University station (MTR)

This article is about the station serving Chinese University of Hong Kong. For the proposed MTR station on the South Island Line, see University Station (MTR proposed). For other University Stations, see University Station.

University station
Ground Level
University station
General information
Line(s)	East Rail
Other information
Station code	UNI

University station at night.

The gap at platform 1. Note the "gap black spot" warning.

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 Template:HK-MTR lines. 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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  Uncovered platform
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  Curve platform (South direction)
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  Curve platform (North direction)

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.

Station layout

Ground Platforms	West Concourse	Exits, Customer Service/Fare Adjustment, Green Public Light Bus station
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	Template:HK-MTR lines towards Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau
	Platform 2	Template:HK-MTR lines towards East Tsim Sha Tsui
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
Concourse	East Concourse	Customer Service/Fare Adjustment, transport interchange, washrooms
		Shops, vending machines, automatic teller machines
	Subway	Subway to all platforms

Exits

There are two exits. The first exit, which located on the southbound side, faces the bus terminus. The other exit, which located on the northbound side, has access to the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		MTR		Following station
Template:HK-MTR stations toward Template:HK-MTR stations		Template:HK-MTR lines		Template:HK-MTR stations toward Template:HK-MTR stations
Template:HK-MTR stations toward Template:HK-MTR stations