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Tin Shui Wai station

Coordinates: 22°26′53″N 114°00′17″E / 22.4481°N 114.0046°E / 22.4481; 114.0046
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Tin Shui Wai

天水圍
MTR
MTR rapid transit station
Exterior of Tin Shui Wai station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese天水圍
Simplified Chinese天水围
Cantonese YaleTīnséuiwài
Literal meaningSky & water-enclosed
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTiānshǔiwéi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTīnséuiwài
JyutpingTin1seoi2wai4
General information
LocationPing Ha Road × Kiu Cheong Road, Ping Shan
Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°26′53″N 114°00′17″E / 22.4481°N 114.0046°E / 22.4481; 114.0046
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTIS
History
Opened
  • 20 December 2003; 20 years ago (2003-12-20)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Long Ping
towards Hung Hom
West Rail line Siu Hong
towards Tuen Mun
Preceding stop MTR Light Rail MTR Light Rail Following stop
Tin Tsz
Anticlockwise around Tin Shui Wai
705
transfer at Tin Shui Wai
Tin Yiu
One-way operation
Tin Tsz
One-way operation
706
transfer at Tin Shui Wai
Tin Yiu
Clockwise around Tin Shui Wai
Hang Mei Tsuen
towards Yau Oi
751
transfer at Tin Shui Wai
Tin Tsz
towards Tin Yat
Terminus 751P
Peak hours only
transfer at Tin Shui Wai
Track layout
2
1
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tin Shui Wai
Location within the MTR system

Tin Shui Wai (Chinese: 天水圍; Cantonese Yale: Tīnséuiwài) is an MTR station located in Ping Shan near Tin Shui Wai New Town, Yuen Long District. It is the only heavy rail station serving Tin Shui Wai, which has a population of around 300,000.

History

On 20 December 2003, Tin Shui Wai station opened to the public along with the other KCR West Rail stations.

Location

It is in the north of Ping Shan and adjacent to Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shing Court and Tin Yau Court. The station is elevated over the junction of Ping Ha Road and Tin Fuk Road. A public transport interchange is located to the southwest of the station. Three footbridges are constructed along Tin Fuk Road and Ping Ha Road to connect the station to the highly populated urban area that the station is built in.

Station layout

P
Platforms
Platform 2      West Rail line towards Hung Hom (Long Ping)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1      West Rail line towards Tuen Mun (Siu Hong)
C Concourse Exits, footbridge
Customer services, toilets
MTRShops, ATMs, Octopus promotion machine
G Light Rail stop      Light Rail Tin Shui Wai stop, Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda
Ping Shan Heritage Trail, Cycle park, footbridge
Public transport
interchange
Public transport interchange
Cycle park, footbridge
Tin Shui Wai station concourse
Tin Shui Wai station platform
concourse end leading down to Tin Shui Wai stop

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.[1]

The first train to Tuen Mun departs at 6:21 a.m., while the last train departs at 12:36 a.m. the day after. The first train to Hung Hom departs at 5:51 a.m., and the last train departs at 12:21 a.m. the day after.

Entrances/exits

References

  1. ^ "Tin Shui Wai Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Tin Shui Wai Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.