Cheung Sha Wan station

Cheung Sha Wan (Chinese: 長沙灣) is an underground station located underneath Cheung Sha Wan Road in Sham Shui Po District on the Tsuen Wan line of Hong Kong MTR, between Sham Shui Po and Lai Chi Kok. It was opened on 17 May 1982. The station's colour is Yellow brown.

Cheung Sha Wan

長沙灣
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese長沙灣
Simplified Chinese长沙湾
Cantonese YaleChèungsāwàan
Literal meaningLong Sands Bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChángshāwān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChèungsāwàan
JyutpingCoeng4saa1waan4
General information
LocationCheung Sha Wan Road near Cheung Sha Wan Playground, Cheung Sha Wan
Sham Shui Po District
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′07″N 114°09′23″E
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Tsuen Wan line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeCSW
History
Opened17 May 1982 (1982-05-17)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Sham Shui Po
towards Central
 Tsuen Wan line Lai Chi Kok
towards Tsuen Wan
Track layout
to Lai Chi Kok
1
2
to Sham Shui Po
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Cheung Sha Wan
Location within the MTR system

The station was originally planned with the name So Uk (蘇屋), and the station is close to the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum.

History

On 10 May 1982, Tsuen Wan line opened to the public, but Cheung Sha Wan station did not open to the public until 17 May, a week later.

Station layout
U1 Podium level Lift to Exit A3
G Ground level Exits
L1 Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
Vending machine, ATMs
L2
Platforms		 Platform 2 →      Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Sham Shui Po) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ←      Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Lai Chi Kok)

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Entrances/Exits

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cheung Sha Wan Station.
  1. "Cheung Sha Wan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. "Cheung Sha Wan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.


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