Tsuen Wan West is an underground MTR station in

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. It is located between and stations on the . There is an emergency platform on the southern side of the station. There is a large bus and minibus interchange above the station, connecting it with most residential areas, factories, as well as shopping centres in the area. However, during the early days of operation the station has had little passenger traffic. Only a small number of residents in a few nearby residential estates and workers from nearby factories use the station. However, with the opening of new developments in central Tsuen Wan such as the 80 storey

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, Vision City, and City Point, traffic has increased. Additional MTR property development on nearby lands has also commenced circa 2014. These projects should also bolster the station's ridership. It should be noticed that although the station is in the same region as

Tsuen Wan station Tsuen Wan () is the northern terminus of the MTR in Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Tsuen Wan line at ground level. It is located in the northern central part of Tsuen Wan New Town, New Territories West. The preceding station is . ...

, the two stations have different fares. For example, passengers have to pay HK$1.7-4.0 more if they are going to Hong Kong Island, although it is faster and more convenient. Only out-of-system interchange is available for the pair.

History

The construction of the station was very complex. It required the diversion of some roads, the demolition of two factories, part of a nearby park, and the relocation of a ferry pier which originally occupied the site. The station was designed by

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. The waterfront

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built along with the station's construction connected the two ends of Tsuen Wan, significantly improved the scenery of the area, and provides a leisure place for many residents of southern and western Tsuen Wan. On 20 December 2003, Tsuen Wan West station opened to the public with the first phase of the KCR West Rail. On 27 June 2021, the 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 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, Tsuen Wan West is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Layout

Entrances/exits

* A1: Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange * A2: Clague Garden Estate * B1:

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, Cable TV Tower * B2: Station Carpark * C1: Waterfront Walkway * C2: OP Mall * C3: Parc City * C4: OP Mall * C5: Waterfront Walkway * D:

Tsuen Wan Pier Tsuen Wan Pier, Tsuen Wan Ferry or Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier is a public pier at the south of Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, which is adjacent to the MTR Tsuen Wan West station. It provided ferry service to Central via Tsing Yi, but the serv ...

* E1: Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange * E2: Hoi Kwai Road

References

External links

"Tsuen Wan West station: design and construction"
''The Arup Journal'', March 2006 {{West Rail Line navbox MTR stations in the New Territories West Rail line Tuen Ma line Tsuen Wan Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2003