Tai Wo station explained

Style:MTR
Tai Wo
Native Name:太和
Native Name Lang:zh-Hant
Mlanguage:
Showflag:jp
P:Tàihé
Y:Taaiwò
J:taai3wo4
Address:Po Nga Road, Tai Wo
Borough:Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.4511°N 114.1611°W
Connections:
Structure:on embankment
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Code:TWO
Owned:Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operator:MTR Corporation
Map Type:Hong Kong MTR
Map Alt:Hong Kong MTR system map

Tai Wo (; :) is a MTR station in the western part of Tai Po New Town, in New Territories, Hong Kong. The station is located on the, between Fanling and Tai Po Market stations.

History

Construction of the station, situated within the eponymous Tai Wo Estate, began in August 1986.[1] It opened on 9 May 1989 as an intermediate station of the East Rail line, then known as the Kowloon–Canton Railway, upon the completion of the estate.[2]

Layout

The Tai Wo station premises are sandwiched between the two wings of Tai Wo Plaza, the shopping mall of Tai Wo Estate. Both of the exits at the station connect to Tai Wo Plaza, and passengers must pass through the mall in order to enter or exit the station.

L4footbridgeExit B, customer service centre, passageway between platforms 1 and 2
L2
concourseExit A, customer service centre, washrooms, automatic teller machines
Side platform
Platform 1 towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Fanling)
Platform 2← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Tai Po Market)
Side platform

Entrances/exits

Connections

Below Tai Wo station is a transport interchange, where bus and minibus routes connecting the neighbouring rural areas of Lam Tsuen, Tai Hang and Kau Lung Hang are available. This renders Tai Wo the gateway to the western rural part of Tai Po District.

Notes and References

  1. News: Tai Wo station opens tomorrow . South China Morning Post . 8 May 1989 . 4.
  2. News: New station . South China Morning Post . 9 May 1989 . 7.