Sha Tin station

The station originally opened on 1 October 1910. The railway was single-track at that time, but Sha Tin station had a passing loop. The station office was housed in a single-storey stone building.

Sha Tin station was rebuilt in the early 1980s in preparation for the railway's electrification. On 6 May 1982, Sir Philip Haddon-Cave unveiled a plaque in the concourse of Sha Tin station to open the first phase of electric service, which spanned from Hung Hom to Shatin initially. At the same time, daily service hours to Sha Tin were extended from 10:30 pm to midnight.[3] Electric service was extended to Tai Po on 2 May 1983, and to Lo Wu (the full length of the KCR British Section) on 15 July 1983.[4] The new station initially had a branch of Hang Seng Bank, for people with need of coin exchange and banking services.[2]

The Citylink Plaza, an HK$82 million building that originally housed the headquarters of the KCR Corporation as well as many government offices, was built on top of the station and opened in 1983.[5]

The station concourse was substantially renovated from 2010 to 2013.

There are two island platforms for platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 3 and 4 respectively.

Trains normally stop at platforms 2 and 3. Platforms 1 and 4 are used in the following occasions:

• for special departures during peak hours (platform 4 for southbound) and race days (platform 1 for northbound),
• to serve as buffers when the train frequency is high during peak hours, or
• to allow non-stop trains to overtake local trains.
• This station's layout is similar to Tai Po Market station

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• A1: Pai Tau Street, public transport interchange
• A2: Citylink Plaza
• A3: New Town Plaza
• A4: Pai Tau Village
• B: Pai Tau Street, Pai Tau Village, public transport interchange [7]

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  Public Transport Interchange outside Exit B