Po Lam () is the northern

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MTR station of the . It is located on Mau Yip Road,

Po Lam Po Lam ( Chinese: 寶琳 or 寶林) is a neighbourhood in northern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. An MTR station with the same name, Tseung Kwan O Village, Yau Yue Wan Village, King Lam Estate, and Po Lam Estate are located there. Name Po ...

, in the

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, sandwiched by Phases 1 to 3 of Metro City. Built by

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, it opened on 18 August 2002. The name of the station is taken from the nearby Po Lam Road North.

Station layout

Unlike most MTR

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and unique in the , the concourse, gates and platform of Po Lam station are on the same level. Tracks ascend from underground to ground level at the southern end of the station, along

King Lam Estate King Lam Estate () is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong near MTR Po Lam station. It is the third public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O and has a total of seven residential blocks built in 1990. ...

. A park is located on top of the tracks to cover them.

Platforms

There is only one

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(Platform 1) from which trains depart, in the same direction as they arrive. Trains, as a result, halt on their way from

Hang Hau station Hang Hau () is an MTR List of MTR stations, station of , located at Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It was the easternmost station in the MTR railway system, until LOHAS Park station opened on 26 Jul ...

for another train to depart at the station. Trains also stay here for a shorter period before departing than at other MTR terminals. The single-track design (and the consequent longer train turnback time) limits the maximum train service frequency of the Tseung Kwan O line. Across from the platform and north of the point where the tracks merge to one, there is a

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that splits from the running line for parking trains. Trains cannot access the platform from the siding, nor can they access the siding from the platform. Po Lam Station 2017 07 part3

Entrances/exits

The main exit is on Mau Yip Road, where five pedestrian

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link the station to a public transport interchange, shopping malls and residential buildings. There is direct access to Metro City and The Pinnacle from the concourse. Another footbridge crosses Po Fung Road and leads to

Po Lam Estate Po Lam Estate () is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Metro City and MTR Po Lam station. It is the first public housing estate in Tseung Kwan O and has a total of seven residential blocks ...

, Yan Ming Court and

Verbena Heights Verbena Heights () is a Flat-for-Sale Scheme public housing estate in Po Lam, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong located on reclaimed land near MTR Po Lam station. It now consists of seven residential buildings with a total of 1894 saleab ...

. *A1: Metro City Plaza III *A2: Metro City Plaza II *B1: Metro City Plaza II *B2: Metro City Plaza I *B3:

*C: Mau Yip Road

Station artwork

Future development

The

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proposed in the Railway Development Strategy 2014 that East Kowloon line will connect Po Lam and stations, passing through , , and stations. It will serve as an alternative route to reach in case of disruption on the , and is expected to open in 2025.

References

External links

* {{East Kowloon Line navbox MTR stations in the New Territories Tseung Kwan O line Po Lam Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2002