Yuen Long station explained
Yuen Long is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of Yuen Long Town, New Territories, Hong Kong, on the between and . It is an interchange between the and Yuen Long stop of the system.
History
Yuen Long and Long Ping station were built under a combined contract, numbered CC-202, which was awarded to the AMEC-Hong Kong Construction Joint Venture. The contract, worth HK$1.76 billion, commenced in September 1999.[1] Piling was completed at Yuen Long station in November 2001, while the superstructure and civil works were completed by March 2002.[2] A topping-out ceremony for both Yuen Long and Long Ping stations was held on 24 May 2002.[1]
The station opened on 20 December 2003 with the inauguration of the West Rail.[3]
A new station exit (Exit K), linking the station concourse to Yoho Mall, was opened on 31 May 2017.[4]
On the night of 21 July 2019, an armed mob of alleged triad members dressed in white indiscriminately attacked civilians on streets with steel rods and rattan canes and attacked passengers in the station[5] [6] including the elderly, children,[7] black-clad protesters,[8] journalists and lawmakers.[9] At least 45 people were injured in the incident,[10] including a pregnant woman.[11] The incident and the alleged mishandling of the police prompted a series of protests around Yuen Long, expanding the extent of Hong Kong's anti-extradition bill protests.[12]
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, Yuen Long was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.
Station layout
P
Platforms | Platform 2 | towards → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right |
| Platform 1 | ← Tuen Ma line towards |
| C | Concourse | Customer services, toilets |
| MTRShops, ticket machines, ATMs |
| G | Light Rail stop | Exits, Yuen Long stop, public transport interchange | |
It is an elevated through station with one
island platform.
Entrances/exits
Exits C and D are reserved.
Notes and References
- Web site: All KCR West Rail stations in the New Territories topped out . Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation . 24 May 2002.
- Hussain . Naeem . Kwok . Michael . The Yuen Long section: viaducts and stations . The Arup Journal . 2006 . 2006 . 3 . 7–17.
- Web site: Hong Kong's West Rail Officially Opens. Odyssey Media Group. 20 December 2003. 7 June 2021.
- Web site: New Entrance Opened at MTR Yuen Long Station . MTR Corporation . 31 May 2017.
- News: 'Where were the police?' Hong Kong outcry after masked thugs launch attack. 22 July 2019. The Guardian. 23 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722033537/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/22/where-were-the-police-hong-kong-outcry-after-masked-thugs-launch-attack. 22 July 2019. live.
- News: 45 injured after mob attack at Hong Kong MTR station. 22 July 2019. 23 July 2019. Channel NewsAsia. https://web.archive.org/web/20190723060922/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-yuen-long-mtr-station-masked-men-injured-11741980. 23 July 2019. live.
- News: How marauding gang dressed in white struck fear into Yuen Long. 23 July 2019. South China Morning Post. 23 July 2019. Hong Kong. https://web.archive.org/web/20190723000416/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3019669/how-marauding-gang-struck-fear-yuen-long-leaving-pregnant. 23 July 2019. live.
- Web site: Police chief defends 'late' force response to mob violence in Yuen Long. 22 July 2019. Hong Kong. 23 July 2019. South China Morning Post. Christy. Leung. Victor. Ting. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722201232/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3019657/hong-kong-police-chief-defends-officers-arriving-35. 22 July 2019. live.
- Web site: Chaos and bloodshed in Hong Kong district as hundreds of masked men assault protesters, journalists, residents. Cheng. Kris. 22 July 2019. Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). 23 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722221221/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/07/22/just-chaos-bloodshed-hong-kong-district-hundreds-masked-men-assault-protesters-journalists-residents/. 22 July 2019. live.
- https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3019524/least-10-injured-baton-wielding-mob-suspected-triad At least 45 injured as rod-wielding mob dressed in white rampages through Yuen Long station, beating screaming protesters
- News: zh:【元朗襲擊】白裙女懷孕不足3個月沒通知醫院 診所求醫證胎平安 (22:46). https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/article/20190723/s00001/1563890883621/%E3%80%90%E5%85%83%E6%9C%97%E8%A5%B2%E6%93%8A%E3%80%91%E7%99%BD%E8%A3%99%E5%A5%B3%E6%87%B7%E5%AD%95%E4%B8%8D%E8%B6%B33%E5%80%8B%E6%9C%88%E6%B2%92%E9%80%9A%E7%9F%A5%E9%86%AB%E9%99%A2-%E8%A8%BA%E6%89%80%E6%B1%82%E9%86%AB%E8%AD%89%E8%83%8E%E5%B9%B3%E5%AE%89. online "instant news". Ming Pao. Media Chinese International. Hong Kong. 23 July 2019. 23 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724015415/https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/article/20190723/s00001/1563890883621/%E3%80%90%E5%85%83%E6%9C%97%E8%A5%B2%E6%93%8A%E3%80%91%E7%99%BD%E8%A3%99%E5%A5%B3%E6%87%B7%E5%AD%95%E4%B8%8D%E8%B6%B33%E5%80%8B%E6%9C%88%E6%B2%92%E9%80%9A%E7%9F%A5%E9%86%AB%E9%99%A2-%E8%A8%BA%E6%89%80%E6%B1%82%E9%86%AB%E8%AD%89%E8%83%8E%E5%B9%B3%E5%AE%89. 24 July 2019. live.
- News: Police and protesters clash on eighth weekend of Hong Kong marches . CNN . 22 July 2019.
