To Kwa Wan station
To Kwa Wan 土瓜灣 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 土瓜灣 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 土瓜湾 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Tóugwāawàahn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Clay Melon Bay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Ma Tau Wai Road × Lok Shan Road, To Kwa Wan Kowloon City District, Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°19′02″N 114°11′15″E / 22.3172°N 114.1876°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | KCR Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | MTR Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Tuen Ma line[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | TKW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 27 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Ma Tau Wai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To Kwa Wan (Chinese: 土瓜灣) is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the Tuen Ma line. It is located beneath Ma Tau Wai Road in central To Kwa Wan, Kowloon City District. The station was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL) project, and opened on 27 June 2021[2] along with the rest of phase 2 of the Tuen Ma line (Sung Wong Toi–Hung Hom). The station was constructed by a Samsung–Hsin Chong joint venture.[3] When the station was originally being built, the planned name of the station was Mau Tau Wai (Chinese: 馬頭圍) before being changed to its current one in 2017. [4]
Station layout
[edit]G | Ground level | Exits |
L1 | Concourse | Customer service, MTR shops |
L2 Upper Platform |
Platform 1 | ← Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Ho Man Tin) |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
L4 Lower Platform |
Platform 2 | Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Sung Wong Toi) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
The platforms are arranged in a split platform style as the station was constructed under the narrow Ma Tau Wai Road with a high density of nearby buildings.[5] This arrangement also allows trains to switch sides, depending on the terminus. Trains on platform 1 switch to the left side, while trains on platform 2 switch to the right side. This is necessary since the Ma On Shan Rail was built with trains run on the right-hand side to facilitate interchange at Tai Wai, whereas on the West Rail trains run on the left like other railway lines in the territory.
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Platform 2, in the To Kwa Wan Station (June 2021)
Exits
[edit]- A: Pau Chung Street
- B: Lok Man Sun Chuen Phase 1
- C: Lok Man Sun Chuen Phase 2 and 3
- D1: Ma Tau Wai Road
- D2: Chi Kiang Street
Gallery
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Platform 1
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Platform 2 Area
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Concourse
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Exit A
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Exit B
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Exit D1
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Exit D2
References
[edit]- ^ "To Kwa Wan Station". MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021.
- ^ "MTR's Tuen Ma Line to get going on June 27". RTHK. 28 May 2021.
- ^ "MTR - Shatin to Central Link - Construction - Contracts". MTR Shatin to Central Link. MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Double Celebration for Shatin to Central Link. Topping Out and New Names Announced for Two Stations in Kowloon City" (PDF) (Press release). MTR. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "To Kwa Wan Station". MTR. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
External links
[edit]1. To Kwa Wan Station - Official Tuen Ma Line website