Tai Wai station

Tai Wai (Chinese: 大圍; Cantonese Yale: Daaih wài) 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.

Tai Wai

大圍
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 4
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese大圍
Simplified Chinese大围
JyutpingDaai6 wai4
Hanyu PinyinDàwéi
General information
LocationTsuen Nam Road, Tai Wai
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°22′23″N 114°10′43″E
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 (side platforms)
ConnectionsBus, public light bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeTAW
History
Opened
  • 15 August 1983 (1983-08-15) (East Rail line) (temporary station building)
  • 21 December 2004 (2004-12-21) (Ma On Shan line)
Rebuilt23 April 1986 (1986-04-23)
Services
Preceding station 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
phase 1
 Hin Keng
towards Kai Tak
Track layout
to Sha Tin
to Che Kung Temple
1
3
2
4
Tai Wai depot
to Kowloon Tong
to Hin Keng
Location
Tai Wai
Location within the MTR system

History
Tai Wai station Concourse
Tai Wai station interchange passageway

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, 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.

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

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 Sheung Shui (Sha Tin) →
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 Phase 1 towards Kai Tak (Hin Keng)
Platform 4 →      Tuen Ma line Phase 1 towards Wu Kai Sha (Che Kung Temple) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Concourse Exits, transport interchange
Customer services, toilets
Shops, vending machines, ATMs

[2]

Entrances/exits
  • A: Tsuen Nam Road [3]
  • B: Public Transport Interchange [3]
  • C: Mei Tin Road [3]
  • D: Grandway Garden [3]
  • E: Holford Garden[3]
  • F: Mei Tin Road[3]
  • G: Chik Wan Street[3]

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. "Tai Wai Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. "Tai Wai Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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