Sha Tin Station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sha Tin
沙田

Sha Tin MTR Station

Sha Tin MTR Station

Line East Rail
Code SHT
Service hours 0535/0057
District Sha Tin
Area Sha Tin
Map MTR Website
Opened October 1, 1910
Type of station Ground Level
Type of platforms Island
No. of platforms 4
No. of exits 4
No. of escalators 4
No. of lifts 2
The plaque commemorating the opening of Shatin KCR Station.
The plaque commemorating the opening of Shatin KCR Station.
Sha Tin MTR Station's concourse.
Sha Tin MTR Station's concourse.

Sha Tin Station (Chinese: 沙田站, Jyutping: sa1 tin4, Pinyin: Shātián) is a station in Sha Tin on East Rail Line.

The station was built with Citylink Plaza which links to New Town Plaza. It has a large bus terminal with buses going to many places around Hong Kong (such as Sai Kung or Tung Chung).

[edit] Station layout

- Residential buildings above the station Citylink Plaza, a taxi stand
Concourse Concourse Exit, Surroundings of the station
Customer Service Centre, toilets
Shops, vending machines
ATMs, lockers
Platform Platform 1 East Rail Line towards Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau
(The platform serves as a buffer to eschew through trains and is also used for special departures during peak hours and race days.)
Island platform, Platform 1 train doors will open on the right
Platform 2 train doors will open on the left.
Platform 2 East Rail Line towards Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau
Platform 3 East Rail Line towards East Tsim Sha Tsui
Island platform, Platform 3 train doors will open on the left
Platform 4 train doors will open on the right.
Platform 4 East Rail Line towards East Tsim Sha Tsui
(The platform is used for special departures during peak hours and race days.)

There are two island platforms for platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 3 and 4 respectively.

Trains normally stop at platforms 2 and 3. Platforms 1 and 4 are used in the following occasions:

  • for special departures during peak hours (platform 4 for southbound) and race days (platform 1 for northbound),
  • to serve as buffers when the train frequency is high during peak hours, or
  • to serve as buffers so that non-stop through trains can overtake local trains.


[edit] Neighbouring stations

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