University station (MTR)

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University

大學
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Station exterior Exit A
General information
LocationChak Cheung Street, Ma Liu Shui
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°24′48″N114°12′37″E / 22.4134°N 114.2102°E / 22.4134; 114.2102
Owned by Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s) East Rail line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
Accessible Yes
Other information
Station codeUNI
History
Opened24 September 1956;67 years ago (1956-09-24)
Electrified2 May 1983;40 years ago (1983-05-02)
Services
Preceding station HK MTR logo.svg MTR Following station
Fo Tan
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Tai Po Market
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Racecourse
towards Admiralty
East Rail line
Race days only
Former services
Preceding station KCR logo.svg KCR Following station
Sha Tin
towards Kowloon
KCR British section Tai Po Kau
towards Lo Wu
Track layout
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to Tai Po Market
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to Fo Tan
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to Racecourse
Location
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University
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    University station
    Chinese 大學
    Cantonese Yale Daaih hohk
    Literal meaningUniversity