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Ma On Shan station

Coordinates: 22°25′29″N 114°13′54″E / 22.4247°N 114.2316°E / 22.4247; 114.2316
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Ma On Shan

馬鞍山
MTR
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馬鞍山
Simplified Chinese马鞍山
Cantonese YaleMáh'ōnsāan
Literal meaningHorse saddle hill/ mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ'ānshān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMáh'ōnsāan
General information
LocationBetween Sunshine City and Bayshore Towers, Sai Sha Road
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°25′29″N 114°13′54″E / 22.4247°N 114.2316°E / 22.4247; 114.2316
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMOS
History
Opened
  • 21 December 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-21)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Wu Kai Sha
Terminus
Tuen Ma line Heng On
towards Tuen Mun
Track layout
to Wu Kai Sha
2
1
to Heng On
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Ma On Shan
Location within the MTR system

Ma On Shan (Chinese: 馬鞍山) is an elevated station on the Tuen Ma line of Hong Kong. It is located above Sai Sha Road, at the town centre of Ma On Shan, between Sunshine City and Bayshore Towers. It also serves other residential areas like Kam Ying Court and Chung On Estate; it also serves over ten schools, and is in close proximity with Ma On Shan Central Park and other parks.

The pattern featured on the platform pillar and glass barrier symbolizes the abandoned iron mine that used to be in Ma On Shan peak.

This station is also named after the Ma On Shan line.

History

On 21 December 2004, Ma On Shan station opened with other KCR Ma On Shan Rail stations.

Station layout

P Platform 1      Tuen Ma line towards Kai Tak (Heng On)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Terminus)
C Concourse Exits, customer services, toilets, ATMs
MTR Shops, Octopus promotion machine
G Ground Staff carpark (not open to public)

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Entrances/exits

Usage

As the surrounding is full of residential estates, including Bayshore Towers, Sunshine City, Fu Fai Garden, Ma On Shan Centre, Villa Oceania and Villa Athena, and the two exits are connected to large shopping centres, the daily usage remains high.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ma On Shan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ma On Shan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.