Tai Wai station

Location
	Tai Wai Location within the MTR system

Track layout
	Legend

Tai Wai

大圍
Tai Wai; 大圍
MTR rapid transit station
	Platform 4 of Tai Wai station in April 2022
Chinese name
Chinese	大圍
Simplified Chinese	大围
Cantonese Yale	Daaih wài
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dàwéi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Daaih wài
Jyutping	Daai6wai4
General information
Location	Tsuen Nam Road, Tai Wai ; Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′23″N114°10′43″E / 22.3731°N 114.1786°E
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line ; Tuen Ma line ;
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus, minibus ;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TAW
History
Opened	East Rail line : 15 August 1983;41 years ago(temporary station building); Ma On Shan line : 21 December 2004;20 years ago;
Rebuilt	23 April 1986;38 years ago
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
Location
Location
	Tai Wai Location within the MTR system

Last updated January 17, 2025

Tai Wai station is an interchange station on the East Rail line and the Tuen Ma line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. The station is located in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District.

History

The first iteration of Tai Wai station along the Kowloon–Canton railway (KCR), which would later be renamed the East Rail line, arose out of a natural disaster, when a temporary station was first constructed at its present-day location in the immediate aftermath of tropical storm Ellen, whose associated torrential rain severely damaged the original masonry arch Bridge No. 11 across Shing Mun River on 25 August 1976.^[1] With diesel train services cut between Mong Kok and Sha Tin Stations, it was decided on 28 August 1976 to construct a temporary relief platform at Tai Wai, which was completed in 48 hours and put into operation on 1 September 1976, reconnecting train services to and from Hung Hom Station to the south and supported by connecting shuttle bus services between the temporary station and Sha Tin Station for onward travel to/from Lo Wu.^[2]^[3] The temporary platform was dismantled following this resumption.

Meanwhile, Bridge No. 11 was demolished and reconstructed to more modern construction standards, enabling a full resumption of end-to-end train services between Hung Hom and Lo Wu on 10 October 1976.^[4]

Eventually, plans were made to construct a permanent station at Tai Wai to serve its growing new town population. As a short-term move, construction of a temporary wood-supported station next to Tai Wai Industrial Estate began in November 1982 and it was opened on 15 August 1983 as part of the KCR's greater electrification and double-tracking modernisation programme. The temporary station was located on Shing Chuen Road (成全路), north of the current station on the opposite side of the nullah.^[5]^[6]

The permanent station was constructed at its present location and opened on 23 April 1986 to replace the temporary station.^{[ citation needed ]}

Further construction began in the new millennium to significantly expand Tai Wai station to serve as the western terminus of the Ma On Shan Rail, a new KCR line built to serve eastern Shatin and Ma On Shan New Town. The line opened on 21 December 2004. The expansion provided for cross-platform transfer from the Ma On Shan Line (westbound) to the East Rail (southbound).^[7]

Automatic platform gates were retrofitted on the Ma On Shan line platforms in 2015–2016.

On 14 February 2020, the Ma On Shan line was extended west to a new terminus in Kai Tak, as part of the first phase of the Shatin to Central Link project. The Ma On Shan Line was renamed Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 at the time.^[8]

On 27 June 2021, the Shatin to Central Link project was completed with the opening of a new section of rail line through East Kowloon, connecting the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 with the existing West Rail line. The newly unified line was thus renamed to "Tuen Ma line".^[9]

On 26 October 2023, following the opening of a new shopping mall the Wai, exit H was opened, directly connecting platform 3 with the mall.^[10]

Station layout

All platforms on the station are side platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 serve the East Rail line and platforms 3 and 4 serve the Tuen Ma line. Platforms 3 and 4 are positioned slightly higher than Platforms 1 and 2.^[11]

Platforms 2 and 3 serve southbound trains on the East Rail and Tuen Ma lines respectively and are connected by four large walkways. This makes it possible for southbound passengers to walk directly between the two platforms, without the need to use stairs, escalators, or lifts.^[11]

