Tai Wai station is an

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on the and the of the

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(MTR) system in

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. The station is located in

Tai Wai Tai Wai () is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong, located between Sha Tin and the Lion Rock, within the Sha Tin District. With three rapid transit stations, one of which an interchange station serving two lines, five bus termini and ...

Sha Tin District Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most popu ...

History

The station opened in a temporary location on 15 August 1983 as part of the greater electrification and double-tracking modernisation programme of the KCR. The original location was on Shing Chuen Road (成全路), north of the current station on the opposite side of the nullah. The permanent station opened at its present location on 23 April 1986. In 2001, the station underwent expansion and construction ended in September 2004. The new concourse area was opened in the same month. Since 21 December that year, the station has served as the terminus of the (then Ma On Shan Rail), as well as the interchange station between it and the East Rail. Southbound passengers from the Tuen Ma line can change to East Rail line trains on the southbound via a station walkway. The

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is similar to that found at other MTR stations. Automatic platform gates were retrofitted on the Ma On Shan line platforms in 2015–2016. 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. As opposed to be a terminus Tai Wai station became an intermediate station on this temporary new line. On 27 June 2021, the ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' operationally merged with the in

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to form the new , as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Tai Wai was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line, Hong Kong's longest railway line.

Station layout

All platforms on the station are side platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 serve the and platforms 3 and 4 serve the . Platforms 3 and 4 are positioned slightly higher than Platforms 1 and 2. Platforms 2 and 3 serve southbound trains on the East Rail and Tuen Ma lines respectively and are connected by four large walkways. This makes it possible for southbound passengers to walk directly between the two platforms, without the need to use stairs, escalators or lifts.

Entrances/exits

*A: Tsuen Nam Road *B: Public Transport Interchange *C: Mei Tin Road *D: Grandway Garden *E: Holford Garden *F: Mei Tin Road *G: Chik Wan Street Tai Wai Station East Rail Line platforms 2022 04 part4.jpg, East Rail line platforms 1 (left) and 2 (right) (April 2022) Tai Wai Station concourse 2021 07 part2.jpg, Station concourse (July 2021) Tai Wai Station 2020 09 part12.jpg, Transfer passageway between Southbound Platform 2 (left) and bound Platform 3 (right) Tai Wai Station Exit A 2022 07 part1.jpg, Exit A (July 2022) Tai Wai Station 2019 04 part7.jpg, Fare gates near Exit C (April 2019) Tai Wai Station installing platform gate in December 2014.jpg, Installation of platform gates on Platform 4 of the (now Tuen Ma line) (December 2014) Extension work of taiwai station.jpg, Construction of the KCR East Rail Tai Wai station (December 2003)

References

{{Sha Tin to Central Link navbox MTR stations in the New Territories East Rail line Ma On Shan line Sha Tin to Central Link Tuen Ma line Tai Wai Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1983 1983 establishments in Hong Kong

History

Station layout

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