Wu Kai Sha

烏溪沙
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platforms 1 and 2 of Wu Kai Sha station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese烏溪沙
Simplified Chinese乌溪沙
Cantonese YaleWūkāisā
Literal meaningCrow brook sand
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūxīshā
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWūkāisā
JyutpingWu1kai1saa1
General information
LocationAdjacent to Lake Silver, Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°25′45″N 114°14′38″E / 22.4291°N 114.2438°E / 22.4291; 114.2438
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Tuen Ma line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeWKS
History
Opened21 December 2004 (2004-12-21)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Ma On Shan
towards Tuen Mun
 Tuen Ma line Terminus
Track layout
2
1
to Ma On Shan
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Wu Kai Sha
Location within the MTR system

Wu Kai Sha is the southern terminus on the Tuen Ma line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is located between Sai Sha Road and Sha On Street in Wu Kai Sha, serving the many housing estates and schools nearby. The station was originally named "Lee On station" when the Ma On Shan line was under construction, because the station is located to the east of Lee On Estate.

History

On 21 December 2004, Wu Kai Sha station opened to the public with the other KCR Ma On Shan Rail stations.[1]

On 14 February 2020, the Ma On Shan line was extended south to a new terminus in Kai Tak, as part of the first phase of the Shatin to Central Link Project. The Ma On Shan line was renamed Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time. Wu Kai Sha station became the northern terminus of this temporary new line.

On 27 June 2021, the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 officially merged with the West Rail line in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Wu Kai Sha was included in the project and is now the southern terminus of the Tuen Ma line.

Station layout

P Platform 1 ←      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Ma On Shan)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 2 ←      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Ma On Shan)
C Concourse Exits A1 and B, transport interchange, toilets
Customer services, vending machines, MTRShops
Footbridge to Sai Sha Road
G Ground level Exit A2 (Sai Sha Road)

[2]

Entrances/Exits

Wu Kai Sha station Exit A1
Wu Kai Sha station Exit B
  • A1: Double Cove Wheelchair user access[3]
  • A2: Double Cove[3]
  • B: Lake Silver Wheelchair user access[3]

Exit A is connected to a bridge over Sai Sha Road, and serves the Double Cove housing estate, Li Po Chun United World College, and the Wu Kai Sha village. Exit B serves the bus terminus next to the station, as well as the private housing estates of Monte Vista and Lake Silver, and is within walking distance to the housing estates of Lee On Estate and Kam Lung Court, as well as the Ma On Shan Ling Liang Primary School.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Wu Kai Sha Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Wu Kai Sha Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.


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