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in the

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, and some resited villages (such as

Kwan Mun Hau Tsuen Kwan Mun Hau Tsuen () or Kwan Mun Hau New Village is a village in the Tai Wo Hau are of Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. Administration Kwan Mun Hau New Village is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Kwan Mun ...

) in the

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. These villages were originally in

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town centre, being moved for new town

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. Tai Wo Hau station was one of the first railway stations in the

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; and the first underground one. All other New Territories stations on the Tsuen Wan line are either at surface level or on

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cuts through a hillside

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, and all other New Territories

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stations were opened some years later. The station is relatively less busy in the system because of its distance to nearby bus stops and settlements.

History

The station was built on the site of a park. The 280-metre-long, 22-metre-wide, 15-metre-deep station box was built bottom-up within a sheetpile cofferdam. The tunnel between Tai Wo Hau and Kwai Hing stations was completed in July 1980 using the drill-and-blast method. Tai Wo Hau station opened on 10 May 1982, in sync with Tsuen Wan line. In 1984, the

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awarded a contract for the construction of a park above the station to replace the one which originally existed there. This park is now called Kwok Shui Road Park.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

Entrances/exits

* A:

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, Ham Tin Tsuen, Ho Pui Tsuen, Kwok Shui Road, Primrose Hill * B:

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, Kwai Yin Court,

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References

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