Tseung Kwan O (; : ) is a
station on the
MTR located at the town centre of the
Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named. ...
New Town
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
in the
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
of Hong Kong. The previous station is and the line splits after this station to and . The entrances to the station are on
Tong Chun Street Tong may refer to:
Chinese
*Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese
*Tong (organization), a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities
*''tong'', pronunciation of several Chinese char ...
,
Popcorn Mall and
Tong Yin Street. A public transport interchange is located outside the station. The architecture firm
Aedas
Aedas is an architectural firm with eleven International offices founded by the Welsh architect Keith Griffiths. Aedas provides services in architecture, interior design, urban design, masterplanning and graphic design. It was established in 2002 ...
designed the station.
History
Tsueng Kwan O station opened to the public on 18 August 2002, together with the spur line to Tsueng Kwan O Depot, right next to
LOHAS Park station
LOHAS Park () is an MTR station on the of the MTR system in Hong Kong. It opened on 26 July 2009.
Location
The station serves a residential project called LOHAS Park (formerly "Dream City") at Area 86. The first tenders for the construction ...
, but the station did not open until 26 July 2009.
Station layout
Entrances/exits
*A1: Tseung Kwan O Plaza / Transport Interchange
*A2:
The Grandiose
The Grandiose () is a private housing estate in Tseung Kwan O Town Centre, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, near MTR Tseung Kwan O station. It comprises 3 high-rise buildings built in 2006. It is jointly developed by New World Developm ...
/ Tseung Kwan O Plaza
*B1/B2:
Park Central Park Central may refer to:
* Park Central, Birmingham, England, UK; a real estate development
* Park Central, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa; a suburb
* Park Central (Hong Kong), a housing estate and shopping mall
* Park Central Building, L ...
*C: PopCorn
Hotels
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP; ) is a listed corporation and the largest property developer in Hong Kong as of 2019. The company is controlled by the Kwok family trust, largely the Kwok brothers. The Kwok family trust was set up by Kw ...
developed a 359-room
Crowne Plaza
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hotel, a 176-room Vega Suites hotel and a 300-room
Holiday Inn Express
Holiday Inn Express is a mid-priced hotel chain within the InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands. Originally founded as an "express" hotel, their focus is on offering limited services at a reasonable price. Standard amenities lean tow ...
hotel at Tseung Kwan O station as part of a comprehensive hotel and shopping complex.
Shopping centre
The station is attached to an MTR-owned shopping centre called PopCorn that opened in 2012. It comprises over 40,000 square metres and houses about 150 retailers and a cinema.
PopCorn is an anchor connecting the nearby malls of PopCorn 2,
Park Central Park Central may refer to:
* Park Central, Birmingham, England, UK; a real estate development
* Park Central, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa; a suburb
* Park Central (Hong Kong), a housing estate and shopping mall
* Park Central Building, L ...
, and Tseung Kwan O Plaza. A public transport interchange is situated next to PopCorn and serves
public light buses
The public light bus or minibus is a public transport service in Hong Kong. It uses minibuses to serve areas that standard Hong Kong bus lines cannot reach efficiently. The vehicles are colloquially known by the code-switch ' (Van Jái) lite ...
routes 103M, 110 and 112S, and
New World First Bus
New World First Bus Services Limited (NWFB) is the third-largest bus operator in Hong Kong. Established by NWS Holdings and FirstGroup in September 1998, it took over 88 China Motor Bus services in Hong Kong Island. Since 2020 it has been a s ...
routes 792M, 796C, 796S, 796X, 797M, 798 and N796.
References
{{Tseung Kwan O Line navbox
MTR stations in the New Territories
Tseung Kwan O line
Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2002