Hin Keng station

Hin Keng (Chinese: 顯徑) is a station on the Tuen Ma line, part of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. It opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase. It was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project. The station is located near Hin Keng Estate in Tai Wai, Sha Tin, New Territories. It is an elevated station with one entrance facing Che Kung Miu Road.

Hin Keng

顯徑
MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior in February 2020
LocationChe Kung Miu Road and Hin Keng Street, Tai Wai
Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°21′50″N 114°10′15″E
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeHIK
History
Opened14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Tai Wai
towards Wu Kai Sha
 Tuen Ma line
phase 1
 Diamond Hill
towards Kai Tak
Location
Hin Keng
Location within the MTR system

History

The station was built on the site of the New Territories South Animal Management Centre and Shatin Plant Quarantine Station, facilities of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, which were relocated to a new facility on To Shek Street in November 2013.[1]

The station and approach structures were built under MTR contract number 1102. Worth HK$1.039 billion, the contract was awarded to Japanese construction firm Penta-Ocean on 5 July 2013.[2] Major sub-contractors employed on the project include Hong Kong company Ngai Shun Construction & Drilling Company as well as the Chinese state-owned China Geo-Engineering Corporation.[3] The architect was Hong Kong-based Leigh and Orange.[4] Construction of Hin Keng Station began with a ceremony on 13 November that year.[5]

A topping-out ceremony for the station was held on 30 April 2015, making Hin Keng the first station on the Sha Tin to Central Link to be topped out.[6] The station opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma Line Phase 1.[7]

Design

Hin Keng station is an elevated station with an open design that allows for natural lighting and ventilation, reducing energy consumption. Both the concourse and platform levels are designed to promote cross ventilation, intended to achieve comfortable thermal conditions without the use of air conditioning. Computerised fluid dynamics analyses were carried out to inform this design. In addition, architectural fins on the station's exterior are provided to reduce solar thermal gain.[8]

The station has a green roof of approximately 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft), which is designed to sustain vegetation growth with less irrigation and maintenance requirements than traditional green roof systems. The green roof, as well as the use of wood and other brown-coloured materials in the station design, was intended to visually blend the station into the surrounding environment (it is adjacent to a wooded hillside).[9][10]

The glass canopies on the station exterior, which provide protection from the elements, double as artworks. They incorporate a colourful design resembling a patchwork quilt, which was designed by Hong Kong artist Ng Ka-chun and Hin Keng Estate residents.[10]

Station layout
P
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ←      Tuen Ma line towards Kai Tak (Diamond Hill)
Platform 2 →      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Tai Wai) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
C Concourse Exits, shops, washrooms
Customer service

[11]

Entrances/exits
  • A: Hin Keng Estate

References
  1. "Progress Update: Shatin Section". MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 December 2013. The new facilities were handed over to Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department in November 2013.
  2. "Major Contracts Awarded". Shatin to Central Link. MTR Corporation. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. "LCQ22: Shatin to Central Link project". Legislative Council. 27 June 2018.
  4. "Hin Keng Station". Projects. Leigh & Orange. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. "Shatin Section newsletter" (PDF). Shatin to Central Link. MTR Corporation. February 2014.
  6. "First MTR station topping-out for Shatin to Central Link" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 30 April 2015.
  7. "MTR opens phase one of the Tuen Ma Line". RTHK. 14 February 2020.
  8. "Environmental Report 2016" (PDF). Highways Department. 2017.
  9. "Sustainability Report 2018" (PDF). MTR Corporation.
  10. "Hin Keng" (PDF). Station leaflet. MTR Corporation.
  11. "Hin Keng Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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