Tung Chung Station

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Tung Chung
東涌
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Appearance of Tung Chung Station

Appearance of Tung Chung Station
Line Tung Chung
Code TUC
Service hours 0602-0043
Connections Bus, Ferry, Cable Car
District Islands
Area Tung Chung
Map MTR Website
Coordinates 22°17′21″N 113°56′30″E / 22.289262°N 113.941606°E / 22.289262; 113.941606Coordinates: 22°17′21″N 113°56′30″E / 22.289262°N 113.941606°E / 22.289262; 113.941606
Opened June 22, 1998
Type of station Underground
Type of platforms Island
No. of platforms 2
No. of exits 4
No. of lifts 1
No. of shops 14

Station location

Hong Kong MTR system map
Tung Chung Station
Traditional Chinese 東涌
Simplified Chinese 東涌
Tung Chung Station concourse
Tung Chung Station platform
Tung Chung Station concourse (On top is Fu Tong Estate's footbridge)
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Tung Chung Station is the western terminal station on the Hong Kong MTR Tung Chung Line. It is located in Tung Chung, along the northern shore of Lantau Island. The station serves as an access to the Ngong Ping Cable Car. Its livery is lavender.

Contents

[edit] Station layout

- Footbridge footbridge connecting Citygate with Fu Tong Estate, MTRshops
G
Concourse
(Ground)		 Concourse Exits, transport interchange, Ngong Ping 360 cable car station, Customer service, MTRshops, Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machines, Octopus promotion machine
L2
Platforms		 Platform 1 Tung Chung Line towards Hong Kong and Disneyland Resort Line
Island platforms, doors will open on the left/right
Platform 2 Tung Chung Line towards Hong Kong and Disneyland Resort Line

Both platforms share the same island platform underground. A "First Train" indicator is provided along the platform indicating to passengers which train to board.

[edit] Entrances/Exits

The Tung Chung station concourse is on ground level. There are 4 exits in total, and 2 are on each end of the concourse.

[edit] Transport connections

[edit] Bus routes

All bus routes listed below can be accessed through Exit B, which leads to the transport interchange.

To the Airport (Passenger Terminal):

  • S1, S56

To the AsiaWorld-Expo:

  • S1

To the Airport Service Areas:

  • S1, S52, S52P, S64, S64P

To Discovery Bay:

To Mui Wo/Pui O: 3M, A35

To Tai O:

  • 11

To Ngong Ping/Po Lin Monastery:

  • 23

To Shek Mun Kap (Law Hon Monastery):

  • 34

To Siu Ho Wan:

  • 36

To Yat Tung Estate:

  • 34, 37, 38, N38, S52, S52P, S64, S64P

To Tung Chung (North):

  • 37

[edit] Taxis

An Urban (Red) Taxi stand is found outside Exit A. A Lantau (Blue) Taxi Stand at Exit D providing taxi services to Lantau Island.

[edit] Ngong Ping Cable Car

Opened on September 18, 2006, the MTR-owned Ngong Ping Cable Car connects Tung Chung and Ngong Ping where the Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha are located. The Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal is about 200 metres away from Exit B of Tung Chung station.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Hong Kong
 Tung Chung Line Terminus
v • d • e
Hong Kong MTR stations and Light Rail stops
East Rail Line
Kwun Tong Line
Tsuen Wan Line
Island Line
Tung Chung Line
Airport Express
Tseung Kwan O Line
West Rail Line
Ma On Shan Line
Disneyland Resort Line
Light Rail
(System of 11 routes)
Fare zone 1
Fare zone 2
Fare zone 3
Fare zone 4
Fare zone 5A
Fare zone 5
 
Lines under planning / proposed
South Island Line (east) (Planning)
East-west Line1 after
Sha Tin to Central Link is built (Planning)
North-south Line2 after
Sha Tin to Central Link is built (Planning)
South Island Line (west) (Proposed)
Tung Chung Line3 after
North Island Line plan (Proposed)
Tseung Kwan O Line4 after
North Island Line plan (Proposed)
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong
Express Rail Link (Hong Kong Section)5

West Kowloon ■■ · (to and from Shenzhen, Dongguan and Guangzhou)

1 If East-west Line proposal is implemented, this will use the existing tracks of Ma On Shan Line, the track of Sha Tin to Central Link which is under construction and the existing West Rail Line
2 If North-south proposal is implemented, this will use the existing tracks of East Rail Line and the track of Sha Tin to Central Link which is under construction.
3 If North Island Line proposal is implemented, it will take up Island Line stations east of Fortress Hill
4 If North Island Line proposal is implemented, it will take up Island Line stations west of Tin Hau
5 Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link ‎(Hong Kong Section) will be commissioned in 2014.
Stations or station extensions that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.
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