Lai King is an MTR

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station in the suburb of Lai King in the

Kwai Tsing District Kwai Tsing is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016. The district has the third least educated res ...

. The station is located above ground on a viaduct and is an interchange for the

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and

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lines. The Chinese name of the station uses the classical character of instead of the contemporary version of . The former is regarded as orthodox per the ''

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''. The same goes for

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which shares the same character.

History

Lai King was opened on 10 May 1982 as an intermediate stop on the . The station was built to serve the adjacent public housing complex and the container terminal on the coast. When the rail link to Lantau Island was announced, Lai King was chosen to be the interchange between the Tsuen Wan line and the then proposed . During the construction of the Tung Chung line platforms, the layout of the station was significantly altered. New tracks were added above the existing tracks to provide a

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between the Tung Chung and Tsuen Wan lines. The outbound Tsuen Wan line trains now stops on the same level as the outbound Tung Chung line trains, and the same goes for the inbound services. An additional pair of tracks was constructed to permit the trains to bypass Lai King without stopping. The station is made up of six tracks with four platforms. The station has opened a toilet on 31 October 2019.

Station layout

Outbound (Tung Chung-bound) passengers on the Tung Chung line can walk across the platform at Lai King to board the Tsuen Wan line trains for destinations in Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan. Those who are travelling to Central and Hong Kong Island from Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan can transfer at Lai King, across the platform, for an express service on the Tung Chung line. Given both the Tsuen Wan line and Tung Chung line trains terminate at the Central & Hong Kong station complex, most passenger opt for the latter as it makes fewer stops. As a result, the station is often crowded at peak hours given the number of transfer passengers. Lai King Station 2015 part1

Entrances/exits

*A1: Lai King Hill Road *A2: Yin Lai Court *A3:

Lai King Estate Lai King Estate () is a public housing estate in Lai King, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong and is one of the oldest public housing estates in Kwai Tsing District. It is divided into two phases and consists of a total of eight residential b ...

*B: Kwai Chung Container Terminal *C: HKEAA Lai King Assessment Centre

References

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