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Heng On () is a station on the of
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MTR, named after the nearby
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. It also serves other residential areas like Kam Fung Court, Kam On Court, Baycrest, Vista Paradiso, and
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. It also serves over 10 schools (including Renaissance College) and two sports centres – Ma On Shan Sports Ground and Heng On Sports Centre. The print featured on the platform pillars and glass barrier is of farmland which used to exist in the Ma On Shan area.


History

The name of the station was formally announced by KCR Corporation in 2000. Heng On station opened along with the rest of the Ma On Shan line on 21 December 2004. The platform was doubled in length in 2014 as part of the
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, which will extend the Ma On Shan line trains from four cars to eight cars. On 14 February 2020, the was extended south to a new terminus in , 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. Heng On station became an intermediate station on this temporary new line. On 27 June 2021, the ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' officially merged with the in
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to form the new , as part 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. Hence, Heng On was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line, Hong Kong's longest railway line.


Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. There is a subway to Renaissance College using Exit A.


Entrances/exits

*A: Vista Paradiso *B:
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*C: Kam Fung Court


References

{{Ma On Shan Line navbox MTR stations in the New Territories Ma On Shan line Tuen Ma line Ma On Shan Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2004