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Mei Foo () is a
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station located in
Mei Foo Sun Chuen Mei Foo Sun Chuen or simply Mei Foo is a large private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Mei Foo Sun Chuen was the first large scale private housing estate in Hong Kong and at the time of completion, the 99-tower complex w ...
, Lai Chi Kok,
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. It is the only interchange station between the and the , situated between and stations on the Tsuen Wan line and and stations on the Tuen Ma line. Mei Foo station's colour is blue. The Tsuen Wan line part of the station is a simple through station with a central island platform, located under Mount Sterling Mall, a pedestrian-only street between the rows of residential buildings in the
Mei Foo Sun Chuen Mei Foo Sun Chuen or simply Mei Foo is a large private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Mei Foo Sun Chuen was the first large scale private housing estate in Hong Kong and at the time of completion, the 99-tower complex w ...
housing estate. The station is designed to facilitate transport needs of the residents of Mei Foo Sun Chuen housing estate, there are 132 buildings and several schools, and the point of transfer between the Kowloon urban area and the
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Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and fl ...
. If there is heavy traffic on the main road into urban Kowloon, the Kwai Chung Road, many commuters get off their buses and use this station as their link to Kowloon and
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.


Layout

Both Tsuen Wan line platforms share the same island platform. Unlike at Nam Cheong station (where there is one
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between the and the Tuen Ma line), the and platforms are considerably far apart. The concourses for these platforms are a five- to ten-minute walk along a connecting passageway. Although the Tuen Ma line platform is constructed at ground level, like
Nam Cheong station Nam Cheong is a MTR interchange station located at ground level beneath West Kowloon Highway, in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong opposite the Fu Cheong Estate. It is served by the Tung Chung and Tuen Ma lines and provides cross-platform interchan ...
, the station and surrounding track is sealed to avoid disturbance to the colocated park.


Entrances/exits

*A: Broadway *B: Mount Sterling Mall *C1: Lai Wan Road *C2: Humbert Street *D:
Lai Chi Kok Park Lai Chi Kok Park () is a large public park in Hong Kong, on the reclamation of former Lai Chi Kok Bay adjacent to Mei Foo, stretching along the Kwai Chung Road motorway. The park is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department o ...
(Lai Wan Road) *E: Lai Wan Road *F: Lai Chi Kok Park *G: Lai King Hill Road


History

The station's original name was Lai Chi Kok during the planning stage, but upon its opening on 17 May 1982 the station was called "Lai Wan"Yu, Pui-kwan, Robin
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(荔灣, short for Lai Chi Kok Bay), and was renamed to its current name on 31 May 1985 when opened. The (then known as KCR West Rail) part of the station was opened on 20 December 2003 along with the rail line. The station is located in the middle of
Lai Chi Kok Park Lai Chi Kok Park () is a large public park in Hong Kong, on the reclamation of former Lai Chi Kok Bay adjacent to Mei Foo, stretching along the Kwai Chung Road motorway. The park is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department o ...
, slightly to the west of the Tsuen Wan line's part of the station. The scenery of the park was greatly destroyed during the construction of the station, but the park was subsequently rebuilt over the station complex. The and West Rail line stations merged into one station on 2 December 2007 in the MTR–KCR merger. On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line officially merged with the (which was already extended into the ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new , as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Mei Foo was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.


References

{{Sham Shui Po District Lai Chi Kok MTR stations in Kowloon Tsuen Wan line West Rail line Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1982 Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations 1982 establishments in Hong Kong