Tai Wai station

Tai Wai station is an interchange station on the East Rail line and the Tuen Ma line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. The station is located in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District.

Tai Wai

大圍
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 4 of Tai Wai station in April 2022
Chinese name
Chinese大圍
Cantonese YaleDaaih wài
Literal meaningBig Surround
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàwéi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaih wài
JyutpingDaai6wai4
General information
LocationTsuen Nam Road, Tai Wai
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°22′23″N 114°10′43″E
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTAW
History
Opened
Rebuilt23 April 1986 (1986-04-23)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Kowloon Tong
towards Admiralty
 East Rail line Sha Tin
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Hin Keng
towards Tuen Mun
 Tuen Ma line Che Kung Temple
towards Wu Kai Sha
Track layout
to Sha Tin
to Che Kung Temple
1
3
2
4
Tai Wai depot
to Kowloon Tong
to Hin Keng
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tai Wai
Location within the MTR system

History
Tai Wai station Concourse in November 2007
Tai Wai station interchange passageway in April 2014

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.[1] 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 Ma On Shan line (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 cross-platform interchange is similar to that found at other MTR stations.[2]

Automatic platform gates were retrofitted on the Ma On Shan line platforms in 2015–2016.

On 14 February 2020, the Ma On Shan line was extended south to a new terminus in Kai Tak, as part of the first phase of the Shatin to Central Link 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 West Rail line in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, 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 East Rail line and platforms 3 and 4 serve the Tuen Ma line. Platforms 3 and 4 are positioned slightly higher than Platforms 1 and 2.[3]

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.[3]

UC
Upper Concourse		 Exit H
P
Platforms		 Exits E,F and G Exits, Customer services
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 →      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Sha Tin) →
Platform 2 ←      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Kowloon Tong)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Exit F Exits, Customer services, passageways
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 3 ←      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Hin Keng)
Platform 4 →      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Che Kung Temple) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
C
Concourse (Ground)		 Concourse Exits, transport interchange
Customer services, toilets
Shops, vending machines, ATMs

[3]

    Entrances/exits
    • A: Tsuen Nam Road Wheelchair user access[4]
    • B: Public Transport Interchange, The Wai Wheelchair user access[4]
    • C: Mei Tin Road Wheelchair user access[4]
    • D: Grandway Garden Wheelchair user access[4]
    • E: Holford Garden[4]
    • F: Mei Tin Road[4]
    • G: Chik Wan Street[4]
    • H: The Wai
    • East Rail line platforms 1 (left) and 2 (right) (April 2022)
      East Rail line platforms 1 (left) and 2 (right) (April 2022)
    • Station concourse (July 2021)
      Station concourse (July 2021)
    • Transfer passageway between Southbound East Rail line Platform 2 (left) and Kai Tak bound Tuen Ma line Platform 3 (right)
      Transfer passageway between Southbound East Rail line Platform 2 (left) and Kai Tak bound Tuen Ma line Platform 3 (right)
    • Exit A (July 2022)
      Exit A (July 2022)
    • Fare gates near Exit C (April 2019)
      Fare gates near Exit C (April 2019)
    • Installation of platform gates on Platform 4 of the Ma On Shan line (now Tuen Ma line) (December 2014)
      Installation of platform gates on Platform 4 of the Ma On Shan line (now Tuen Ma line) (December 2014)
    • Construction of the KCR East Rail Tai Wai station (December 2003)
      Construction of the KCR East Rail Tai Wai station (December 2003)

    See also
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    References
    1. Ho, Chi Ching, Ivan. "A study of the planning implications after electrification of KCR (Kowloon-Canton Railway)" (PDF). Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, University of Hong Kong.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    2. "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
    3. "Tai Wai Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
    4. "Tai Wai Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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