Sai Ying Pun station

Sai Ying Pun 西營盤
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	西營盤
Simplified Chinese	西营盘
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīyíngpán
Cantonese Yale	sai1 ying4 pun4
Literal meaning	Western Barracks
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīyíngpán Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization sai1 ying4 pun4 Jyutping sai1 jing4 pun4
General information
Location	Intersections between High Street, Centre Street, and Third Street, Sai Ying Pun Central and Western District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′08″N114°08′34″E / 22.2856°N 114.1427°E / 22.2856; 114.1427
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	50 [1]  m (160 ft)
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Aedas
Other information
Station code	SYP
History
Opened	29 March 2015;9 years ago (2015-03-29) [1] [2]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station HKU towards Kennedy Town Island line Sheung Wan towards Chai Wan
Track layout Legend to HKU 2 1 to Sheung Wan
Location Sai Ying Pun Location within the MTR system Show map of MTR Sai Ying Pun Sai Ying Pun (Hong Kong Island) Show map of Hong Kong Island

Sai Ying Pun is a station on the MTR network. The station is located between HKU and Sheung Wan on the Island line. It serves the neighbourhood of Sai Ying Pun and the western part of Mid-Levels in northwestern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Sai Ying Pun station was opened on 29 March 2015, completing the West Island line extension of the Island line. ^[3]

History

Plans for the station first appeared in Hong Kong Mass Transit: Further Studies in 1970. However, the Island line, built in the mid-1980s, did not include any stations west of Sheung Wan.

Proposed locations

In Outline Zoning Plan No. S/H3/20, the Planning Department of the government indicated one possible location under Des Voeux Road West at Ko Shing Street as of December 2003. A ventilation shaft marked with MTR notices can be found at the intersection. A large void facing Des Voeux Road West, sealed, can also be found at a nearby medical centre, which some have speculated that it was reserved for a to-be-built exit. These findings suggest that this was original proposed location. ^[4]

However, in proposals submitted to the government by the MTR in May 2002, the proposed station was shifted further west to the intersection of Des Voeux Road West and Water Street. ^[5]

In March 2004, the MTR moved the station back east but south of the initial alignment under King George V Memorial Park. A source from the MTR Corporation (MTRC) revealed to the local newspaper Ming Pao that this location was chosen to avoid any nuisance during works under major roads. The location would also better suit the needs of Mid-Levels residents, the source said.^{[ citation needed ]}

Design and construction

The MTR Corporation let out a tender for the construction of the Sai Ying Pun and HKU stations and 2.2 km (1.4 mi) of tunnel. In 2009 the design and architecture work was awarded to Aedas in a joint venture with AECOM. ^[6] In March 2010, it was awarded to a joint venture of Gammon Construction and Nishimatsu Construction (西松建設) for HK$4.7 billion. ^[7] Construction commenced in 2010 and was completed in 2015. The station opened later than the other two on the West Island line due to construction delays resulting from soft ground conditions. Exit B3 construction was delayed for the same reason. ^{[3] [8]} Other elements of the construction included demolition of the Centre Street cooked food centre, the Ki Ling Lane children's playground, and the Whitty Street public toilet. ^[9]

The station is home to a work of art entitled "Street Scenes of Sai Ying Pun", a collage of monochrome photos by artist Tse Ming-chong and the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation. It is located between the concourse and Exit B1/B2. ^[10]

The pedestrian passage between Exit A and the concourse is very long, and has drawn complaints from some residents. ^[11]

Island line western extension opened on 28 December 2014, but Sai Ying Pun station did not open until 29 March 2015.

Station layout

G	Ground level	Exits/Entrances
C	Concourse	Customer Service, MTRShops
P Platforms	Platform 1	→      Island line towards Chai Wan (Sheung Wan) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      Island line towards Kennedy Town (HKU)

^[12]

Entrances and exits

Sai Ying Pun station has a total of 6 entrances/exits. Like its neighbouring HKU station, the station is characterised by the long corridors linking the concourse with the exits, due to the fact that the station box is located underneath the Mid-Levels.

• A1: Queen's Road West (near Sai Woo Lane), Ramada Hong Kong Harbour View, Tung Wah Hospital ^{[13] [14]}
• A2: Des Voeux Road West, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park, Eco Tree Hotel ^{[13] [14]}
• B1: First Street, Centre Street Market ^{[13] [14]}
• B2: Second Street, 1/F Centre Street Market, Island Crest ^{[13] [14]}
• B3: Ki Ling Lane (ArtLane), Andes Plaza, Western District Headquarters and Police Station ^{[13] [14]}
• C: Bonham Road, David Trench Rehabilitation Centre, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex ^{[13] [14]}

Exit B3 (Ki Ling Lane) opened on 27 March 2016; its construction was delayed by difficult ground conditions. Lifts were opened for public use on 25 June 2016. ^{[1] [15]}

• 
  Entrance and Exit A1
• 
  Entrance and Exit A2
• 
  Entrance and Exit B1
• 
  Entrance and Exit B2
• 
  Entrance and Exit B3
• 
  Entrance and Exit C

In popular culture

Sai Ying Pun Station was used as a filming location for several blockbuster films, including Cold War 2 . ^[16]

Web novelist Echo of Heart had also wrote Sai Ying Pun , a horror fantasy based on the station's postponement in service and the urban legends of the neighbouring Whitty Station and Rumsey Station. ^[17]

References

1. "Extension of Island Line to Western District". MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
2. "West Island Line targets to open in December 2014, 90% of works complete" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 29 May 2014.
3. Kao, Ernest (29 March 2015). "MTR fans queue to become first to use Sai Ying Pun station". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2005.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
6. "Spectrum Asia Issue 02/April 2011" (PDF). AECOM.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "MTR West Island Line progresses". Railway Gazette International. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
8. "Projects West Island Line Work Progress".
9. "West Island Line Construction Progress Update". November 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
10. "MTR > Art in Station Architecture".
11. Kao, Ernest; Cheung, Elizabeth (30 March 2015). "Hong Kong's MTR network opens new station in Sai Ying Pun". South China Morning Post. p. C4.
12. "Sai Ying Pun Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 March 2015.
13. Site Plan of Sai Ying Pun Station, West Island Line EIA Reports
14. "Sai Ying Pun Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 March 2015.
15. Beatrice Siu (30 May 2014). "Another MTR headache as West Island Line delayed". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
16. "《寒戰II》西營盤站攞景晚晚趕到甩褲". am730 . 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
17. 張家佳 (28 December 2020). "【網絡文學．一】接地氣的「人民文學」成全民互聯網娛樂". HK01. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

• Yung, Chester and Chung, Danny. "Western on the MTR track". (1 July 2005). The Standard.

External links

• Notes for Outline Zoning Plan No. S/H3/20 (Planning Department) showing one of the possible locations
• History of West Island Line (Hong Kong West Island Line Concern Group) information about the reserved space (in Chinese)