Sha Tin station
Railway station in Sha Tin, Hong Kong
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::summary Railway station in Sha Tin, Hong Kong ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sha Tin |
| native_name | 沙田 |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hant-HK |
| style | MTR |
| style2 | East Rail |
| symbol_location | hk |
| symbol | MTR |
| type | MTR rapid transit station |
| image | Sha Tin Station platforms 2024 10 part2.jpg |
| image_caption | Platform 1 and 2 October 2024 |
| mlanguage | {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese |
| c | 沙田 |
| showflag | jyp |
| p | Shātián |
| y | Sātìn |
| j | Saa1tin4 |
| ci | }} |
| address | Sha Tin Station Circuit/Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin |
| borough | Sha Tin District, Hong Kong |
| coordinates | |
| line | |
| connections | {{plainlist |
| structure | At-grade |
| platform | 4 (2 island platforms) |
| levels | 1 |
| tracks | 6 |
| opened | |
| electrified | |
| accessible | |
| code | SHT |
| owned | Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation |
| operator | MTR Corporation |
| services | {{Adjstn |
| line1 | East Rail |
| line2 | East Rail |
| line3 | East Rail |
| other_services | {{Adjstn |
| line | KCR |
| other_services_header | Former services |
| map_type | Hong Kong MTR |
| map_alt | Hong Kong MTR system map |
| map_caption | Location within the MTR system |
| route_map | {{Routemap |
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| :: |
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Sha Tin station, formerly known as Sha Tin railway station ( or ) is a station on the of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system. The station is located in the town centre of Sha Tin.
The station was formerly on the main line of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR), but since KCR's merger with the MTR, it belongs to the East Rail line of the MTR.
Citylink Plaza, which has a footbridge link to New Town Plaza, is built on top of the station. The station serves two large bus termini with buses going to many places around Hong Kong (such as Sai Kung or Tung Chung). One is on an elevated surface, adjacent to the concourse level. The other is at ground level in New Town Plaza.
History
The station originally opened on 1 October 1910. The railway was single-track at that time, but Sha Tin station had a passing loop. The station office was housed in a single-storey stone building.
Sha Tin station was rebuilt in the early 1980s in preparation for the railway's electrification. On 6 May 1982, Sir Philip Haddon-Cave unveiled a plaque in the concourse of Sha Tin station to open the first phase of electric service, which spanned from Hung Hom to Shatin initially. At the same time, daily service hours to Sha Tin were extended from 10:30 pm to midnight. Electric service was extended to Tai Po on 2 May 1983, and to Lo Wu (the full length of the KCR British Section) on 15 July 1983. The new station initially had a branch of Hang Seng Bank, for people in need of coin exchange and banking services.
The Citylink Plaza, an HK$82 million building that originally housed the headquarters of the KCR Corporation as well as many government offices, was built on top of the station and opened in 1983.
The station concourse was substantially renovated from 2010 to 2013.
Layout
There are two island platforms for platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 3 and 4 respectively.
Trains normally stop at platforms 2 and 3. Platforms 1 and 4 were used for special departures, or race days.
This station's layout is similar to Tai Po Market station.
Notes:
- Platform 1 serves as a buffer to eschew through trains and is also used for special departures during peak hours and race days
- Platform 4 is used for special departures during peak hours and race days.
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| Platform | ← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Tai Wai) |
|---|---|
| :: |
Gallery
Sha Tin Station 2021 03 part8.jpg|Sha Tin station (March 2021) Sha Tin Station shops 2022 04 part1.jpg|Paid area of the concourse (April 2022) Sha Tin Station concourse 2022 04 part2.jpg|Unpaid area of the concourse, with the customer service centre (April 2022) Sha Tin Station 2017 10 part3.jpg|Ticket machines and Octopus card top-up machines in the unpaid area of the concourse in Citylink Plaza (October 2017) Sha Tin Station Platform 2011.jpg|Platform 2 of Sha Tin station (2011)
Exits
- A1: Pai Tau Street, public transport interchange
- A2: Citylink Plaza
- A3: New Town Plaza
- A4: Pai Tau Village
- B: Pai Tau Street, Pai Tau Village, public transport interchange
Sha Tin Station Public Transport Interchange 2022 04 part1.jpg|Public Transport Interchange outside Exit B
References
References
- (19 February 1990). "Declaration of the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower as a Historical Building under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance". Urban Council.
- (8 June 1982). Industrial and Commercial Daily Press
- (7 May 1982). "KCR's electric wonder". South China Morning Post.
- (1984). "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 1983".
- (26 July 1982). "Shatin public to get better service". South China Morning Post.
- {{MTRsource. layout. sht. Sha Tin. 22 November 2014
- {{MTRsource. map. sht. Sha Tin. 22 November 2014
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