Tsuen Wan West Station

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For a place in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan West.

Tsuen Wan West
荃灣西

Outside view of the station

Line	West Rail
Code	TWW
Service hours	0605/0035

District	Tsuen Wan
Area	Tsuen Wan
Map	MTR Website
Coordinates	22°22′07″N 114°06′35″E / 22.368632°N 114.109772°E / 22.368632; 114.109772Coordinates: 22°22′07″N 114°06′35″E / 22.368632°N 114.109772°E / 22.368632; 114.109772

Opened	20 December 2003
Type of station	Underground
Type of platforms	Side
No. of platforms	2
No. of exits	7

Station location

Tsuen Wan West (Chinese: 荃灣西站) is an underground MTR station located in Tsuen Wan, the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located between Mei Foo and Kam Sheung Road stations. There is an emergency platform on the southern side of this station.

The construction of the station was very complex. It required the diversion of some roads, the demolition of two factories, part of a nearby park, and the relocation of a ferry pier which originally occupied the site.

There is a large bus and minibus interchange above the station, connecting it with most residential areas, factories, as well as shopping centres in the area. However, the station has had little passenger traffic since operation, prompting some to claim that it is the least used station on the system.^{[citation needed]} At present, only a small number of residents in a few nearby residential estates and workers from nearby factories use the station. However, with the opening of the 80 storey Nina Tower (如心廣場) in 2007 [1], traffic is expected to increase.^{[citation needed]}

Nevertheless, the waterfront promenade built along with the station's construction connected the two ends of Tsuen Wan, significantly improved the scenery of the area, and provides a leisure place for many residents of southern and western Tsuen Wan.

[edit] Station layout

1 First Floor	Exit C	Exit C2, C3, footbridge to Tsuen Wan Transport Complex
G Ground	Exits	Exit A, B, C1, D, E, transport interchange
C Concourse	Concourse	Customer services, MTRShops, vending machines
C Concourse	Concourse	Photo-taking booth, ATMs
P Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	West Rail Line towards Hung Hom
	Platform 1	West Rail Line towards Tuen Mun
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	-	Siding

The 2 railway tracks are located adjacent to each other. The passenger must pick the correct escalator from the concourse to reach their desired platform.

[edit] Entrances/exits

A1: Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange
A2: Clague Garden Estate
B: Belvedere Garden
C1: Waterfront Walkway
C2: Waterfront Walkway
C3: Transport Complex (Exit D)
D: Tsuen Wan Pier
E1: Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange
E2: Hoi Kwai Road

[edit] Interchange services

The following free interchange services are available. (Conditions apply.)

GMB 95K¹ West Rail Tsuen Wan West Station (Exit D) - Tsuen Wan Station
GMB 87K¹ Tsuen Wan West Station (Exit C, Transport Complex) - Kwai Fong Station
GMB 97² Tsuen Wan West Station (Exit C, Transport Complex) - Wonderland Villas

¹ For users of Octopus Cards and One-Month Pass only.

² For users of Octopus Cards only. Free interchange is valid between Tsuen Wan West Station and Tai Wo Hau area. Passengers travelling to other destinations can enjoy an interchange discount of $3.50.

[edit] Gallery

Tsuen Wan West Station Concourse	Tsuen Wan West Station platform No. 1	Tsuen Wan West Station Exit A	Tsuen Wan West Station Exit B
Tsuen Wan West Station Exit C1	Tsuen Wan West Station Exit D