Sai Wan Ho station

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Sai Wan Ho

西灣河
MTR
MTR rapid transit station
Sai Wan Ho Station 2014 04 part2.JPG
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese西灣河
Simplified Chinese西湾河
Hanyu PinyinXīwānhé
Cantonese YaleSāiwāanhó
Literal meaningWestern bay river
General information
LocationNear Tai On Building, Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho
Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′54″N 114°13′21″E / 22.2816°N 114.2224°E / 22.2816; 114.2224Coordinates: 22°16′54″N 114°13′21″E / 22.2816°N 114.2224°E / 22.2816; 114.2224
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (2 split level side platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, public light bus, tram, ferry
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeSWH
History
Opened
  • 31 May 1985; 36 years ago (1985-05-31)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Tai Koo
towards Kennedy Town
Island line Shau Kei Wan
towards Chai Wan
Track layout
Legend
1
UP (upper level)
2
LP (lower level)
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Sai Wan Ho
Location within the MTR system

Sai Wan Ho (Chinese: 西灣河; Cantonese Yale: Sāiwāanhó) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line. It was opened on 31 May 1985. It is located under Shau Kei Wan Road in Sai Wan Ho in the Eastern District.

History[]

The site of the present-day station concourse was home to the old Sai Wan Ho Market, operated by the Urban Council, which was demolished to make way for the MTR station. Construction commenced in May 1982. The station was built under two interfacing construction contracts. The 7.6-metre-diameter station tunnels (which contain the platforms) were built by Nishimatsu Construction, a Japanese contractor, under particularly difficult geological conditions. The off-street station concourse was constructed by a joint venture formed by Gammon Construction, Kier, and a now-defunct Scottish contractor called Lilley. The concourse was constructed within diaphragm walls from the top down, and was designed to support a new Urban Council complex and residential estate (called Felicity Garden) above it.[1]

Sai Wan Ho station opened on 31 May 1985 as part of the first phase of the Island line.

Station layout[]

The platforms of Sai Wan Ho station are constructed in a stacked arrangement, with platform 2 above platform 1.

G Ground level Exits
L2 Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
Vending machines, ATM
L4
Platform
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2      Island line towards Kennedy Town (Tai Koo)
L5
Platform
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1      Island line towards Chai Wan (Shau Kei Wan)

[2]

Entrances and exits[]

References[]

  1. ^ MTRC Island Line Opening Commemorative Book. Mass Transit Railway Corporation. 1985. pp. 23–25.
  2. ^ "Sai Wan Ho Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Sai Wan Ho Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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