Chai Wan station

Chai Wan
Chai Wan; 柴灣
	MTR rapid transit station
	Both platforms
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	柴灣
Simplified Chinese	柴湾
Cantonese Yale	Chàaiwāan
Literal meaning	Firewood Bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Cháiwān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Chàaiwāan
IPA	[tsʰa̬ːi wáːn]
Jyutping	Caai4waan1
General information
Location	Kut Shing Street, Chai Wan; Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°15′52″N 114°14′12″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island line;
Platforms	2 (island platform)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CHW
History
Opened	31 May 1985;
Services
Track layout
Location
	Chai Wan Location within the MTR system

Chai Wan (Chinese: 柴灣) is the eastern terminus of the MTR Island Line on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Island Line that is elevated. The station is located at the junction of Chai Wan Road and Island Eastern Corridor, and it serves Siu Sai Wan and Chai Wan, a primarily residential and industrial town, and the bus terminus nearby has bus and minibus routes to Siu Sai Wan and Stanley, as well as the nearby residential developments. It was also the southernmost railway station in Hong Kong, prior to the opening of Lei Tung Station on the South Island Line on 28 December 2016.

There were no platform screen doors when this station was opened, but the MTR Corporation has retrofitted automatic platform gates on both platforms in 2011.[1]

History

The station was built on part of Chai Wan Park and the site of a pre-existing minibus terminus. Construction commenced in July 1982 and was carried out by the British contractor George Wimpey. The foundation is formed by hand-dug caissons, while the structure comprises reinforced concrete poured in situ. Over 11,000 cubic metres of concrete was poured.[2]

It opened on 31 May 1985 as part of the first phase of the Island Line.

Station layout

Platforms	Platform 1	← Island line towards Kennedy Town (Heng Fa Chuen)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 2	← Island line towards Kennedy Town (Heng Fa Chuen)
C	Concourse	Customer Service, MTRShops
		Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machines
G	Street level	Exits, transport interchange

Passengers from Chai Wan going to Kennedy Town can board trains on either platforms. The platform from which a train will leave first is indicated on a display board.[3]

An overrun track is present to allow trains to stop and reverse direction if they travel beyond Chai Wan Station. However, this set of tracks is rarely used, as trains arriving at Chai Wan Station leave for Kennedy Town by pulling out of the same platform.

Entrances and exits

A: New Jade Gardens, Chai Wan Industrial Area, Siu Sai Wan [4]
B: Cheung Lee Street[4]
C: Public transport interchange[4]
D: Ning Foo Street[4]
E: Hing Wah Estate[4]

Transport Connections

There is a public transport interchange located beneath the station, accessible by exiting the station from Exit C. Bus services to Chai Wan Pier, Stanley Pier and Siu Sai Wan can be accessed.

Transport Interchange (Exit C)

Bus Route To Island Resort:

82M (Mon-Fri only), N8X (at nights only)

To Cape Collinson:

388 (only on days around Ching Ming Festival and Chung Yeung Festival)

Minibus Routes To Cape Collinson:

18M

To Chai Wan Pier and Hing Man Estate:

20M

To Fung Wah Estate:

43M

To Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital:

48M

To Siu Sai Wan:

47M, 44M (overnight service)

To Stanley:

16X

To Chung Hom Kok:

16M

Others

Taxi stand

References

"Updated background brief on installation of platform screen doors and automatic platform gates at railway stations" (PDF). Legislative Council Secretariat. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
MTRC Island Line Opening Commemorative Book. Mass Transit Railway Corporation. 1985. pp. 5–7.
"Chai Wan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
"Chai Wan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

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[1] "Updated background brief on installation of platform screen doors and automatic platform gates at railway stations" (PDF). Legislative Council Secretariat. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

[commemorativebook-2] MTRC Island Line Opening Commemorative Book. Mass Transit Railway Corporation. 1985. pp. 5–7.

[3] "Chai Wan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[map-4] "Chai Wan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.