Tuen Mun station explained

Style:MTR
Tuen Mun
Native Name:屯門
Native Name Lang:zh-Hant
Status:Operational
Mlanguage:
C:屯門
L:Garrison Gate
J:Tyun4mun4
Y:Tyùnmùn
P:Túnmén
Showflag:y
Address:Pui To Road × Tuen Mun River, Tuen Mun
Borough:Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.3952°N 113.9731°W
Line:
  • (Until 27 June 2021)
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Architect:RMJM
Code:TUM
Owned:KCR Corporation
Operator:MTR Corporation
Map Type:Hong Kong MTR
Map Alt:Hong Kong MTR system map
Map State:expanded

Tuen Mun is an MTR station in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the western terminus of the . The station is elevated over the Tuen Mun River, near the Town Park in the centre of Tuen Mun New Town. The first train to Wu Kai Sha departs at 5:45 a.m., and the last train departs at 12:15 a.m. the day after.

It is an interchange station with the Tuen Mun stop and Ho Tin stop. A public transport interchange adjacent to the station gives passengers direct access to the station concourse via escalators and stairs.

History

Tuen Mun station is adjacent to the former site of San Fat Estate, the first public housing estate in Tuen Mun, which was demolished in 2001 because of its age, and to provide a construction site for the station.[1]

There is a plaque in the station concourse commemorating the topping out of the station. It was unveiled by the then-Chairman and Chief Executive of KCR Corporation, K.Y. Yeung, on 14 November 2001. The station opened with the rest of the West Rail on 20 December 2003.

Three new station entrances were opened on 1 August 2013. Exits C3, D, and E opened to provide direct access from the station concourse to the newly opened "V City" shopping centre.[2]

The West Rail line was extended to Hung Hom station in 2009, and as part of the Shatin to Central link project, the West Rail line was absorbed into the newly-extended Tuen Ma line in 2021. Tuen Mun station remained the terminus of the lengthened line.

Station layout

P
Platforms
Platform 2 towards
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Platform 1<--←--> Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Siu Hong)
CLight Rail
Ho Tin stop
Exit F, Taxi Stand, drop-off area
Concoursevalign=topExit, customer services, toilets
MTRShops, vending machines, ATMs
Light Rail
Tuen Mun stop
Exit B, Tuen Mun stop, MTRShops
GLight Rail
Ho Tin stop
Ho Tin stop
Exit CExit C1, C2, public transport interchange
Light Rail
Tuen Mun stop
Passageway

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Passengers can catch eastbound Tuen Ma line trains on either platform.

Entrances/exits

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr99-00/english/panels/hg/papers/a682e05.pdf 「Mixed development」 for the redevelopment of San Fat Estate
  2. Web site: Three New Entrances at MTR Tuen Mun Station Open Today. MTR Corporation. 1 August 2013.