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To Kwa Wan station

To Kwa Wan

土瓜灣
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese土瓜灣
Simplified Chinese土瓜湾
Cantonese YaleTóugwāawàahn
Literal meaningClay Melon Bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTǔguāwān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTóugwāawàahn
Jyutpingtou2gwaa1waan4
General information
LocationMa Tau Wai Road × Lok Shan Road, To Kwa Wan
Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′02″N 114°11′15″E / 22.3172°N 114.1876°E / 22.3172; 114.1876
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Tuen Ma line[1]
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeTKW
History
Opened27 June 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-27)
Previous namesMa Tau Wai
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Ho Man Tin
towards Tuen Mun
Tuen Ma line Sung Wong Toi
towards Wu Kai Sha
Route map
To Sung Wong Toi
L4
L2
To Ho Man Tin
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
To Kwa Wan
Location within the MTR system
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
To Kwa Wan
To Kwa Wan (Hong Kong urban core)

To Kwa Wan (Chinese: 土瓜灣) is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the Tuen Ma line. It is located beneath Ma Tau Wai Road in central To Kwa Wan, Kowloon City District. The station was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL) project, and opened on 27 June 2021[2] along with the rest of phase 2 of the Tuen Ma line (Sung Wong ToiHung Hom). The station was constructed by a SamsungHsin Chong joint venture.[3] When the station was originally being built, the planned name of the station was Mau Tau Wai (Chinese: 馬頭圍) before being changed to its current one in 2017. [4]

Station layout

G Ground level Exits
L1 Concourse Customer service, MTR shops
L2
Upper Platform
Platform 1      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Ho Man Tin)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
L4
Lower Platform
Platform 2      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Sung Wong Toi)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

The platforms are arranged in a split platform style as the station was constructed under the narrow Ma Tau Wai Road with a high density of nearby buildings.[5] This arrangement also allows trains to switch sides, depending on the terminus. Trains on platform 1 switch to the left side, while trains on platform 2 switch to the right side. This is necessary since the Ma On Shan Rail was built with trains run on the right-hand side to facilitate interchange at Tai Wai, whereas on the West Rail trains run on the left like other railway lines in the territory.

Exits

References

  1. ^ "To Kwa Wan Station". MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "MTR's Tuen Ma Line to get going on June 27". RTHK. 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ "MTR - Shatin to Central Link - Construction - Contracts". MTR Shatin to Central Link. MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Double Celebration for Shatin to Central Link. Topping Out and New Names Announced for Two Stations in Kowloon City" (PDF) (Press release). MTR. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ "To Kwa Wan Station". MTR. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

1. To Kwa Wan Station - Official Tuen Ma Line website