Sha Tin station, formerly known as Sha Tin railway station ( or ) is a

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on the of Hong Kong's

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(MTR) system. The station is located in the

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. The station was formerly on the main line of the

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(KCR), but since KCR's merger with the MTR, it belongs to the East Rail line of the MTR.

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, which has a footbridge link to

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, is built on top of the station. The station serves two large bus termini with buses going to many places around Hong Kong (such as

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). One is on an elevated surface, adjacent to the concourse level. The other is at ground level in New Town Plaza.

History

The station originally opened on 1 October 1910. The railway was single-track at that time, but Sha Tin station had a passing loop. The station office was housed in a single-storey stone building. Sha Tin station was rebuilt in the early 1980s in preparation for the railway's electrification. On 6 May 1982, Sir

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unveiled a plaque in the concourse of Sha Tin station to open the first phase of electric service, which spanned from Hung Hom to Shatin initially. At the same time, daily service hours to Sha Tin were extended from 10:30 pm to midnight. Electric service was extended to Tai Po on 2 May 1983, and to Lo Wu (the full length of the KCR British Section) on 15 July 1983. The new station initially had a branch of

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, for people with need of coin exchange and banking services. The

, an HK$82 million building that originally housed the headquarters of the KCR Corporation as well as many government offices, was built on top of the station and opened in 1983. The station concourse was substantially renovated from 2010 to 2013.

Layout

There are two island platforms for platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 3 and 4 respectively. Trains normally stop at platforms 2 and 3. Platforms 1 and 4 are used in the following occasions: *for special departures during peak hours (platform 4 for southbound) and race days (platform 1 for northbound), *to serve as buffers when the train frequency is high during peak hours, or *to allow non-stop trains to overtake local trains. *This station's layout is similar to

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Gallery

Sha Tin Station 2021 03 part8.jpg, Sha Tin station (March 2021) Sha Tin Station shops 2022 04 part1.jpg, Paid area of the concourse (April 2022) Sha Tin Station concourse 2022 04 part2.jpg, Unpaid area of the concourse, with the customer service centre (April 2022) Sha Tin Station 2017 10 part3.jpg, Ticket machines and Octopus card top-up machines in the unpaid area of the concourse in

(October 2017) Sha Tin Station Platform 2011.jpg, Platform 2 of Sha Tin station (2011)

Exits

*A1: Pai Tau Street, public transport interchange *A2:

*A3:

*A4:

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*B: Pai Tau Street, Pai Tau Village, public transport interchange Sha Tin Station Public Transport Interchange 2022 04 part1.jpg, Public Transport Interchange outside Exit B

References

{{East Rail Line navbox MTR stations in the New Territories East Rail line Sha Tin Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1910