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Sha Tin Wai (KCR)
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Sha Tin Wai Station is a station on the Ma On Shan Line in Sha Tin
, Hong Kong
. It was originally named as "Sha Kok Street Station" before the Ma On Shan Line operated, because it is exactly located at Sha Kok Street in Sha Tin.
It serves residents living in Pok Hong Estate, Sha Kok Estate, Jat Min Chuen, Yue Shing Court, and also serves over 10 schools around the area, including kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools. The name of the station is taken from a traditional walled Hakka village next to Pok Hong estate.
The pattern featured on the platform pillar and glass barrier is a shot of Sha Tin Wai
traditional walled settlement.
Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.
Also, there are two GMB interchange points at Sha Kok Street and Shui Chuen Au Street:
Sha Tin
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, Hong Kong
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. It was originally named as "Sha Kok Street Station" before the Ma On Shan Line operated, because it is exactly located at Sha Kok Street in Sha Tin.
It serves residents living in Pok Hong Estate, Sha Kok Estate, Jat Min Chuen, Yue Shing Court, and also serves over 10 schools around the area, including kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools. The name of the station is taken from a traditional walled Hakka village next to Pok Hong estate.
The pattern featured on the platform pillar and glass barrier is a shot of Sha Tin Wai
Sha Tin Wai
Sha Tin Wai is a village in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.The village was established by the Tse, Cheng and Lam clans from Pok Law in the mid-17th century...
traditional walled settlement.
Station layout
| P Platforms |
Platform 1 | towards Tai Wai |
Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... , doors will open on the left |
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| Platform 2 | towards Wu Kai Sha | |
| C Concourse |
Concourse | Exits |
| Customer services, toilets, MTRShops | ||
Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.
Transport interchange
There is a small bus terminus at Pok Hong Estate, providing interchange between Ma On Shan Line and the following bus routes:- KMBKowloon Motor BusThe Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world...
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Also, there are two GMB interchange points at Sha Kok Street and Shui Chuen Au Street:
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