Sheung Wan Station
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Sheung Wan is the western terminus of the Hong Kong MTR Island Line.
It was originally built in 1970 as Western Market but its construction was discontinued after further planning for the new lines. Upon the construction of the Island Line, the station was finally constructed and opened in May 1986. The livery colour of this station is khaki.
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[edit] Station layout
| Ground | - | Exits |
| L1 Concourse |
Des Voeux Road C Concourse | Customer Service, MTR Shops |
| Hang Seng Bank, Vending Machines, ATM | ||
| Rumsey Street Concourse | Customer Service, MTR Shops | |
| Hang Seng Bank, ATM | ||
| L2 Concourse |
Des Voeux Road C Concourse | Walkway to all platforms |
| Rumsey Street Concourse | Alternate Platforms | |
| L3 Platforms |
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| Platform 1 | Island Line towards Chai Wan | |
| Platform 2 | Island Line termination platform | |
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These are side platforms built along Des Voeux Road from Cleverly Street to Rumsey Street. Although platforms 1 and 2 are parallel to each other and are on opposite sides, there is a wall separating the two tracks giving a false impression that both platforms are separated by a long distance from each other. Both platforms are slightly longer than those on other MTR underground stations. It has been suggested that this was the result of problems in calculations during the station's construction.[citation needed] The former Rumsey Station of the East Kowloon Line's platforms are still located at the station (see below).
[edit] Rumsey Street platforms
The platforms of the original Rumsey station, originally planned as the southern terminus of East Kowloon Line, still remain in Sheung Wan station. They are located near Exit E, and they are perpendicular to the Island Line platforms below.
Presently, the Rumsey Station platforms are incomplete platforms. They have a length of about three MTR EMUs, which is about 60 metres long, (while normal trains have eight each), do not have tracks and overhead power lines, and have all the tunnel entrances sealed with bricks.
In recent years, one of the proposal for the usage of the Rumsey Street platforms has been for it to be the terminus of the West Island Line (then a separate line). However, with the decision to make the West Island Line to be an extension of the Island Line, instead of a separate line, there are no more proposals to utilize the Rumsey Street platforms. Thus, MTR is now considering to fill-in the platforms, and to build shops on top of the platforms.[citation needed]
[edit] Entrances/exits
- A1: Des Voeux Road Central
- A2: Wing Lok Street
- B: Des Voeux Road Central
- C: Connaught Road Central
- D: Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
- E1/E2: Rumsey Street
- E3/E4: Vicwood Plaza
[edit] Transport Connections
[edit] Bus Routes
To Kennedy Town:
- 1, 5B, 18. (Exit A1)
To Ap Lei Chau:
- 91, 94. (Exit A2)
[edit] Hong Kong Tramways
Commuters can get out of Sheung Wan station at Exits A1, B, E1 or E3 to get to the tramways on Des Voeux Road Central, for their journey further westwards to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town.
[edit] Hong Kong-Macau Ferry
The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, located within Shun Tak Centre, provides frequent jetfoil, hydrofoil and hovercraft services to Macau and many other destinations in the Pearl River Delta. Exit D leads to the Ferry Terminal.
[edit] Neighbouring stations
| Preceding station | MTR | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Island Line |
towards Chai Wan
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[edit] Future neighbouring stations
| Preceding station | MTR | Following station | ||
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towards Kennedy Town
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Island Line |
towards Chai Wan
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