Kam Sheung Road () is an

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station on the , located between Pat Heung and

Kam Tin Kam Tin, or Kam Tin Heung, is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively, it is part o ...

in Hong Kong. It is situated between and stations. Kam Sheung Road was the arena for the KCR West Rail's

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History

On 20 December 2003, Kam Shueng Road station opened to the public along with other KCR West Rail stations. On 27 June 2021, the officially merged with the (which was already extended into the ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' at the time) in

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to form the new , as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Kam Sheung Road was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Description

The station is an elevated structure along the viaduct to the north of one of the two rail depots of the Tuen Ma line. The MTR Kam Tin Building is just north of the station building and once housed the West Rail control centre, but the facility relocated to the main MTR control centre in Tsing Yi after the railway merger. The station itself is a short distance from the actual rural towns of

or Pat Heung. Originally there were various choices as to the station's name, but residents from nearby could not decide upon the name of the settlements that the station would be named after, so the main road nearest to the station was used instead. Although the station was not expected to have high passenger patronage relative to others, the station attracted a number of villagers from Kam Tin and Pat Heung since the Tuen Ma line is their only direct link to the urban areas in

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. If the (to ) is built, Kam Sheung Road will serve as the interchange with the Northern Link, and the station will be expanded as well. From 26 September to 28 November 2004, the West Rail Sightseeing Bus was introduced, attracting thousands of Kowloon residents and causing long queues for the buses. There is a flea market beside the station building with more than 150 stalls. The station is also close to the Shek Kong Airfield.

Future expansion

Kam Sheung road is planned to be one of the terminus station on the , a proposed MTR rapid transit line which would connect the and the

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of the . The link would also serve as a connection to the border checkpoints to

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while also facilitating travels between Eastern and Western

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. The Northern Link would end at and , with intermediate stations. The project is under development.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Although the train tracks are exposed from above, platform screen doors are still fitted.

Entrances/exits

* A: MTR Kam Tin Building * B: Kam Sheung Road * C: Public Transport Interchange * D: Kam Ho Road

Gallery

File:Kam Sheung Road Station 2013 08 part1.JPG, Station platform File:HK MTR KamTinBuilding.JPG, Administrative building on the station grounds File:Kam Sheung Road Flea Market.JPG, Bazaar at night File:Kam Sheung Road PTI.jpg, Public transport interchange

References

{{Yuen Long District MTR stations in the New Territories West Rail line Tuen Ma line Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations Pat Heung Kam Tin Yuen Long District Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2003