Tai Wai station

Tai Wai (Chinese: 大圍; Cantonese Yale: Daaih wài) 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 rapid transit station
Platform 4
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	大圍
Simplified Chinese	大围
Jyutping	Daai6 wai4
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
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line      Tuen Ma 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 (East Rail line) (temporary station building) 21 December 2004 (Ma On Shan line)
Rebuilt	23 April 1986
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 Tuen Ma line phase 1 Hin Keng towards Kai Tak
Track layout 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

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.[1] The permanent station opened in 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, as well as the interchange station between it and the East Rail line. Passengers from the Tuen Ma 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 Tuen Ma 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 the southbound passengers walk directly between both Tuen Ma line and East Rail line southbound platforms.

P Platforms	Exits E and G	Exits, Customer services
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→      East Rail line towards Sheung Shui (Sha Tin) →
	Platform 2	←      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (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 Phase 1 towards Kai Tak (Hin Keng)
	Platform 4	→      Tuen Ma line Phase 1 towards Wu Kai Sha (Che Kung Temple) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Concourse	Exits, transport interchange
		Customer services, toilets
		Shops, vending machines, ATMs

[2]

Entrances/exits

• A: Tsuen Nam Road [3]
• B: Public Transport Interchange [3]
• C: Mei Tin Road [3]
• D: Grandway Garden [3]
• E: Holford Garden[3]
• F: Mei Tin Road[3]
• G: Chik Wan Street[3]

See also

• Sha Tin to Central Link

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.
2. "Tai Wai Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
3. "Tai Wai Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.