Chai Wan () is the eastern

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of the MTR on

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, 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

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, and it serves Siu Sai Wan and

Chai Wan Chai Wan (; ), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential area ...

, a primarily residential and industrial town, and the bus terminus nearby has bus and

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routes to

Siu Sai Wan Siu Sai Wan () is a residential area in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of Chai Wan, and is administratively under the Eastern District. The population was 59,729 in June 2011. Locat ...

and

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, as well as the nearby residential developments. It was also the southernmost railway station in Hong Kong, prior to the opening of

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on the on 28 December 2016. There were no platform screen doors when this station was opened, but the

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has retrofitted

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on both platforms in 2011.

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

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. 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 Hing Wah Estate () is a public housing estate in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near MTR Chai Wan station. The estate comprises 10 residential buildings. The 7 "Old Slab" blocks belong to Hing Wah (II) Estate () completed in 1976, while ...

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