Tsuen Wan West Station

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For a place in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan West.

Tsuen Wan West 荃灣西

Outside view of the station from southern entrance

Line West Rail Code TWW Service hours 0605/0035

District Tsuen Wan Area Tsuen Wan

Map MTR Website

Opened 20 December 2003 Type of station Underground Type of platforms Side No. of platforms 2 No. of exits 7

Tsuen Wan West (Chinese: 荃灣西站) is an MTR station located in Tsuen Wan, the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located between Mei Foo and Kam Sheung Road stations. There is an emergency platform on the southern side of this station.

The construction of the station was very complex. It required the diversion of some roads, the demolition of two factories, part of a nearby park, and the relocation of a ferry pier which originally occupied the site.

There is a large bus and minibus interchange above the station, connecting it with most residential areas, factories, as well as shopping centres in the area. However, the station has had little passenger traffic since operation, prompting some to claim that it is the least used station on the system. The reason for this is partially because the station is on newly reclaimed land, meaning that it is not centrally located. At present, only a small number of residents in a few nearby residential estates and workers from nearby factories use the station. However, with the opening of the 80 storey Nina Tower (如心廣場) in 2006 [1], traffic is expected to increase.

Nevertheless, the waterfront promenade built along with the station's construction connected the two ends of Tsuen Wan, significantly improved the scenery of the area, and provides a leisure place for many residents of southern and western Tsuen Wan.

[edit] Station layout

Ground	-	Exits, transport interchange
C Concourse	Concourse	Customer services, MTRShops, vending machines
		Photo-taking booth, ATMs
P Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	West Rail Line towards Nam Cheong
	Platform 1	West Rail Line towards Tuen Mun
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	-	Siding

The 2 railway tracks are located adjacent to each other. The passenger must pick the correct escalator from the concourse to reach their desired platform.

[edit] Interchange services

The following free interchange services are available. (Conditions apply.)

• GMB 95K¹ West Rail Tsuen Wan West Station (Exit D) - Tsuen Wan Station
• GMB 87K¹ Tsuen Wan West Station (Exit C, Transport Complex) - Kwai Fong Station
• GMB 97² Tsuen Wan West Station (Exit C, Transport Complex) - Wonderland Villas

¹ For users of Octopus Cards and One-Month Pass only.

² For users of Octopus Cards only. Free interchange is valid between Tsuen Wan West Station and Tai Wo Hau area. Passengers travelling to other destinations can enjoy an interchange discount of $3.50.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		MTR		Following station
Mei Foo towards Nam Cheong		West Rail Line		Kam Sheung Road towards Tuen Mun

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