Fo Tan station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hong Kong English Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox station Fo Tan (Template:Zh) is a station on the Template:Lnl of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between Template:STN and Template:STN stations on the East Rail line's main branch. The Template:STN is located parallel to Fo Tan, on the line's Racecourse branch.

The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, villages, and a medium-sized industrial zone, as well as the Template:Interlanguage link multi of the MTRC. During rush hour, some northbound trains terminate at this station before departing southwards. Some trains do not run through this station on race days, and are instead diverted to stop at the Racecourse.

History

Fo Tan station opened on 15 February 1985, two years after the total electrification of the railway. It was featured at the end of the 1989 film Mr. Coconut, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai.

Fo Tan Goods Yard

In addition, two tracks spur off at the northeast of the station, and lead into a goods yard north of the station. Freight trains stopped there regularly<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before their demise on the East Rail line in 2010; the yard has since been used occasionally for rolling stock deliveries.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Station layout

The station has three tracks, with two island platforms between.

Trains normally stop at platforms 1 and 4. The centre track is used for special departures during peak hours or heading to the depot.

C	Southern Concourse	Exit A & B, Customer Service Centre
		Shops, vending machines, ATMs & toilets
	Northern Concourse	Exit C & D, Customer Service Centre
		Shops, vending machines & ATMs
Platforms (G/F)	Platform Template:MTR platform	Template:0 Template:Rcb towards Template:STN or Template:STN (Template:STN) →
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	Platform Template:Break Template:MTR platform ↑Template:\Template:MTR platform ↓	Template:0 Template:Rcb East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) → ← Template:Rcb East Rail line towards Template:STN (Template:STN) (For special departures in either direction during specific times)
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	Platform Template:MTR platform	← Template:Rcb East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sha Tin)

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Entrances/exits

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Fo Tan Railway House in January 2009

Originally, the southern concourse was the only concourse in this station. Because the two concourses were built in separate years, they were not originally interconnected. MTR renovated the station in 2015, connecting the two concourses in the process. The new link opened on 12 December 2015.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Southern concourse<ref name="map">Template:MTRsource</ref>

• A: Fo Tan Railway House
  • Fo Tan Railway House, IVE (Sha Tin), Hong Kong Sports Institute, Jockey Club Ti-I College, Sha Tin Rowing Centre
• B: Sui Fai Factory Estate
  • Sui Fai Factory Estate, Fo Tan Road, Fo Tan Tsuen, Shan Mei Street, Shatin Galleria, Sui Wo Court, Chun Yeung Estate

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• C: The Palazzo
  • The Palazzo, Ficus Garden, Immigration and Registration of Persons, Jubilee Court, Jubilee Garden, Lok Lo Ha Village, Plaza Ascot, Royal Ascot
• D: Au Pui Wan Street
  • Au Pui Wan Street, MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot, Wo Liu Hang Village