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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 of Tai Wo station
Chinese name
Chinese
Jyutpingtaai3wo4
Hanyu PinyinTàihé
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTàihé
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTaaiwò
IPA[tʰaj˧wɔ˩]
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)East Rail line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeon embankment
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTWO
History
Opened9 May 1989; 35 years ago (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
Up arrow Fanling
Tai Po Tai Wo Road
1
2
Po Nga Road
Lam Tsuen River
Down arrow Tai Po Market
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: [tʰaj˧wɔ˩]) is a MTR station in the western part of Tai Po New Town, in New Territories, Hong Kong. The station is located on the East Rail line, between Fanling and Tai Po Market stations.

History

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Construction of the station, situated within the eponymous Tai Wo Estate, began in August 1986.[1] It opened on 9 May 1989 as an intermediate station of the East Rail line, then known as the Kowloon–Canton Railway, upon the completion of the estate.[2]

Layout

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The Tai Wo station premises are sandwiched between the two wings of Tai Wo Plaza, the shopping mall of Tai Wo Estate. Both of the exits at the station connect to Tai Wo Plaza, and passengers must pass through the mall in order to enter or exit the station.

L4 footbridge Exit B, customer service centre, passageway between platforms 1 and 2
L2
concourse Exit A, customer service centre, washrooms, automatic teller machines
Side platform
Platform 1      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Fanling)
Platform 2      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Tai Po Market)
Side platform

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Entrances/exits

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Connections

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Below Tai Wo station is a transport interchange, where bus and minibus routes connecting the neighbouring rural areas of Lam Tsuen, Tai Hang and Kau Lung Hang are available. This renders Tai Wo the gateway to the western rural part of Tai Po District.

Photo

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Tai Wo Station Full Photo (Feb 2016)
Tai Wo Station Platform 1
Tai Wo Station Platform 2 to Hung Hom
Platform 2 (Jun 2020)
Platforms 1 (Apr 2021)
Platforms 2 (May 2022)
Platform 2 to Admiralty (Jul 2022)
Platform 2 (Jun 2023)

References

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  1. ^ "Tai Wo station opens tomorrow". South China Morning Post. 8 May 1989. p. 4.
  2. ^ "New station". South China Morning Post. 9 May 1989. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Tai Wo Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Tai Wo Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2014.