exit F Exits, Customer services, passageways
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 3 ←      Ma On Shan Line termination platform
←      East West Corridor (planned) towards Tuen Mun (Hin Keng)
Platform 4      Ma On Shan Line towards Wu Kai Sha (Che Kung Temple) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Concourse Exits, transport interchange
Customer services, toilets
Shops, vending machines, ATMs

[3]

Entrances/exits

Transport interchange

[4]

Number Termini Notes
KMB
46X Hin Keng ↔ Mei Foo
72A Tai Po Industrial Estate ↔ Tai Wai Station
80K Sun Chui ↔ Yu Chui Court
81C Yiu On ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
82B Mei Tin ↔ Tai Wai Station
82K Wong Nai Tau ↔ Mei Lam
85B Chun Shek ↔ Kowloon City Ferry
86A Sha Tin Wai ↔ Cheung Sha Wan (Kom Tsun Street)
87B Sun Tin Wai ↔ Island Harbourview
88K Hin Keng ↔ Royal Ascot
249X Tsing Yi Station ↔ Sha Tin Central Peak hours only
281B Shek Mun Estate → Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Morning Peak hours only
281M Sun Tin Wai ↔ Kowloon Tong Station
N281 Hung Hom Station ↔ Kam Ying Court Night service
286X Hin Keng ↺ Sham Shui Po
287X Sha Tin (Shui Chuen O) ↺ Jordan
Long Win Bus
E42 Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Pok Hong
N42 Tung Chung Station ↔ Ma On Shan (Yiu On) Night service
R42 Disneyland ↔ Tai Wai Station Holiday service
X48 Tai Wai Station ↔ AsiaWorld–Expo Event days only
Cross-harbour buses
170 Sha Tin Station ↔ Wah Fu
N170 Night service
182 Yu Chui Court ↔ Central (Macau Ferry)
182X Central (Macau Ferry) → Yu Chui Court PM Peak hours only
N182 Kwong Yuen ↔ Central (Macau Ferry) Night service
982X Yu Chui Court → Wan Chai (Fleming Road) AM Peak hours only
Public light bus
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

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Designers transfer Hong Kong know-how to Dubai's new metro". scmp.com.
  2. ↑ Ho, Chi Ching, Ivan. "A study of the planning implications after electrification of KCR (Kowloon-Canton Railway)" (PDF). Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, University of Hong Kong.
  3. ↑ "Tai Wai Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tai Wai Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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