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Tin Shui Wai (KCR)
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天水圍站) is a MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
station located near Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai is an area of Hong Kong, located in Yuen Long District, in the northwestern part of the New Territories. Originally a gei wai fish pond area, the ponds were reclaimed for the development of Tin Shui Wai New Town in the late 1980s...
new town, Yuen Long District
Yuen Long District
Yuen Long District , is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. It had a population of 449,070 in 2001. The district has the youngest population of Hong Kong and the lowest income in the New Territories.-Geography:...
. It is the only heavy rail station serving the Tin Shui Wai New Town
Tin Shui Wai New Town
Tin Shui Wai New Town is located in northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is a part of the Yuen Long District, and is the second new town in Yuen Long and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is situated 25 kilometres due north-west of Central, Hong Kong on land reclaimed from low lying areas south...
with a population of around 300,000.
Location
It is in the north of Ping ShanPing Shan
Ping Shan is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of Yuen Long District.-Geography:...
and adjacent to Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shing Court and Tin Yau Court. The station is elevated over the junction of Ping Ha Road and Tin Fuk Road. A public transport interchange is located to the southwest of the station. Three footbridges are constructed along Tin Fuk Road and Ping Ha Road to connect the station to the highly populated urban area that the station is built in.
Station layout
| P Platforms |
Platform 2 | towards Hung Hom |
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 right |
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| Platform 1 | towards Tuen Mun | |
| C Concourse |
Concourse | Exits, footbridge |
| Customer services, toilets | ||
| MTRShops, ATMs, Octopus promotion machine | ||
| G Ground |
Light Rail Stop | Tin Shui Wai Stop Tin Shui Wai Stop Tin Shui Wai Stop is a Light Rail stop and interchange station for West Rail Line. This Light Rail stop is located in Tin Shui Wai Tin Fuk Road, at the ground level of the MTR Tin Shui Wai Station.... , Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda |
| Ping Shan Ping Shan Ping Shan is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of Yuen Long District.-Geography:... Heritage Trail, Cycle park, footbridge |
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| Public transport interchange |
Public transport interchange | |
| Cycle park, footbridge | ||
Both platforms share the same island platform.
The first train to Tuen Mun departs at 6:21 a.m., while the last train departs at 12:36 a.m. the day after. The first train to Hung Hom departs at 5:51 a.m., and the last train departs at 12:21 a.m. the day after.
Entrances/exits
- A: Ping Ha Road (South)
- B: Tin Shing Court
- C: Tin Yiu Estate
- D: Tin Yau Court
- E1: Light Rail Platform 1
- E2: Light Rail Platform 2
- E3: Light Rail Platform 3
- E3: Ben House
Other facilities
- Customer Service Centre (2 nos.)
- Light Rail departure indicators (three sets)
- Toilet (inside paid area)
- Octopus card add-value machines
- Octopus card enquiry machines
- Ticket-vending machines
- Restrooms
- Post boxes
- Other concessions offered by tenants of shops (e.g. ATM, convenience store, laundry, bakery)
Feeder Service
MTR Bus- K65- Yuen Long (East) ↔ Lau Fau Shan
- K75- Tin Shui Wai Station ↺ Hung Shui Kiu
- K75P- Tin Shui ↺ Hung Shui Kiu (Rush Time Service)
- K76- Tin Heng ↔ Tin Shui Wai Station
KMB
- 53- Yuen Long (East) ↔ Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower)
- 69M- Tin Shui ↔ Kwai Fong Station
- 69X- Tin Shui ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 264M- Tin Yan Estate ↔ Tsing Yi Station
- 265S- Tin Shui Wai Town Centre ↔ Tai Po Industrial Estate (Rush Time Service)
- 269B- Tin Shui Wai Town Centre ↔ Hung Hom Ferry
- 269C- Tin Shui Wai Town Centre ↔ Kwun Tong Ferry
- 269D- Tin Fu ↔ Lek Yuen
- 276- Tin Tsz ↔ Sheung Shui
- 276A- Tai Ping ↔ Tin Heng Estate
- B1- Tin Shui Wai Station (Public Transport Interchange) ↔ Lok Ma Chau Station
New Lantao Bus
New Lantao Bus
The New Lantao Bus Company Limited – known as New Lantao Bus, or NLB – is a franchised bus company operating in Hong Kong.-History:...
- B2P- Tin Tsz Estate ↔ Shenzhen Bay Port
Citybus
Citybus (Hong Kong)
Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both franchised and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes , Ocean Park, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport...
- 969- Tin Shui Wai Town Centre ↔ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace)
- 969A- Tin Shui Wai Town Centre ↔ Admiralty / Wan Chai (Rush Time Service)
- 969X- Tin Chung Court ↔ Causeway Bay (Moreton Terrace) (Rush Time Service)
Long Win Bus
Long Win Bus
Long Win Bus Company Limited provides bus service to northern Lantau Island and the Hong Kong International Airport...
- E34- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Tin Shui Wai Town Centre
There is also private feeder bus service running between the station and Kingswood Villas
Kingswood Villas
Kingswood Villas is a private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has a total of 58 residential blocks and 15,808 units in seven phases. It is the first private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai and one of the largest private housing estates in Hong Kong...
, a large group of private housing estates in Tin Shui Wai.