Kwai Fong () is an

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station on of Hong Kong's MTR system. Opened on 10 May 1982, it is located between and stations. Named after

Kwai Fong Estate Kwai Fong Estate () is a public housing estate in Kwai Fong, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was built in the reclaimed land of Gin Drinkers Bay, later the town centre of Kwai Chung, south of Kwai Hing Estate. Kwai Fong station is na ...

, a large

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to its northeast,

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, the neighbourhood around the station, has become a transit interchange, business centre, as well as the landmark area of

Kwai Chung Kwai Chung is an urban area within Tsuen Wan New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District District of Hong Kong. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town. In 2000, it had a popula ...

. Since opening, all sorts of road transportation from various places in the

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have converged here. A shopping centre (

Metroplaza Metroplaza () is a shopping centre and office building developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, officially opened in January 1993. It is located in Kwai Fong, Hong Kong and is opposite to Kwai Fong station of MTR. The mall is a shopping hub of adj ...

) was also built west of the station in the early 1990s. The station also serves those who work in the factories to its east. The tracks north of the station are surrounded by concrete

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s to minimise

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for residents living near the railway.

History

Kwai Fong station was built as part of the Tsuen Wan Extension project, the first extension of the MTR system following its 1979 opening. The new line served to link the

Tsuen Wan New Town Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and the eastern part of Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the administrative officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of Tsuen Wan proper, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Isla ...

to Kowloon. It opened on 10 May 1982. Automatic platform gates were installed at this station in August 2011.

Station layout

The tracks of platform 1 and 2 are located next to each other in the middle of the station. Passengers have to ride different escalators up as according to the platform they want to go to. Kwai Fong station is one of the three elevated stations of the Tsuen Wan line. (The others are and stations.) The structure of Kwai Fong station is very similar to Kwai Hing station. Passengers can go to Exit E from Platform 1 without going down any escalators, but for Platform 2, passengers should take an escalator down to the concourse, and take an escalator back to Platform 1, and go to Exit E. From Exit E to the platform, it is the same as the above.

Entrances/Exits

*A: New Kwai Fong Gardens D-E,

*B: New Kwai Fong Gardens A-C *C:

Kwai Tsing Theatre Kwai Tsing Theatre () is a major performance venue in Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located in Kwai Fong, near Kwai Fong MTR station. It was built by the Regional Council and opened on 18 November 1999 to provide a medium-size venu ...

*D:

Kwai Chung Plaza Kwai Chung Plaza (葵涌廣場) is a private housing estate and shopping centre located in the Kwai Tsing District at 7 – 11 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is adjacent to Kwai Fong Estate, Metroplaza and Kwai Fong ...

(ground level) *E:

(via footbridge linking Platform 1) Exits A through D are located at the ground floor of the station, while Exit E is located on Platform 1 (towards Tsuen Wan).

References

{{Tsuen Wan Line navbox MTR stations in the New Territories Tsuen Wan line Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1982 1982 establishments in Hong Kong