Tai Wo station
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hong Kong English Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox station Tai Wo (Template:Zh; Template:Small: Template:IPAc-yue) is a MTR station in the western part of Tai Po New Town, in New Territories, Hong Kong. The station is located on the Template:Lnl, between Fanling and Tai Po Market stations.
HistoryEdit
Construction of the station, situated within the eponymous Tai Wo Estate, began in August 1986.<ref name="tomorrow">Template:Cite news</ref> It opened on 9 May 1989 as an intermediate station of the East Rail line, then known as the Kowloon–Canton Railway, upon the completion of the estate.<ref name="newstation">Template:Cite news</ref>
LayoutEdit
The Tai Wo station premises are sandwiched between the two wings of Tai Wo Plaza, the shopping mall of Tai Wo Estate. Both of the exits at the station connect to Tai Wo Plaza, and passengers must pass through the mall in order to enter or exit the station.
L4 | footbridge | Exit B, customer service centre, passageway between platforms 1 and 2 |
L2 | ||
concourse | Exit A, customer service centre, washrooms, automatic teller machines | |
Side platform | ||
Platform Template:MTR platform | Template:0 Template:Rcb towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Fanling) → | |
Platform Template:MTR platform | ← Template:Rcb East Rail line towards Admiralty (Tai Po Market) | |
Side platform |
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Entrances/exitsEdit
- A: Tai Wo Plaza, transport interchange<ref name=map/>
- B: Tai Wo Estate<ref name=map>Template:MTRsource</ref>
ConnectionsEdit
Below Tai Wo station is a transport interchange, where bus and minibus routes connecting the neighbouring rural areas of Lam Tsuen, Tai Hang and Kau Lung Hang are available. This renders Tai Wo the gateway to the western rural part of Tai Po District.
GalleryEdit
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ReferencesEdit
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