Tai Wai station

Tai Wai 大圍
MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	大圍
Simplified Chinese	大围
Cantonese Yale	Daaih wài
Hanyu Pinyin	Dàwéi
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàwéi Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Daaih wài IPA [tàːiwɐ̏i] Jyutping Daai6 wai4
General information
Location	Tsuen Nam Road, Tai Wai Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′23″N 114°10′43″E / 22.3731°N 114.1786°E / 22.3731; 114.1786Coordinates: 22°22′23″N 114°10′43″E / 22.3731°N 114.1786°E / 22.3731; 114.1786
Owned by	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line      Ma On Shan line
Platforms	4 (side platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TAW
History
Opened	15 August 1983 (1983-08-15) (East Rail Line)(temporary station building) 21 December 2004 (2004-12-21) (Ma On Shan Line)
Rebuilt	23 April 1986 (1986-04-23)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Kowloon Tong towards Hung Hom East Rail line Sha Tin towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Che Kung Temple towards Wu Kai Sha Ma On Shan line Terminus Future (Sha Tin to Central Link) Che Kung Temple towards Wu Kai Sha Tuen Ma line Hin Keng towards Tuen Mun
Route map to Sha Tin to Che Kung Temple 1 3 2 4 Tai Wai depot to Kowloon Tong to Hin Keng
Location
Tai Wai Location within the MTR system

Tai Wai (Chinese: 大圍; Cantonese Yale: Daaih wài) is an interchange station on the East Rail Line and the Ma On Shan Line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. The station is located in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District.

The station, designed by architecture firm Aedas,^[1] will become a key station on the Sha Tin to Central Link presently under construction.

History

Tai Wai Station Concourse

Tai Wai Station interchange passageway

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, north of the current station on the opposite side of the nullah.^[2] The permanent station opened in its present location in 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 2004, the station has served as the terminus of the Ma On Shan Line, as well as the interchange station between it and the East Rail Line. Passengers from the Ma On Shan Line can change to East Rail Line trains via a station walkway. The cross platform interchange is similar to that found at other MTR stations.

Automatic platform gates were retrofitted on the Ma On Shan Line platforms in 2015-2016.

Station layout

All platforms are side platforms. Platforms 3 and 4 are positioned slightly higher than Platforms 1 and 2. There are several walkways connecting platforms 2 and 3, making it possible for passengers to walk directly from the Ma On Shan Line terminus platform onto the East Rail Line southbound platform. There is room for Ma On Shan Line trains to reverse or head for the Tai Wai Maintenance Centre.

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Transport interchange

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See also

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• Sha Tin to Central Link

References