Po Lam Station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Po Lam 寶琳

Po Lam Station Livery

Line Tseung Kwan O Code POA Service hours 0600/0050 Connections Bus, Minibus

District Sai Kung Area Tseung Kwan O Map MTR Website Coordinates 22°19′21″N 114°15′29″E / 22.322412°N 114.258018°E / 22.322412; 114.258018Coordinates: 22°19′21″N 114°15′29″E / 22.322412°N 114.258018°E / 22.322412; 114.258018

Opened August 18, 2002 Type of station Ground Level Type of platforms Side No. of platforms 1 No. of exits 6 No. of escalators 3 No. of lifts 1

Station location

The concourse, platform and turnstiles

Exit C

Po Lam can also be reached via the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel. The high-density buildings can be seen when you leave the tunnel. The pictures were taken from the Pinnacle.

Po Lam is a Hong Kong MTR station located in Po Lam. It is the northern terminus for the Tseung Kwan O Line. It proceeds to Hang Hau station. Although the station is at ground level, it is covered, though not completely sealed, from the outside.

Po Lam station's main entrance is on Mau Yip Road, where five pedestrian footbridges link the station to a public transport interchange for ground transport. It is possible to access directly Metro City and The Pinnacle from the concourse of the station. Another footbridge crosses Po Fung Road and allows residents of Po Lam Estate, Ying Ming Court and Well On Garden direct access to the station.

[edit] Station layout

Unlike most MTR stations, the concourse, gates and platform are at the same level, and there is only one platform from which trains depart in the same direction as they arrived. This necessitates the halting of trains from Hang Hau midway between the stations while a train currently at the station departs. At the same time, any trains arriving at Po Lam will only stay for a much shorter time before departing when compared to other MTR terminals.

The original design of the station was to have two tracks sharing an island platform, and a concourse above the platforms. However, the MTRC, on the advice of the contractors, decided on the current layout, with the concourse replacing what was going to be the second track and part of the island platform, after realizing that the Tseung Kwan O Line is unlikely to be extended past Po Lam, and to save construction cost. In the current layout, passengers could exit/enter the station from/to the platform in less than one minute.

[edit] Entrances/exits

• A1:Metro City Plaza III
• A2: Metro City Plaza II
• B1: Metro City II
• B2: Metro City Plaza I
• B3: Po Lam Estate
• C: Mau Yip Road

[edit] Transport Connections

[edit] Minibus Routes

To Haven of Hope Hospital:

• 107 (Exit C)

To Hong Sing Garden:

• 15M (Exit C)

To Po Toi O:

• 16 (Exit A2)

To Sai Kung:

• 12 (Exit A2)

To Tsui Lam:

• 17M (Exit C)

[edit] Bus Routes

This section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. The following WikiProjects or Portals may be able to help recruit one: • WikiProject Hong Kong· Hong Kong Portal • WikiProject Trains· Trains Portal If another appropriate WikiProject or portal exists, please adjust this template accordingly.(February 2009)

To Diamond Hill via Hang Hau Road, HKUST, Clearwater Bay Road:

• 91M (Exit B1)

To Mong Kok KCR Station via Kwun Tong Road, Ma Tau Wai, Chatham Road North, Nathan Road:

• 93K (Exit B1)

To Lam Tin MTR Station (circular) via Sau Mau Ping Estate, Lam Tin:

• 93M

To Kwun Tong Ferry via Hong Sing Garden, Sau Mau Ping Estate:

• 93A (Exit B1)

To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Kai Tak Tunnel, Jordan:

• 98D (Exit C)
• 98P (Exit B1/ C) Only provide service at rush hours at Mondays to Saturdays

To Central (Exchange Square) via Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, King's Road, Queensway:

• 690 (Exit C)
• 690P (Exit C) Only provide service at rush hours at Mondays to Saturdays

To Mei Foo via Hong Sing Garden, Kwun Tong Bypass, Argyle Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road:

• 98C (Exit C)
• 98S (Exit C) Only provide service at rush hours at Mondays to Saturdays

This section requires expansion.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Po Lam Station

• Parsons Brinckeroff's profile of Po Lam Station