Tai Wo station

Coordinates: 22°27′04″N 114°09′40″E / 22.4511°N 114.1611°E / 22.4511; 114.1611
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Tai Wo

太和
MTR
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese
Jyutpingtaai3wo4
Hanyu PinyinTàihé
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTàihé
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTaaiwò
IPA[tʰaːi˧wɔː˩]
Jyutpingtaai3wo4
General information
LocationPo Nga Road, Tai Wo
Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°27′04″N 114°09′40″E / 22.4511°N 114.1611°E / 22.4511; 114.1611
Owned byKowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
ConnectionsBus, public light bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade (on embankment)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened
  • 9 May 1989 (1989-05-09)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Tai Po Market
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Fanling
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Track layout
Tai Po Tai Wo Rd
1
2
Po Nga Rd
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tai Wo
Location within the MTR system

Tai Wo (Chinese: 太和; Cantonese Yale: Taaiwò; pronounced: [tʰaːi˧wɔː˩]) is a station on Hong Kong's East Rail Line. It was opened on 9 May 1989 as an intermediate station of the East Rail Line upon the completion of the Tai Wo Estate in Tai Po New Town.

Station layout

L4
Footbridge
Footbridge Exit B, Tickets/Fare Adjustment, passageway between platforms 1 and 2
L2
Concourse/
Platforms
Concourse Exit A, Tickets/Fare Adjustment, washrooms, automatic teller machines
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Fanling)
Platform 2      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Tai Po Market)
Side platform, doors will open on the left

[1]

Entrances/exits

  • A: Tai Wo Plaza, transport interchange[2]
  • B: Tai Wo Estate[2]

Transport interchange

Below Tai Wo Station is a transport interchange which connects residents of Tai Wo Estate to other parts of Tai Po and East and West Kowloon.

KMB routes[2]
  • 64K- Yuen Long (West) ↔ Tai Po Market Station
  • 65K- Kadoorie Farm → Tai Po Central (Morning Peak hours)
  • 71K- Tai Wo Station ↔ Tai Po Market Station
  • 72- Tai Wo Station ↔ Cheung Sha Wan
  • 73- Wah Ming ↔ Tai Po Industrial Estate/Tai Po Central
  • 73A- Wah Ming ↔ Yu Chui Court
  • 74A- Tai Wo Station ↔ Kai Yip
  • 74C- Kau Lung Hang → Kwun Tong Ferry (Morning Peak hours)
  • 74D- Kau Lung Hang ↔ Kwun Tong Ferry
  • 271P- Kau Lung Hang → Tsim Sha Tsui (Morning Peak hours)
  • 273C- Kau Lung Hang → Tsuen Wan West Station (Morning Peak hours)
  • 273P- Tai Wo Station → Tsuen Wan West Station (Morning Peak hours)
  • 307C- Tai Po Tau → Wan Chai (Morning Peak hours)
  • 307P- Tai Po ↔ Causeway Bay (Peak hours)
  • N73- Lok Ma ChauSha Tin Central (Night route)
Public light bus routes[2]
  • 21K- Wai Tau ↺ Tai Po Market
  • 25A- Tai Po Market ↺ Nam Wa Po
  • 25B- Tai Po Market ↺ Kau Lung Hang / Yuen Leng
  • 25K- Tai Po Market ↔ Ng Tung Chai

References

  1. ^ "Tai Wo Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tai Wo Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2014.