Fo Tan station
MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong
title: "Fo Tan station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["fo-tan", "east-rail-line", "mtr-stations-in-the-new-territories", "former-kowloon–canton-railway-stations", "railway-stations-in-hong-kong-opened-in-1985"] description: "MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong" topic_path: "general/fo-tan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fo_Tan_station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fo Tan |
| native_name | 火炭 |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hant |
| style | MTR |
| style2 | East Rail |
| symbol_location | hk |
| symbol | MTR |
| type | MTR rapid transit station |
| image | Fo Tan Station Exit B 2023 07 part2.jpg |
| image_caption | Exit B of Fo Tan station in July 2023 |
| mlanguage | |
| address | Lok King Street, Fo Tan |
| borough | Sha Tin District, Hong Kong |
| coordinates | |
| line | |
| connections | {{Plainlist |
| structure | At-grade |
| platform | 4 (2 island platforms) |
| levels | 1 |
| tracks | 3 |
| opened | |
| accessible | |
| code | FOT |
| owned | Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation |
| operator | MTR Corporation |
| services | |
| map_type | Hong Kong MTR |
| map_alt | Hong Kong MTR system map |
| map_caption | Location within the MTR system |
| route_map | {{Routemap |
| inline | 1 |
| legend | track |
| KRW+l\KRWgr\cd!~PSTR(L)\c!~d*4__align | l\PSTR\PSTR(R)\ |
| STR\STR\cd!~PSTR(L)\c!~d*3__align | r\PSTR\PSTR(R)\ |
| STR!~POINTERf@gq\STR!~POINTERg@fq\PSTR(L)\cd!~PSTR\c!~d*2__align | l\PSTR(R)\~~ ~~ ~~Fo Tan Goods Yard |
| STR\STR\PSTR(L)\cd!~PSTR\c!~d*1__align | r\PSTR(R)\STRc2\STR3+1!~MFADE1+3~~ ~~ ~~ |
| map_state | expanded |
| :: |
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- Bus, minibus | distance = | structure = At-grade | platform = 4 (2 island platforms) | depth = | levels = 1 | tracks = 3 | parking = | bicycle = | opened = | opening = | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = | accessible = | code = FOT | owned = Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation | operator = MTR Corporation | zone = | former = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = | map_type = Hong Kong MTR | map_alt = Hong Kong MTR system map | map_caption = Location within the MTR system | route_map = {{Routemap |inline=1 |legend=track |map= STR!~MFADEg\STR!~MFADEg~~ ~~ ~~ to STRg\STRf STRc2\v-ABZg3\v-STR\d cd!~vSTR+1-\c!~BS2+l\cd!~STRc4\BS2+lr\BS2+r\cd KRW+l\KRWgr\cd!~PSTR(L)\c!~d4__align=l\PSTR\PSTR(R)\ STR\STR\cd!~PSTR(L)\c!~d3__align=r\PSTR\PSTR(R)\ STR!~POINTERf@gq\STR!~POINTERg@fq\PSTR(L)\cd!~PSTR\c!~d2__align=l\PSTR(R)\~~ ~~ ~~Fo Tan Goods Yard STR\STR\PSTR(L)\cd!~PSTR\c!~d1__align=r\PSTR(R)\STRc2\STR3+1!~MFADE1+3~~ ~~ ~~ ENDEe\ENDEe\STR\STR\STR+c2\STR3+1+c2\STR3+1!~MFADE1+3!~STRc4 \STR\ABZg2\ABZg+1!~STRc3\STR+1+c4\STRc4 \STR2\STR+c13\ABZg+4\STR \STRc1\ABZg+4\STR+c2!~STR3~F\STR3 \STR!~STR+1~F\ABZg+1!~STR3~G\STRc4 \STR!~STR+1~G\STR \STRg\STRf \STR!~MFADEf\STR!~MFADEf~~ ~~ ~~ to | map_state = expanded Fo Tan () is a station on the of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between and stations on the East Rail line's main branch. The is located parallel to Fo Tan, on the line's Racecourse branch.
The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, villages, and a medium-sized industrial zone, as well as the of the MTRC. During rush hour, some northbound trains terminate at this station before departing southwards. Some trains do not run through this station on race days, and are instead diverted to stop at the Racecourse.
History
Fo Tan station opened on 15 February 1985, two years after the total electrification of the railway. It was featured at the end of the 1989 film Mr. Coconut, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai.
Fo Tan Goods Yard
In addition, two tracks spur off at the northeast of the station, and lead into a goods yard north of the station. Freight trains stopped there regularly before their demise on the East Rail line in 2010; the yard has since been used occasionally for rolling stock deliveries.
Station layout
The station has three tracks, with two island platforms between.
Trains normally stop at platforms 1 and 4. The centre track is used for special departures during peak hours or heading to the depot. Southbound trains arriving at Fo Tan Station after 11pm also use the centre track instead to minimize noise pollution towards the adjacent residential complexes. ::data[format=table]
| Platform | ← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sha Tin) |
|---|---|
| :: |
Entrances/exits
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Fo_Tan_Railway_House_(1).JPG" caption="Fo Tan Railway House in January 2009"] ::
Originally, the southern concourse was the only concourse in this station. Because the two concourses were built in separate years, they were not originally interconnected. MTR renovated the station in 2015, connecting the two concourses in the process. The new link opened on 12 December 2015.
;Southern concourse
- A: Fo Tan Railway House
- Fo Tan Railway House, IVE (Sha Tin), Hong Kong Sports Institute, Jockey Club Ti-I College, Sha Tin Rowing Centre
- B: Sui Fai Factory Estate
- Sui Fai Factory Estate, Fo Tan Road, Fo Tan Tsuen, Shan Mei Street, Shatin Galleria, Sui Wo Court, Chun Yeung Estate
;Northern concourse
- C: The Palazzo
- The Palazzo, Ficus Garden, Immigration and Registration of Persons, Jubilee Court, Jubilee Garden, Lok Lo Ha Village, Plaza Ascot, Royal Ascot
- D: Au Pui Wan Street
- Au Pui Wan Street, MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot, Wo Liu Hang Village
References
References
- Wong, Marcus. (2011-10-18). "Rail freight yards in Hong Kong".
- "New trains for SCL". [[MTR Corporation]].
- {{MTRsource. layout. fot. Fo Tan. 17 November 2014
- (11 December 2015). "MTR Listening‧Responding Programme Brings New Look to Fo Tan Station Two Concourses Become One". MTR Corporation.
- {{MTRsource. map. fot. Fo Tan. 17 November 2014
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