Tsing Yi is an interchange station of the MTR between the

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and

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Tsing Yi Island Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...

in Hong Kong. The station is located between

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and

Lai King station Lai King is an MTR rapid transit station in the suburb of Lai King in the Kwai Tsing District. The station is located above ground on a viaduct and is an interchange for the Tsuen Wan and Tung Chung lines. The Chinese name of the station u ...

on the Tung Chung Line, and between

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and Kowloon station on the Airport Express. The livery of the station is dull teal. Tsing Yi station is connected to a major interchange for

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es and

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s, situated adjacent to the station, which serves as a public transport hub for the

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. It is embedded into the

Maritime Square Maritime Square is a four-storey shopping centre located on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. It was built and is owned by MTR Corporation (MTRC) in conjunction with the opening of Tsing Yi station. History The shopping centre opened on 1 Apr ...

shopping centre.

History

The station, built as part of the Lantau Airport Railway project, was constructed between December 1994 and March 1998 by Japanese contractor

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. Tsing Yi station opened together with the Tung Chung Line on 22nd June, 1998. The Airport Express services commenced at the station two weeks later on 6th July.

Location

Tsing Yi station is located in the northeastern quarter of the island of the same name, slightly to the west of Kowloon and mainland Hong Kong. To the west is Tsing Yi Town Park, while the Tsing Yi Sports Ground lies to the south. Otherwise, much of the area is residential with a number of educational establishments nearby.

Transit-oriented development

As with other MTR stations, Tsing Yi is a prime site for

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by the MTR Corporation, whose properties division develops land above and in the vicinity of its stations. Owing to its ideal location between Kowloon and Lantau Island, MTR Properties has heavily invested in commercial and residential development around Tsing Yi, the most prominent of this investment being Maritime Square, a large shopping centre extending from the station, and the residential estate Tierra Verde, which lies on top of the station. Maritime Square contains of retail space, while the Tierra Verde complex comprises twelve residential towers and a total of 3,500 flats.Tsing Yi station development
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Morning express service

The MTR offers morning express service allowing passengers to take the airport express from Tsing Yi to

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. Commuters wishing to reach Hong Kong faster can use their Octopus card at dedicated gates for

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20. This offer is available every day except Sundays and public holidays from 7 am to 10 am.

Station layout

The station has four stories above ground level. The ground floor has a taxi stand outside and has access to the concourse on the first floor. The concourse is integrated with the

shopping centre. The second floor houses the Tung Chung line platform for trains heading for

, and the third floor houses the Tung Chung line platform for services towards

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. At the Airport Express departure and arrival platforms, there is a free

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hotspot available. Unlike at Kowloon and Hong Kong stations, in-town check-in facilities and free Airport Express shuttle buses are not available at this station. As with other Airport Express stations, the Airport Express and Tung Chung line are separated with a different paid area for the Airport Express, thus passengers changing between two lines must go downstairs and past through floor U1, and then go upstairs again. In Tsing Yi station, the 4 platforms are constructed in a stacked arrangement, with platforms 1 and 3 above platforms 2 and 4. Platform 2 is only used to allow passengers coming from

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or to disembark, except between 7 am and 10 am on Mondays to Saturdays, when Morning Express services are available.

Entrances and exits

*A1: Maritime Square 2 *A2: Tierra Verde/Maritime Square (Level 1) *B:

Tsing Yi Swimming Pool Tsing Yi Swimming Pool () is a public swimming pool on Tsing Yi Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is near the east shore of the island, between Maritime Square and Tsing Yi Sports Ground. Currently, it is managed by the Leisure and Cultural ...

*C: Public Transport Interchange/Tsing King Road *F: Maritime Square (Level 3) *G: Maritime Square (Level 2)

Gallery

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References

External links

* {{Airport Express navbox MTR stations in the New Territories Tsing Yi Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1998 Airport Express (MTR) Tung Chung line Extra areas operated by NT taxis