Tai Wo station

Tai Wo (Chinese: 太和; Cantonese Yale: Taaiwò; pronounced: [tʰāːiwɔ̏ː]) is a MTR station in the western part of Tai Po New Town, in New Territories, Hong Kong. The station is located on the East Rail Line, between Fanling and Tai Po Market stations.

Tai Wo 太和
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese	太和
Jyutping	taai3wo4
Hanyu Pinyin	Tàihé
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tàihé Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Taaiwò IPA [tʰāːiwɔ̏ː] Jyutping taai3wo4
General information
Location	Po Nga Road, Tai Wo Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°27′04″N 114°09′40″E
Owned by	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade (on embankment)
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	9 May 1989 (1989-05-09)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Tai Po Market towards Hung Hom East Rail line Fanling towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Track layout to Fanling Tai Po Rd Tai Po Tai Wo Rd 1 2 Po Nga Rd Lam Tsuen River to Tai Po Market
Location
Tai Wo Location within the MTR system

History

Construction of the station, situated within the eponymous Tai Wo Estate, began in August 1986.[1] It opened on 9 May 1989 as an intermediate station of the East Rail Line, then known as the Kowloon–Canton Railway, upon the completion of the estate.[2]

Station layout

The Tai Wo Station premises are sandwiched between the two wings of Tai Wo Plaza, the shopping mall of Tai Wo Estate. Both of the exits at the station connect to Tai Wo Plaza, and passengers must pass through the mall in order to enter or exit the station.

L4 Footbridge	Footbridge	Exit B, Tickets/Fare Adjustment, passageway between platforms 1 and 2
L2 Concourse/ Platforms
	Concourse	Exit A, Tickets/Fare Adjustment, washrooms, automatic teller machines
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Fanling) →
	Platform 2	←      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Tai Po Market)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

[3]

Entrances/exits

• A: Tai Wo Plaza, transport interchange[4]
• B: Tai Wo Estate[4]

Connections

Below Tai Wo Station is a transport interchange, where bus and minibus routes connecting the neighbouring rural areas of Lam Tsuen, Tai Hang and Kau Lung Hang are available. This render Tai Wo the gateway to the western rural part of Tai Po District.

KMB routes[4]

• 64K - Yuen Long (West) ↔ Tai Po Market Station
• 64P, 65K - Kadoorie Farm → Tai Po Central (Morning Peak hours, 64P Evening Peak Hours, Reverse Direction)
• 71K - Tai Wo Station ↔ Tai Po Market Station
• 72 - Tai Wo Station ↔ Cheung Sha Wan
• 73 - Wah Ming ↔ Tai Po Industrial Estate/Tai Po Central
• 73A - Wah Ming ↔ Yu Chui Court
• 74A - Tai Wo Station ↔ Kai Yip
• 74C - Kau Lung Hang → Kwun Tong Ferry (Morning Peak hours)
• 74D - Kau Lung Hang ↔ Kwun Tong Ferry (Via Hong Kong Science Park)
• 271P - Kau Lung Hang → Tsim Sha Tsui (Morning Peak hours)
• 273C - Kau Lung Hang → Tsuen Wan West Station (Morning Peak hours)
• 273P - Tai Wo Station → Tsuen Wan West Station (Morning Peak hours)
• 307P - Tai Po ↔ Tin Hau Station (Peak hours)
• 907B - Kwong Fuk Playground → Wan Chai (Morning Peak hours)
• 907C - Tai Po Tau ↔ Wan Chai/Admiralty (Peak hours)
• N73 - Lok Ma Chau ↔ Sha Tin Central (Night route)

Public light bus routes[4]

• 21K - Wai Tau ↺ Tai Po Market
• 25A - Tai Po Market ↺ Nam Wa Po
• 25B - Tai Po Market ↺ Kau Lung Hang / Yuen Leng
• 25K - Tai Po Market ↔ Ng Tung Chai

References

1. "Tai Wo station opens tomorrow". South China Morning Post. 8 May 1989. p. 4.
2. "New station". South China Morning Post. 9 May 1989. p. 7.
3. "Tai Wo Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
4. "Tai Wo Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 November 2014.