Heng Fa Chuen station

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Heng Fa Chuen

杏花邨
Heng Fa Chuen; 杏花邨
MTR rapid transit station
	Platform 1
Chinese name
Chinese	杏花邨
Cantonese Yale	Hahngfāchyūn
Literal meaning	Almond Flower Estate
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xìnghuācūn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hahngfāchyūn
Jyutping	Hang6faa1cyun1
General information
Location	, Heng Fa Chuen, Chai Wan; Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′37″N 114°14′23″E / 22.2769°N 114.2398°ECoordinates: 22°16′37″N 114°14′23″E / 22.2769°N 114.2398°E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island line;
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HFC
History
Opened	31 May 1985; 36 years ago;
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
Location
	Heng Fa Chuen Location within the MTR system

Heng Fa Chuen is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line. It is the only station on the line that is at ground level. The MTR depot for the Island line, the , is located northeast to the station. The station is located in the heart of the Heng Fa Chuen housing development. The livery of the station is orange-red. Automatic platform gates were installed in this station in April 2011. It is one of three Island line stations that have opposing side platforms, as opposed to island platforms or side platforms on different levels of a station. (The others are Sheung Wan station and Kennedy Town station.)

Before the opening of the Tseung Kwan O line, Heng Fa Chuen station was the easternmost railway station in Hong Kong. It remains the easternmost station on Hong Kong Island.

History[]

Before opening on 31 May 1985, names proposed for this station included North Chai Wan (北柴灣站), Agonar or A Kung Ngam (阿公岩站), Chai Wan Quay (柴灣碼頭站), and Pak Sha Wan (白沙灣站). It was after the opening of phase one (of the Heng Fa Chuen development) that prompted the MTR to change the name to Heng Fa Chuen. This station was primarily used by construction workers in the early 1980s, during the construction of Heng Fa Chuen.

Construction of this station and the adjacent depot, built on newly reclaimed land, commenced in July 1982 under Island line contract 411, and was carried out by a joint venture formed by the Japanese contractors Aoki Corporation and . The station building is made of cast-in-situ reinforced concrete and sits on a bored pile foundation.^[1] The station opened in May 1985 as part of the first phase of the Island line.

Station layout[]

Both platforms 1 and 2 are located on ground level, with the rails running through the middle of the station. There is a wall with holes cut into it, separating the two tracks. Advertisements are displayed on this wall.

-	Residential Area	Heng Fa Chuen
U1	Concourse	Exits, Customer Service, Heng Fa Chuen, Paradise Mall
U1	Concourse	MTRShops, vending machines, ATM
G Platform	Shopping mall	Paradise Mall
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→ Island line towards Chai Wan (Terminus) →
	Platform 2	← Island line towards Kennedy Town (Shau Kei Wan)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Depot	MTR Chai Wan Depot

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Shops[]

Entrances/exits[]

A1: Paradise Mall (West)
A2: Paradise Mall (East) ^[3]

References[]

^ MTRC Island Line Opening Commemorative Book. Mass Transit Railway Corporation. 1985. pp. 8–13.
^ "Heng Fa Chuen Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ "Heng Fa Chuen Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[commemorativebook-1] MTRC Island Line Opening Commemorative Book. Mass Transit Railway Corporation. 1985. pp. 8–13.

[2] "Heng Fa Chuen Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[3] "Heng Fa Chuen Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

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