Po Lam station
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Po Lam (Template:Zh; Cantonese Yale: Bóulàhm) is the northern terminus MTR station of the Template:Lnl. It is located on Mau Yip Road, Po Lam, in the New Territories of Hong Kong, sandwiched by Phases 1 to 3 of Metro City. Built by Maeda Corporation,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> it opened on 18 August 2002. The name of the station is taken from the nearby Po Lam Road North.
Station layoutEdit
| U1 | Footbridge (Exit A1, B2) |
Metro City Phases 1 and 3 |
| Vending machines, ATMs, MTR Shops | ||
| Footbridge (Exit A2, B1) |
Metro City Phase 2, Transport interchange, Footbridges to Po Lam Estate, Yan Ming Court | |
| Footbridge (Exit B3) |
Footbridges to rooftop garden, The Pinnacle, King Lam Estate Tseung Kwan O Public Library, Tseung Kwan O Swimming Pool | |
| G Concourse/ Platforms |
Platform 1 | ←Template:Rcb towards North Point (Hang Hau) |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Concourse | Exit C, Customer service, MTR Shops | |
| Vending machines | ||
| Octopus card promotion machines | ||
Unlike most MTR stations and unique in the Template:Lnl, the concourse, gates and platform of Po Lam station are on the same level. Tracks ascend from underground to ground level at the southern end of the station, along King Lam Estate. A park is located on top of the tracks to cover them.
PlatformsEdit
There is only one side platform (Platform 1) from which trains depart, in the same direction as they arrive. Trains, as a result, halt on their way from Hang Hau station for another train to depart at the station. Trains also stay here for a shorter period before departing than at other MTR terminals. The single-track design (and the consequent longer train turnback time) limits the maximum train service frequency of the Tseung Kwan O line.<ref name=layout/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Across from the platform and north of the point where the tracks merge to one, there is a siding that splits from the running line for parking trains. Trains cannot access the platform from the siding, nor can they access the siding from the platform.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Entrances/exitsEdit
{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:Ambox }} }} The main exit is on Mau Yip Road, where five pedestrian footbridges link the station to a public transport interchange, shopping malls and residential buildings. There is direct access to Metro City and The Pinnacle from the concourse. Another footbridge crosses Po Fung Road and leads to Po Lam Estate, Yan Ming Court and Verbena Heights.
- A1: Metro City Plaza III Wheelchair user access
- A2: Metro City Plaza II Wheelchair user access
- B1: Metro City Plaza II
- B2: Metro City Plaza I
- B3: King Lam Estate
- C: Mau Yip Road Wheelchair user access
Station artworkEdit
| Name | Artist | Location | Completion date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:POA Station art.jpg | City of Towers | Kacey Wong | Entrance A1 & B2 | August 2002 |
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Future developmentEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The government proposed in the Railway Development Strategy 2014 that East Kowloon line will connect Po Lam and Diamond Hill stations, passing through Po Tat, Sau Mau Ping, Shun Tin and Choi Wan stations. It will serve as an alternative route to reach Template:Lnl in case of disruption on the Template:Lnl, and is expected to open in 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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