University Station (MTR)

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This article is about the station serving Chinese University of Hong Kong. For other University Stations, see University Station.

University
大學
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University station

University station
Line East Rail
Code UNI
Service hours 0541/0051
District Sha Tin
Area Ma Liu Shui
Map MTR Website
Coordinates 22°24′48″N 114°12′37″E / 22.413353°N 114.210172°E / 22.413353; 114.210172Coordinates: 22°24′48″N 114°12′37″E / 22.413353°N 114.210172°E / 22.413353; 114.210172
Opened September 24, 1956
Type of station Ground Level
Type of platforms Side
No. of platforms 2
No. of exits 2
No. of shops 5

Station location

Hong Kong MTR system map
University station platform

University Station (Chinese: 大學站) is a station located near the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Ma Liu Shui. It is between Tai Po Market, and Fo Tan / Racecourse stations on the East Rail Line. This station is the first post-war station on the line, and has the most curved track of any station.

Built and opened in 1955, University station was originally named Ma Liu Shui (馬料水) after the name of the area before the Chinese University of Hong Kong was built. However, even at this point the station was serving Chung Chi College (崇基學院), which would become part of the new university in 1963. The station was given its present name in 1966, and in 1983 its tracks were electrified.

Originally the station was the smallest in the system. In the early 1990s, the new town of Ma On Shan was developed towards the other side of Tolo Harbour, and it seemed inefficient to make residents there go all the way to Sha Tin in order to catch a train. Therefore, University Station was expanded, becoming an important interchange between buses and minibuses from Ma On Shan, and the East Rail Line.

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[edit] Safety

The platform is built along a curve, causing gaps of a range of different sizes to exist while the trains are lined up to the platform. The KCRC responded to these complaints (in Funride@KCR) by assuring passengers that they will install plates on the side of platforms to reduce the gap.

[edit] Station layout

P
Platforms		 West Concourse Exit A, C, Customer Service, CUHK shuttle bus terminus
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 East Rail Line towards Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau
Platform 2 East Rail Line towards Hung Hom
Side platform, doors will open on the left
C
Concourse
(Ground)		 East Concourse Exit B, Customer Service, transport interchange, washrooms
Shops, vending machines, automatic teller machines
Passageway Passageway to all platforms

[edit] Entrances/Exits

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Hung Hom
 East Rail Line
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
towards Hung Hom
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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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