South Horizons () is an underground MTR

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station in Hong Kong, located on

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in Southern District. It is the southern terminus of the . The station is located under the junction of Yi Nam Road and South Horizon Drive, and primarily serves residents of the

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private housing estate (its namesake), in addition to

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and Ap Lei Chau West Industrial Area. The station has a unique shape in the form of a letter Y, and has no overrun track. It opened on 28 December 2016 with the rest of the South Island line.

History

The station was built by the

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– John Holland Joint Venture under a contract numbered 904, awarded May 2011, which also included Lei Tung station and sections of running tunnel. It was constructed using the

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method. South Horizons station was opened on 28 December 2016.

Station layout

This underground station has two tracks and an

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. The station's single

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is located at the west of the station (near the bumper blocks), with all three exits extending from this concourse. There are two artworks in the station. Along the glass walls of exits A and B, the work ''Tree Shadow in the Gridline'', by Cheung Wai-lok, features shadows of trees in order to transition the exit passageways between indoors and outdoors. Meanwhile, on platform level, the mosaic ''Soaring Horizon'', created by children overseen by Karen Pow Cheuk-mei, features the surrounding landscape on the horizon, including the sea.

Entrances/exits

South Horizons station has three exits serving the residential buildings of

. There are two lifts for exit C. * A:

(using an footbridge) / South Horizons Phase 1 & 4, Marina Square East Centre * B: South Horizons Phase 2 & 3, South Horizon Drive, Marina Square West Wing * C: South Horizons Phase 3 & 4, Yi Nam Road, public transport interchange

References

{{South Island Line navbox MTR stations on Hong Kong Island South Island line Ap Lei Chau