Tuen Mun Station
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Tuen Mun (Chinese: 屯門站) is a MTR station located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the northern terminus of the West Rail Line. The station is elevated over the Tuen Mun River, near the Town Park in the centre of Tuen Mun New Town. The first train to Nam Cheong departs at 5:45 a.m., and the last train departs at 12:15 a.m. the day after.
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[edit] History
San Fat Estate (新發邨), completed in 1971, was the first public housing estate in the Tuen Mun, located by Tuen Mun River, at the junction of Pui To Road and Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road.
Tuen Mun was then known as Castle Peak and thus the estate was originally named Castle Peak Estate (青山邨). After the Hong Kong Government renamed Castle Peak to Tuen Mun in 1974, the estate was renamed San Fat Estate in honour of Chan Yat San and Lau Wong Fat, prominent figures in Heung Yee Kuk.
The estate was demolished because of its age, and to liberate land for the construction of the Tuen Mun Station of the West Rail Line. When the Light Rail was constructed, the nearby stop was named "San Fat".
Tuen Mun is an interchange station with the Light Rail. A public transport interchange adjacent to the station gives passengers direct access to the station concourse via escalators and stairs.
On 1 August 2003, San Fat Light Rail stop was renamed to Tuen Mun. At that time, the at-grade platforms were still used. On 30 August the same year, the elevated platforms officially commenced service, although some Light Rail vehicles have been using the westbound platform since one week before.
[edit] Station layout
| P Platforms |
Platform 2 | West Rail Line towards Nam Cheong |
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| Platform 1 | West Rail Line towards Nam Cheong | |
| C Concourse |
Concourse | Taxi Stand, drop-off area |
| Exit, customer services, toilets | ||
| MTRShops, vending machines, ATMs | ||
| Light Rail | Exit B, MTR Shops | |
| Platform 2 | 505 towards Sam Shing 507 towards Ferry Pier 751 towards Yau Oi |
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| Platform 1 | 505 towards Siu Hong 507 towards Tin King 751 towards Tin Yat |
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| G Ground |
Light Rail | Ho Tin Light Rail Stop, transport interchange |
| Walkways | Walkways | |
Both West Rail Line platforms share the same island platform.
[edit] Light Rail services
The Light Rail stop belongs to Zone 2 for single-ride ticket. The first LRV departs at 5:24 a.m., and the last LRV departs at 1:05 a.m. the day after.
| Route | Destination | Platform | First train | Last train |
| 505 | Sam Shing (via Town Centre) | 2 | 0540 | 0103 |
| 505 | Siu Hong (via Shan King (South) and Leung King) | 1 | 0537 | 0056 |
| 507 | Ferry Pier (via Town Centre (South) and Goodview Garden) | 2 | 0538 | 0054 |
| 507 | Tin King (via Shan King (South) and Leung King) | 1 | 0536 | 0053 |
| 751 | Yau Oi (via Town Centre) | 2 | 0555 | 0105 |
| 751 | Tin Yat (via Choi Yee Bridge and Tuen Mun Hospital) | 1 | 0524 | 0040 |
[edit] Feeder service
[edit] Buses
| Route | Destination | Exit |
| 506* | Yau Oi via Town Centre | F2 |
| 506* | Ferry Pier via Lung Mun | B |
| K51* | Fu Tai via Prime View | F2 |
| K51* | Tai Lam via Town Centre and Gold Coast | B/F2 |
| K52* | Lung Kwu Tan | F2 |
| K53* | So Kwun Wat | F2 |
| K58* | Fu Tai via Ming Kum and Leung King | B |
| K58* | Castle Peak Bay via Town Centre | F2 |
| 61X | Kowloon City Ferry Pier | F2 |
| 66 | Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) | F2 |
| 66M | Tsuen Wan Station | F2 |
| 263 | Sha Tin Station | F2 |
| 961 | Wan Chai (HK Convention & Exhibition Centre) via Central | F2 |
| R33 | Hong Kong Disneyland | C |
Passengers travelling on West Rail Line using an Octopus Card, One-Month Pass or West Rail Line Day Pass may travel free on the routes marked with asterisks (*).
[edit] GMBs
46: Fu Tai to Tuen Mun Town Centre
46A: Noble Hill to Tuen Mun Town Centre
[edit] West Rail station entrances/exits
- A: Pui To Road, Tin Hau Road, Tuen Mun Police Station
- B: Tuen Mun Light Rail Stop, Tuen Mun Town Centre, Tuen Mun Town Park
- C: Ho Pong Street
- F1: Taxi Stand
- F2: Public Transport Interchange, Ho Tin (Light Rail Stop), Tai Hing Government Offices, Yan Oi Tong, Chelsea Heights, San Hui Market
Lifts are available at entrances/exits B and F1.
[edit] Neighbouring stations
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towards Nam Cheong
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West Rail Line | Terminus | ||
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Town Centre
towards Sam Shing
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505 |
Kin On
towards Siu Hong
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Town Centre
towards Ferry Pier
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507 |
Ho Tin
towards Tin King
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Town Centre
towards Yau Oi
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751 |
Ho Tin
towards Tin Yat
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[edit] References
- San Fat Estate (Chinese). HKiTalk.Net. Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
- ^ Press release by KCRC on the renaming of four Light Rail stops
- ^ Press release by KCRC on opening of Tuen Mun Station Light Rail platforms
- ^ Light Rail Newsletter, September 2003
