Style: | MTR |
Tai Po Market | |
Native Name: | 大埔墟 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hant |
Address: | Nga Wan Road, Tai Po |
Borough: | Tai Po District, Hong Kong |
Coordinates: | 22.4446°N 114.1706°W |
Connections: | |
Structure: | At-grade |
Platform: | 4 (2 island platforms) |
Levels: | 1 |
Tracks: | 3 |
Code: | TAP |
Owned: | Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation |
Operator: | MTR Corporation |
Map Type: | Hong Kong MTR |
Map Alt: | Hong Kong MTR system map |
Map State: | expanded |
Tai Po Market (; :) is an MTR station on the in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Located between Flagstaff Hill and Wan Tau Tong Estate in Tai Po, and adjacent to the eponymous market town, the station has three tracks and four platforms. Platform 1 is for northbound trains to border crossing stations at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau and platform 4 is for southbound trains to Admiralty, Kowloon while platforms 2 and 3 use the same track and is reserved for peak hour traffic.
Between 1913 and 1982, the old Tai Po Market station located within the Tai Po Market proper served the passengers of Tai Po. The old station is a 10-minute walk from the current one.[1] During the electrification of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (British Section) (now known as the East Rail line), the station was relocated to the current location on 7 April 1983, while the old station building became a part of the Hong Kong Railway Museum. On 2 May the same year, the KCR was electrified to Tai Po Market; full line was electrified on 15 July 1983.
The station went under a major renovation which was completed in 2008.[2] [3] During the renovation, it remained open though most of the retail outlets were closed.
P Platforms | Platform 1 | towards or → |
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
Platform 2 ↑3 ↓ | East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Tai Wo) → East Rail line termination platform → ← East Rail line towards | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
Platform 4 | ← East Rail line towards Admiralty (University) | |
C Concourse (Ground) | Concourse | Tickets/fare adjustment, shops, toilets, vending machines, ATMs |
Subway | Subway to Uptown Plaza, Nga Wan Road, Wan Tau Kok Playground |
Bus and public light bus services are available for the few housing estates of Tai Po; bus services include MTR Bus (formerly KCR Feeder Bus) and Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) services. Several routes of MTR Bus, such as route K14, which connects private housing estate, and the station, were introduced in 1980s.[4] The bus terminus of the station also had routes that connected to other new towns of Hong Kong, such as KMB's route 64K that connects Tai Po and Yuen Long.[5]