Sheung Wan is the western
terminus of the
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
MTRMTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English. The network includes 211.6 km of rail with 150 stations,...
.
It was originally built in 1970 as
Western MarketWestern Market is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The current structure was the North Block of the original Western Market. It is the oldest surviving market building in the city...
but its construction was discontinued after further planning for the new lines. Upon the construction of the
Island LineThe is one of 10 lines of the MTR, the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Sheung Wan in the Central and Western District to Chai Wan in the Eastern District. The line first opened in 31 May 1985...
, the station was finally constructed and opened in May 1986. The livery colour of this station is khaki.
These are side platforms built along
Des Voeux RoadDes Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor of Hong Kong, Sir George William Des Vœux...
from
Cleverly StreetCleverly Street is a street in Sheung Wan of Hong Kong. The street starts from Connaught Road Central and ends in Queen's Road Central, crossing Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Lok Street, Bonham Strand, Burd Street and Jervois Street....
to
Rumsey StreetRumsey Street is a street in Sheung Wan on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It begins at Wing Lok Street near Cosco Tower, crossing Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central, and reaches the Victoria Harbour....
.
Sheung Wan is the western
terminus of the
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
MTRMTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English. The network includes 211.6 km of rail with 150 stations,...
.
It was originally built in 1970 as
Western MarketWestern Market is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The current structure was the North Block of the original Western Market. It is the oldest surviving market building in the city...
but its construction was discontinued after further planning for the new lines. Upon the construction of the
Island LineThe is one of 10 lines of the MTR, the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Sheung Wan in the Central and Western District to Chai Wan in the Eastern District. The line first opened in 31 May 1985...
, the station was finally constructed and opened in May 1986. The livery colour of this station is khaki.
Station layout
| Ground |
- |
Exits |
L1
Concourse |
Des Voeux Road C Concourse |
Customer Service, MTR Shops |
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, Vending Machines, ATM |
| Rumsey Street Concourse |
Customer Service, MTR Shops |
| Hang Seng Bank, ATM |
L2
Concourse |
Des Voeux Road C Concourse |
Walkway to all platforms |
| Rumsey Street Concourse |
Alternate Platforms |
L3
Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the left |
| Platform 1 |
towards Chai WanChai Wan is the eastern terminus of MTR on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Island Line that is elevated. It serves Chai Wan, and the bus terminus nearby has bus and minibus routes to Siu Sai Wan, Stanley....
|
| 2 |
|
| Side platform, doors will open on the left |
These are side platforms built along
Des Voeux RoadDes Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor of Hong Kong, Sir George William Des Vœux...
from
Cleverly StreetCleverly Street is a street in Sheung Wan of Hong Kong. The street starts from Connaught Road Central and ends in Queen's Road Central, crossing Des Voeux Road Central, Wing Lok Street, Bonham Strand, Burd Street and Jervois Street....
to
Rumsey StreetRumsey Street is a street in Sheung Wan on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It begins at Wing Lok Street near Cosco Tower, crossing Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central, and reaches the Victoria Harbour....
. Although platforms 1 and 2 are parallel to each other and are on opposite sides, there is a wall separating the two tracks giving a false impression that both platforms are separated by a long distance from each other. Both platforms are slightly longer than those on other MTR underground stations. It has been suggested that this was the result of problems in calculations during the station's construction. The former Rumsey Station of the East Kowloon Line's platforms are still located at the station (see below).
Rumsey Street platforms
The platforms of the original Rumsey station, originally planned as the southern terminus of
East Kowloon LineEast Kowloon Line was one of the original five MTR lines proposed in the late 1970s in Hong Kong, which would have connected Sheung Wan with East Kowloon, eventually becoming part of the proposed Sha Tin to Central Link.-Initial proposal :...
, still remain in Sheung Wan station. They are located near Exit E, and they are perpendicular to the Island Line platforms below.
Presently, the Rumsey Station platforms are incomplete platforms. They have a length of about three MTR
EMUThe term multiple unit or MU is used to describe a self-propelling train unit capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one cab...
s, which is about 60 metres long, (while normal trains have eight each), do not have tracks and overhead power lines, and have all the tunnel entrances sealed with bricks.
In recent years, one of the proposal for the usage of the Rumsey Street platforms has been for it to be the terminus of the West Island Line (then a separate line). However, with the decision to make the West Island Line to be an extension of the Island Line, instead of a separate line, there are no more proposals to utilize the Rumsey Street platforms. Thus, MTR is now considering to fill-in the platforms, and to build shops on top of the platforms.
Entrances/exits
- A1: Des Voeux Road Central
- A2: Wing Lok Street
Wing Lok Street is a street in Sheung Wan on the northern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street is a marketplace for Chinese medicine and many varieties of dried seafood - especially shark fin. Its east end features a number of restaurants...
- B: Des Voeux Road Central
- C: Connaught Road Central
- D: Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal , also known as the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, is a pier located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong...
- E1/E2: Rumsey Street
Rumsey Street is a street in Sheung Wan on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It begins at Wing Lok Street near Cosco Tower, crossing Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central, and reaches the Victoria Harbour....
- E3/E4: Vicwood Plaza
Bus Routes
To
Kennedy TownKennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is part of the Victoria City...
:
To
Ap Lei ChauAp Lei Chau , or Aberdeen Island, is an island of Hong Kong, located south-west of Hong Kong Island, next to Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel, with an area of 1.32 km². Administratively, it is part of Southern District. Ap Lei Chau is the most densely populated island in the world.- History...
:
Hong Kong Tramways
Commuters can get out of Sheung Wan station at
Exits A1, B, E1 or E3 to get to the
tramwaysHong Kong Tramways is one of the three tramways in the world that have regular operation of double-decker trams , and is the only system that runs exclusively on double-deckers....
on Des Voeux Road Central, for their journey further westwards to
Sai Ying PunSai Ying Pun is an area in the western part of Central and Western District, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, China.In the Chinese language, Sai means "west" and Ying Pun means "camp", especially military camp...
,
Shek Tong TsuiShek Tong Tsui is a town in Sai Wan on the north shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to the Central and Western District....
and Kennedy Town.
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry
The
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry TerminalThe Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal , also known as the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, is a pier located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong...
, located within
Shun Tak CentreShun Tak Centre is a commercial and transport complex on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It comprises a 4-storey podium containing a shopping centre and car park, two 38-storey office towers, and the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal.Shun Tak Centre is the...
, provides frequent jetfoil, hydrofoil and hovercraft services to
MacauThe Macau Special Administrative Region , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong...
and many other destinations in the
Pearl River DeltaThe Pearl River Delta in southern People's Republic of China is the low-lying area alongside the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Since economic liberalisation was adopted by the Chinese government in the late 1970s, the delta has become one of the leading...
.
Exit D leads to the Ferry Terminal.
Neighbouring stations
Future neighbouring stations