Tsuen Wan station

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Tsuen Wan 荃灣
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 of Tsuen Wan station in October 2013
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	荃灣
Simplified Chinese	荃湾
Jyutping	cyun4waan1
Hanyu Pinyin	Quánwān
showTranscriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Quánwān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization chyùnwāan IPA [tsʰy̏ːnwáːn] Jyutping cyun4waan1
General information
Location	× , Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′25″N 114°07′04″E / 22.3736°N 114.1178°E / 22.3736; 114.1178Coordinates: 22°22′25″N 114°07′04″E / 22.3736°N 114.1178°E / 22.3736; 114.1178
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan 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	TSW
History
Opened	10 May 1982; 39 years ago (1982-05-10)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Tai Wo Hau towards Central Tsuen Wan line Terminus
hide Track layout Legend sidings to Tsuen Wan Depot to Tsuen Wan Depot 1 2 to Tai Wo Hau
Location
Tsuen Wan Location within the MTR system

Tsuen Wan (Chinese: 荃灣; Cantonese Yale: chyùnwāan) is the northern terminus of the MTR Tsuen Wan line in Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Tsuen Wan line at ground level. It is located in the northern central part of Tsuen Wan New Town, New Territories West. The preceding station is Tai Wo Hau.

It was the westernmost station in the MTR system until the opening of the Airport station in 1998. It was also the northernmost station in the MTR system until the MTR–KCR merger.

History[]

The station opened as part of the line opening on 10 May 1982. A commemorative plaque in the station concourse, near exit A, was unveiled by Acting Governor Sir Philip Haddon-Cave. The station was designed as an intermediate station with two side platforms, with trains terminating at Tsuen Wan West, further northwest near Tsuen King Garden, different from the present West Rail line Tsuen Wan West station. The area around the proposed terminus had a poor development record and it was decided to not build a station there, even though tracks had already been laid. This explains why the station uses different platforms for loading and unloading. After leaving the unloading platform, trains enter the section of track beyond the station to proceed to the Tsuen Wan Depot or reverse back to the loading platform to go towards Central.

During the construction of the station, Route Twisk was diverted. The famous Sam Tung Uk walled village was also relocated, though it was later preserved as a museum.

New roads and shopping centres were set up around the station, and a private housing estate was also built directly above the station. A bus interchange was set up under one of the shopping centres.

Usage[]

The usage of the station was not very high when it opened in 1982 as the station was located in the northern edge of Tsuen Wan town and the connecting infrastructure was incomplete, making it difficult to attract residents in the town centre to take the MTR.

With over 20 years of development, the area around the station gradually took over as the town centre. Several shopping malls were constructed near the station, and an extensive footbridge network was built to connect to nearby shopping malls, the original town centre, and some villages to the north. The station also acts as an important transportation interchange, with numerous bus and minibus routes serving near the station. Commuters from northwest New Territories used to change buses at this station to continue their journey into Kowloon by MTR, before the West Rail line opened in 2003.

Refurbishment[]

The station was refurbished twice. In the early 1990s, a Chinese-style design was introduced inside the station. This design was completely removed after the second refurbishment in 2004, where more shops were set up in the station (a common practice of MTR station refurbishments in the 2000s^{[citation needed]}). Gates were relocated to handle more passengers.

Station layout[]

Platforms 1 and 2 are both located at ground level, and the tracks are located right next to each other. One platform is used for boarding and the other is used for alighting. Two new exits have been built next to Platform 1, allowing passengers to leave the station without going up the escalators and coming back down again. Passengers entering the station via these exits will have to take an escalator up to the concourse, cross to the other side for the down escalator for Platform 2.

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Concourse of Tsuen Wan station in October 2013

Entrances and exits[]

Concourse (U1)

• A1: New Town Mall
• A2: Bus Terminus
• A3: Government Offices, Discovery Park
• A4: Bus Stop
• B1: Fou Wah Centre
• B2: Kolour Tsuen Wan, Panda Hotel
• B3: Sai Lau Kok Road
• C: Luk Yeung Sun Chuen^[2]

Platform 1 (G)

• D: Green Minibus Stop
• E: Sam Tung Uk Museum^[2]

References[]

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