Tsuen Wan West station

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Tsuen Wan West

荃灣西
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Exterior of Tsuen Wan West station in 2021
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 荃灣西
Simplified Chinese 荃湾西
Cantonese Yale Chyùnwāansāi
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Quánwānxī
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Chyùnwāansāi
Jyutping Cyun4waan1sai1
General information
Location Tsuen Wan Pier, Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°22′07″N114°06′35″E / 22.3686°N 114.1098°E / 22.3686; 114.1098
Owned by KCR Corporation
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s) Tuen Ma line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
Accessible Yes
Architect Farrells
Other information
Station codeTWW
History
Opened20 December 2003;20 years ago (2003-12-20)
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Services
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Kam Sheung Road
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Tuen Ma line Mei Foo
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Location
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Tsuen Wan West
Location within the MTR system

Tsuen Wan West is an underground MTR station in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located between Mei Foo and Kam Sheung Road stations on the Tuen Ma line. There is an emergency platform on the southern side of the station.

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There is a large bus and minibus interchange above the station, connecting it with most residential areas, factories, and shopping centres in the area. However, during the early days of operation the station had little passenger traffic. Only a small number of residents in a few nearby residential estates and workers from nearby factories use the station.[ citation needed ] However, with the opening of new developments in central Tsuen Wan such as the 80 storey Nina Tower, Vision City, and City Point, traffic has increased. Additional MTR property development on nearby lands such as City Point and Pavilion Bay has also commenced circa 2014. These projects should also bolster the station's ridership.

Although the station is in the same region as Tsuen Wan station, the two stations have different fares. For example, passengers have to pay HK$1.7-4.0 more if they are going to Hong Kong Island, although it is faster and more convenient. Only out-of-system interchange is available for the pair.

The campsite for the 2012 edition of Brighton Community Church YF Camp 'Deep and Wide' is located near this station and Tsuen Wan station on the Tsuen Wan line. The camp was held from the 17th to the 20th of December 2012. Team captains could decide to meet their team members at this station or Tsuen Wan station.

History

The construction of the station was very complex. It required the diversion of some roads, the demolition of two factories, part of a nearby park, and the relocation of a ferry pier which originally occupied the site. The station was designed by Farrells. [1] The waterfront promenade built along with the station's construction connected the two ends of Tsuen Wan, significantly improved the scenery of the area, and provided a leisure place for many residents of southern and western Tsuen Wan.

On 20 December 2003, Tsuen Wan West station opened to the public with the first phase of the KCR West Rail. [2]

On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line merged with the Ma On Shan line (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central Link project. Hence, Tsuen Wan West is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Layout

1Exit CExits C3, C4, C5 footbridge to Tsuen Wan Transport Complex
GexitsExits A, B, C1, C2, D, E, transport interchange
Cconcoursecustomer service centre, shops, vending machines, photo-taking booth, automatic teller machines
P side platform
Platform 1      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Kam Sheung Road )
Platform 2     Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Mei Foo )
side platform
-Siding

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Entrances/exits

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References

  1. "Tsuen Wan West Station". Farrells. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. "Hong Kong's West Rail Officially Opens". Odyssey Media Group. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. "Tsuen Wan West Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Tsuen Wan West Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 October 2016.