Tin Shui Wai station explained

Style:MTR
Tin Shui Wai
Native Name:天水圍
Native Name Lang:zh-Hant
Mlanguage:
T:天水圍
S:天水围
L:Sky Water Surrounded
Y:Tīnséuiwài
J:Tin1seoi2wai4
P:Tiānshǔiwéi
Showflag:y
Address:Ping Ha Road × Kiu Cheong Road, Ping Shan
Borough:Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.4481°N 114.0046°W
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Architect:Rocco Design Architects
Code:TIS
Owned:KCR Corporation
Operator:MTR Corporation
Map Type:Hong Kong MTR
Map Alt:Hong Kong MTR system map
Map State:expanded

Tin Shui Wai is an MTR station on the, located in Ping Shan near Tin Shui Wai New Town, Yuen Long District. It is the only heavy rail station serving Tin Shui Wai, which has a population of around 300,000.

History

On 20 December 2003, Tin Shui Wai station opened to the public along with the other KCR West Rail stations.[1]

On 27 June 2021, the officially merged with the (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Tin Shui Wai was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Location

It is in the north of Ping Shan and adjacent to Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shing Court and Tin Yau Court. The station is elevated over the junction of Ping Ha Road and Tin Fuk Road. A public transport interchange is located to the southwest of the station. Three footbridges are constructed along Tin Fuk Road and Ping Ha Road to connect the station to the highly populated urban area that the station is built in.

Station layout

P
Platforms
Platform 2 towards
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1← Tuen Ma line towards
CConcourseExits, footbridge
Customer services, toilets
MTRShops, ATMs, Octopus promotion machine
GLight Rail stopvalign=top Tin Shui Wai stop, Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda
Ping Shan Heritage Trail, Cycle park, footbridge
Public transport
interchange
Public transport interchange
Cycle park, footbridge

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

The first train to Tuen Mun departs at 6:21 a.m., while the last train departs at 12:36 a.m. the day after. The first train to Hung Hom departs at 5:51 a.m., and the last train departs at 12:21 a.m. the day after.

Entrances/exits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong Kong's West Rail Officially Opens. Odyssey Media Group. 20 December 2003. 13 June 2021.