U2 Upper Concourse	Exit H^[10]	The Wai
P/U1 Platforms	Exits E and G	Exits, Customer services
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Sha Tin) →
	Platform 2	← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Kowloon Tong)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Exit F	Exits, Customer services, passageways
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 3	← Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Hin Keng)
	Platform 4	Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Che Kung Temple) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
C Concourse (Ground)	Concourse	Exits, transport interchange
		Customer services, toilets
		Shops, vending machines, ATMs

^[11]

Entrances/exits

A: Tsuen Nam Road ^[12]
B: Public Transport Interchange, The Wai ^[12]
C: Mei Tin Road ^[12]
D: Grandway Garden ^[12]
E: Holford Garden ^[12]
F: Mei Tin Road^[12]
G: Chik Wan Street^[12]
H: The Wai ^[10]

East Rail line platforms 1 (left) and 2 (right) (April 2022)
Station concourse (July 2021)
Transfer passageway between Southbound East Rail line Platform 2 (left) and Kai Tak bound Tuen Ma line Platform 3 (right)
Exit A (July 2022)
Fare gates near Exit C (April 2019)
Installation of platform gates on Platform 4 of the Ma On Shan line (now Tuen Ma line) (December 2014)
Construction of the KCR East Rail Tai Wai station (December 2003)

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References

↑ "Meteorological Results 1976. Part III - Tropical Cyclone Summaries" (PDF). Hong Kong Observatory. 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
↑ "The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 5 – The Post War Years (1945 to 1978)". The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
↑ "Bridge Over Troubled Water — The Collapse of Bridge 11 under 1976 Rainstorm". Medium. Area 17. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
↑ "Bridge Over Troubled Water — The Collapse of Bridge 11 under 1976 Rainstorm". Medium. Area 17. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
↑ Ho, Chi Ching, Ivan. "A study of the planning implications after electrification of KCR (Kowloon-Canton Railway)" (PDF). Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, University of Hong Kong.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ "1983年大圍臨時火車站 (木頭站)". discuss.com.hk. ymckwinner. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
↑ "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
↑ "MTR opens phase one of the Tuen Ma Line". RTHK. 14 February 2020.
↑ "MTR's Tuen Ma Line to get going on June 27". RTHK. 28 May 2021.
1 2 3 "New Entrance/Exit H at MTR Tai Wai Station Opens Today; Seamless Connection with The Wai and the Adjoining Community" (PDF) (Press release). MTR. 26 October 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
1 2 3 "Tai Wai Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 13 August 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tai Wai Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

Digital leaflet about Tai Wai station

[1] "Meteorological Results 1976. Part III - Tropical Cyclone Summaries" (PDF). Hong Kong Observatory. 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[2] "The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 5 – The Post War Years (1945 to 1978)". The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[3] "Bridge Over Troubled Water — The Collapse of Bridge 11 under 1976 Rainstorm". Medium. Area 17. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[4] "Bridge Over Troubled Water — The Collapse of Bridge 11 under 1976 Rainstorm". Medium. Area 17. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[5] Ho, Chi Ching, Ivan. "A study of the planning implications after electrification of KCR (Kowloon-Canton Railway)" (PDF). Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, University of Hong Kong.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[6] "1983年大圍臨時火車站 (木頭站)". discuss.com.hk. ymckwinner. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[7] "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation . Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[8] "MTR opens phase one of the Tuen Ma Line". RTHK. 14 February 2020.

[9] "MTR's Tuen Ma Line to get going on June 27". RTHK. 28 May 2021.

[ExitH-10] 1 2 3 "New Entrance/Exit H at MTR Tai Wai Station Opens Today; Seamless Connection with The Wai and the Adjoining Community" (PDF) (Press release). MTR. 26 October 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[:0-11] 1 2 3 "Tai Wai Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[map-12] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tai Wai Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 15 February 2015.

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