Tai Wai station

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Tai Wai

大圍
MTR
MTR rapid transit station
Tai Wai Station 2018 06 part8.jpg
Platform 4 of Tai Wai station in June 2018
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese大圍
Simplified Chinese大围
JyutpingDaai6 wai4
Cantonese YaleDaaih wài
Hanyu PinyinDàwéi
General information
Location, Tai Wai
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°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 byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 (4 side platforms)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus, public light bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeTAW
History
Opened
  • 15 August 1983; 38 years ago (1983-08-15) (East Rail line) (temporary station building)
  • 21 December 2004; 17 years ago (2004-12-21) (Ma On Shan line)
Rebuilt23 April 1986; 35 years ago (1986-04-23)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Kowloon Tong
towards Hung Hom
 East Rail line Sha Tin
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Che Kung Temple
towards Wu Kai Sha
 Tuen Ma line Hin Keng
towards Tuen Mun
Track layout
Legend
to Sha Tin
to Che Kung Temple
1
3
2
4
Tai Wai depot
to Kowloon Tong
to Hin Keng
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tai Wai
Location within the MTR system

Tai Wai station is an interchange station on the East Rail line and the Tuen Ma line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. The station is located in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District.

History[]

Tai Wai station Concourse in November 2007
Tai Wai station interchange passageway in April 2014

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 (成全路), north of the current station on the opposite side of the nullah.[1] The permanent station opened in its present location on 23 April 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 that year, 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 Tuen Ma 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.[2]

Automatic platform gates were retrofitted on the Ma On Shan line platforms in 2015–2016.

On 14 February 2020, the Ma On Shan line was extended south to a new terminus in Kai Tak, as part of the first phase of the Shatin to Central Link Project. The Ma On Shan Line was renamed Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 at the time. Tai Wai station lost its status of terminus became an intermediate station on this temporary new line.

On 27 June 2021, the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 officially merged with the West Rail line in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Tai Wai was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line, Hong Kong's longest railway line.

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 the southbound passengers walk directly between both Tuen Ma line and East Rail line southbound platforms.

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)[a] →
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 ←      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Hin Keng)
Platform 4 →      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Che Kung Temple) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
C
Concourse (Ground) 		Concourse Exits, transport interchange
Customer services, toilets
Shops, vending machines, ATMs

[3]

  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-border traffic on the East Rail line are suspended: Lo Wu station remains in limited service for registered village residents only, and Lok Ma Chau station is temporarily closed from public usage.

Entrances/exits[]

  • A: Tsuen Nam Road Wheelchair user access[4]
  • B: Public Transport Interchange Wheelchair user access[4]
  • C: Mei Tin Road Wheelchair user access[4]
  • D: Grandway Garden Wheelchair user access[4]
  • E: Holford Garden[4]
  • F: Mei Tin Road[4]
  • G: Chik Wan Street[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Tai Wai Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Tai Wai Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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