Kwai Hing () is an
elevated railway
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station on the of Hong Kong
MTR
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system. It is named after the nearest
public housing
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estate, and is between and stations.
Opened on 10 May 1982, it forced most direct
bus services into
Kowloon
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to be cancelled. Nevertheless, the station provides a convenient
transport
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service to local residents, also attracting local
shuttle services with nearby settlements and factories.
Below the
platforms is a small
transport interchange
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. This interchange is
saturated with traffic, due to traffic diverted from the increasingly crowded
Kwai Fong station.
History
Kwai Hing station opened on 10 May 1982, in sync with Tsuen Wan line. There has been no new changes since, other than the fitting of
Platform Screen Doors
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.
Station layout
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The tracks of platform 1 and 2 are located side by side in the middle of the station. Unlike the
island platform
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s common to most MTR stations, Kwai Hing uses two
side platform
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s and passengers have to ride different escalators from the concourse up to the correct platform for the destination they wish to go to.
Kwai Hing station is one of the three elevated stations on the Tsuen Wan line. (The others are and stations.) The structure of Kwai Hing station is very similar to that of Kwai Fong station.
Entrances/Exits
*A:
Kwai Hing Estate, Kwai Hing Road, Millennium Trade Centre, Kwai Chung Centre, Kwai Chun Court
*B: Transport Interchange, Kwai Hing Government Offices
*C: Kwai Hong Court
*D: Sun Kwai Hing Gardens
*E: Kowloon Commerce Centre
References
Kwai Chung
MTR stations in the New Territories
Tsuen Wan line
Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1982
1982 establishments in Hong Kong
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