Chai Wan () is the eastern
terminus of the
MTR
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...
on
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...
, 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
Chai Wan Road () located in Hong Kong, is one of the major roads in Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island. It runs from Shau Kei Wan to Chai Wan through Chai Wan Gap; with one of the steepest inclines in Hong Kong on either side, with signs posted 1 in ...
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 on 28 December 2016.
There were no platform screen doors when this station was opened, but the
MTR Corporation has retrofitted
automatic platform gates
Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...
on both platforms in 2011.
History
The station was built on part of
Chai Wan Park
Chai Wan Park () is one of the largest parks in Hong Kong. Located in Chai Wan of Hong Kong near Chai Wan station, it occupies 6.55 hectares. Completed by Urban Council on 21 April 1993, the park is now managed by Leisure and Cultural Services De ...
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.
It opened on 31 May 1985 as part of the first phase of the Island line.
Station layout
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.
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
[
*B: Cheung Lee Street][
*C: Public transport interchange][
*D: Ning Foo Street][
*E: Hing Wah Estate]
References
{{Eastern District, Hong Kong
Chai Wan
Island line (MTR)
MTR stations on Hong Kong Island
Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1985
1985 establishments in Hong Kong