Wu Kai Sha is the northeastern terminal station on the of the

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(MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is located between

Sai Sha Road Sai Sha Road () is a main road connecting Sai Kung Town, Sai Kung and Ma On Shan (town), Ma On Shan. It begins at the roundabout at Sai Kung Town, Mak Pin, Sai Kung and passes through Three Fathoms Cove and Shap Sze Heung before traversing the ne ...

and Sha On Street in , also identified with

Wu Kai Sha Wu Kai Sha (), formerly known as Wu Kwai Sha or U Kwai Sha (), is a place at the shore of Tolo Harbour, northwest of Ma On Shan in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Wu Kai Sha is within the Sha Tin District, one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ...

to its west, serving the

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s and schools nearby. It was originally named "Lee On station" when the Ma On Shan line was under construction, for its proximity to the Lee On Estate on its southwest.

History

On 21 December 2004, Wu Kai Sha station opened to the public with other KCR Ma On Shan Rail stations. On 14 February 2020, the Ma On Shan line was extended south to the newly opened , as part of the first phase of the

Shatin to Central Link The Sha Tin to Central Link (abbreviated SCL; ) is an extension of the MTR rapid transit network. It is divided into two sections. The first section, named "Tuen Ma line (Phase 1)”, runs from Tai Wai station in the New Territories to Hung ...

project. The Ma On Shan line was renamed ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' at the time. Wu Kai Sha station remained the northeastern terminus of the renamed line. On 27 June 2021, the ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' merged with the West Rail line in

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to form the new , as part of the ''Shatin to Central link'' project, with the opening of the stations between and . Wu Kai Sha has since been the northeastern terminus of the Tuen Ma line.

Station layout

Entrances/Exits

* A1: Double Cove * A2: Double Cove * B: Lake Silver Exit A is connected to a bridge over

, and serves the Double Cove housing estate,

Li Po Chun United World College The Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong (LPCUWC, ), established in 1992, is an International Baccalaureate boarding school in Wu Kai Sha (烏溪沙), Hong Kong, within walking distance of Wu Kai Sha station. It is the eighth member ...

, and the

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. Exit B serves the bus terminus next to the station, as well as the

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s of Monte Vista and Lake Silver, and is within walking distance to the

s of Lee On Estate and Kam Lung Court, as well as the Ma On Shan Ling Liang Primary School.EPD — EIA report
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* MTR stations in the New Territories Ma On Shan line Tuen Ma line Wu Kai Sha Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2004 {{MTR-stub

History

Station layout

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