Sha Tin Station

Sha Tin 沙田

Sha Tin MTR Station (after Fare Zones Merger)

Line      East Rail Line Code SHT Service hours 0535/0057

District Sha Tin Area Sha Tin Map MTR Website Coordinates 22.382486°N 114.187502°E / 22.382486; 114.187502

Opened 1 October 1910 Type of station Ground Level Type of platforms Island No. of platforms 4 No. of exits 2 No. of escalators 4 No. of lifts 2

Station location

Sha Tin Station
Traditional Chinese	沙田站
Simplified Chinese	沙田站
Literal meaning	Sandy Field
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Shātián Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping saa1 tin4

Sha Tin Station (Chinese: 沙田站) is a station on the East Rail Line of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system. The station is located in the town centre of Sha Tin.

History

Sha Tin Station was formerly on the main line of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR), but since KCR's merger with the MTR, it belongs to the East Rail Line of the MTR.

Description

The station was built with Citylink Plaza which links to New Town Plaza. It serves two large bus terminus with buses going to many places around Hong Kong (such as Sai Kung or Tung Chung). One is on elevated surface, adjacent to the concourse level. Another one is on ground level in New Town Plaza.

Station layout

-	Residential buildings above the station	Citylink Plaza, a taxi stand
Concourse	Concourse	Exit, Surroundings of the station
		Bus terminus, Customer Service Centre, toilets
		Shops, vending machines
		ATMs, lockers
Platform	Platform 1	East Rail Line towards Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau (The platform serves as a buffer to eschew through trains and is also used for special departures during peak hours and race days.)
	Island platform, Platform 1 train doors will open on the right Platform 2 train doors will open on the left.
	Platform 2	East Rail Line towards Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau
	Platform 3	East Rail Line towards Hung Hom
	Island platform, Platform 3 train doors will open on the left Platform 4 train doors will open on the right.
	Platform 4	East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (The platform is used for special departures during peak hours and race days.)

There are two island platforms for platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 3 and 4 respectively.

Trains normally stop at platforms 2 and 3. Platforms 1 and 4 are used in the following occasions:

• for special departures during peak hours (platform 4 for southbound) and race days (platform 1 for northbound),
• to serve as buffers when the train frequency is high during peak hours, or
• to serve as buffers so that non-stop through trains can overtake local trains.

Transport interchange

• KMB：
  • 85K - Sha Tin Station ↔ Heng On Estate
  • 86K/86S - Sha Tin Station ↔ Kam Ying Court
  • 89X - Sha Tin Station ↔ Kwun Tong Railway Station
  • 170 - Sha Tin Station ↔ Wah Fu
  • N170 - Sha Tin Station ↔ Wah Fu (Overnight bus)
  • 263 - Sha Tin Station ↔ Tuen Mun Station

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		MTR		Following station
Tai Wai towards Hung Hom		East Rail Line		Fo Tan towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
				Racecourse towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau