Tsuen Wan station

Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan; 荃灣
	MTR rapid transit station
	Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	荃灣
Simplified Chinese	荃湾
Jyutping	cyun4waan1
Hanyu Pinyin	Quánwān
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Quánwān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	chyùnwāan
IPA	[tsʰy̏ːnwáːn]
Jyutping	cyun4waan1
General information
Location	Sai Lau Kok Road × Tai Ho Road, Tsuen Wan; Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′25″N 114°07′04″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan line;
Platforms	2 (side platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TSW
History
Opened	10 May 1982;
Services
Track layout
Location
	Tsuen Wan Location within the MTR system

Tsuen Wan (Chinese: 荃灣; Cantonese Yale: chyùnwāan) is the northern terminus of the MTR Tsuen Wan Line in Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Tsuen Wan Line at ground level. It is located in the northern central part of Tsuen Wan New Town, New Territories West. The preceding station is Tai Wo Hau.

It was the westernmost station in the MTR system until the opening of the Airport Station in 1998. It was also the northernmost station in the MTR system until the MTR–KCR merger.

History

The station opened as part of the line opening on 10 May 1982. A commemorative plaque in the station concourse, near exit A, was unveiled by Acting Governor Sir Philip Haddon-Cave. The station was designed as an intermediate station with two side platforms, with trains terminating at Tsuen Wan West, further northwest near Tsuen King Garden, different from the present West Rail Line Tsuen Wan West Station. The area around the proposed terminus had a poor development record and it was decided to not build a station there, even though tracks had already been laid. This explains why the station uses different platforms for loading and unloading. After leaving the unloading platform, trains enter the section of track beyond the station to proceed to the Tsuen Wan Depot or reverse back to the loading platform to go towards Central.

During the construction of the station, Route Twisk was diverted. The famous Sam Tung Uk walled village was also relocated, though it was later preserved as a museum.

New roads and shopping centres were set up around the station, and a private housing estate was also built directly above the station. A bus interchange was set up under one of the shopping centres.

Usage

The usage of the station was not very high when it opened in 1982 as the station was located in the northern edge of Tsuen Wan town and the connecting infrastructure was incomplete, making it difficult to attract residents in the town centre to take the MTR.

With over 20 years of development, the area around the station gradually took over as the town centre. Several shopping malls were constructed near the station, and an extensive footbridge network was built to connect to nearby shopping malls, the original town centre, and some villages to the north. The station also acts as an important transportation interchange, with numerous bus and minibus routes serving near the station. Commuters from northwest New Territories used to change buses at this station to continue their journey into Kowloon by MTR, before the West Rail Line opened in 2003.

Refurbishment

The station was refurbished twice. In the early 1990s, a Chinese-style design was introduced inside the station. This design was completely removed after the second refurbishment in 2004, where more shops were set up in the station (a common practice of MTR station refurbishments in the 2000s). Gates were relocated to handle more passengers.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 are both located at ground level, and the tracks are located right next to each other. One platform is used for boarding and the other is used for alighting. Two new exits have been built next to Platform 1, allowing passengers to leave the station without going up the escalators and coming back down again. Passengers entering the station via these exits will have to take an escalator up to the concourse, cross to the other side for the down escalator for Platform 2.

-	Shopping Mall Residential Area/ Flyover	Tsuen Wan Centre, Luk Yeung Sun Chuen, Luk Yeung Galleria (last two on opposite side) Tai Ho Road North
U1	Concourse	Exits A-C, customer service, MTRshops
		Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machines
		Octopus promotion machine
G Platforms	Exits	Exit D, E, Public light bus stops
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Tai Wo Hau) →
	Platform 1	← Tsuen Wan line termination platform
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Depot	MTR Tsuen Wan Depot

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Concourse

Entrances and exits

Concourse (U1)

A1: New Town Mall
A2: Bus Terminus
A3: Government Offices, Discovery Park
A4: Bus Stop
B1: Fou Wah Centre
B2: Kolour Tsuen Wan, Panda Hotel
B3: Sai Lau Kok Road
C: Luk Yeung Sun Chuen[2]

Platform 1 (G)

D: Green Minibus Stop
E: Sam Tung Uk Museum [2]

Transport connections

Tsuen Wan Station Public Transport Interchange – Exit A1 / A2
Company	Route	Termini
Kowloon Motor Bus	41M	Tsuen Wan Station	Tsing Yi Estate
Kowloon Motor Bus	41P	Tsuen Wan Station	Tsing Yi Ferry Pier
Kowloon Motor Bus	59M	Tsuen Wan Station	Tuen Mun Ferry Pier
Kowloon Motor Bus	60M	Tsuen Wan Station	Tuen Mun Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	66M	Tsuen Wan Station	Tai Hing
Kowloon Motor Bus	68M	Tsuen Wan Station	Yuen Long (West)
Kowloon Motor Bus	238M	Tsuen Wan Station	Rivera Gardens
China – HK Express Bus		Tsuen Wan Station	Huanggang

Sai Lau Kok Road – Exit A4 / D
Company	Route	Termini
Kowloon Motor Bus	30X	Allway Gardens	Tsing Yi Estate
Kowloon Motor Bus	34M	Bayview Garden	Tsuen Wan Station ↺
Kowloon Motor Bus	39A	Allway Gardens	Tsuen Wan West Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	39M	Allway Gardens	Tsuen Wan Station ↺
Kowloon Motor Bus	42M	Discovery Park	Cheung Wang
Kowloon Motor Bus	53	Yuen Long (East)	Tsuen Wan West Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	234A	Sea Crest	Tsuen Wan West Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	234B	Sea Crest	Tsuen Wan West Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	243M	Discovery Park	Mayfair Garden
Long Win Bus	A31	Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower)	Airport Ground Transportation Centre
Long Win Bus	E31	Discovery Park	Yat Tung
Long Win Bus	N31	Discovery Park	Airport Ground Transportation Centre

Luk Yeung San Chuen – Exit B3
Company	Route	Termini
China – HK Express Bus		Discovery Bay	Huanggang

Tai Ho Road North – **Stairs from passageway between Exit A and B**
Company	Route	Termini
Kowloon Motor Bus	51	Sheung Tsuen	Tsuen Wan West Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	848	Sha Tin Racecourse	→ Kwai Fong Station
Long Win Bus	R42	Tai Wai Station	Disneyland Resort

Castle Peak Road – Exit A1 / A2
Company	Route	Termini
Kowloon Motor Bus	57M	Shan King	Lai King (North)
Kowloon Motor Bus	58M	Leung King Estate	Kwai Fong Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	59A	Tuen Mun Ferry Pier	Kwai Chung (Kwai Fong Estate)
Kowloon Motor Bus	61M	Yau Oi (South)	Lai King (North)
Kowloon Motor Bus	67M	Siu Hong Court	Kwai Fong Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	68A	Long Ping Estate	Tsing Yi Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	69M	Tin Shui Wai Town Centre	Kwai Fong Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	69P	Tin Yiu	→ Kwai Fong Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	260C	Sam Shing	Kwai Fong Station
Kowloon Motor Bus	265M	Tin Heng Estate	Lai Yiu
Kowloon Motor Bus	269A	Tin Sau Road	→ Kwai Chung (Kwai Fong Estate)
Kowloon Motor Bus	269M	Tin Yan Estate	Cho Yiu
Kowloon Motor Bus	868	Tuen Mun City Centre	Sha Tin Racecourse
Kowloon Motor Bus	N260	Tuen Mun Ferry Pier	Mei Foo
Kowloon Motor Bus	N269	Tin Tsz	Mei Foo

Sai Lau Kok Public Transport Interchange – Exit B1 / B2
Route	Termini
95M	Tsuen Wan Station	Tsuen Wan Centre
96M	Tsuen Wan Station	Tsing Lung Tau
96S	Hoi Mei Beach	→ Tsuen Wan Station

Sai Lau Kok Road – Exit A4 / D
Route	Termini
95A	Summit Terrace	Tsuen Wan Station ↺
95M	Tsuen Wan Station (Terminates at Sai Lau Kok PTI, see above)	Tsuen Wan Centre
95K	Tsuen Wan Station	Tsuen Wan West Station
96A	Yau Kom Tau	Tsuen Wan Station ↺
96B	Belvedere Gardens	Tsuen Wan Station ↺
96C	Tsuen Wan Station	Bellagio
96M	Tsuen Wan Station (Terminates at Sai Lau Kok PTI, see above)	Tsing Lung Tau
301	Clague Garden Estate	Tsuen Wan Station ↺
301M	Tsuen Wan West Station	Tsuen Wan Station ↺

→ : One-way operation
↺ : Circular operation
bold: Tsuen Wan Station as terminus of route

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References

"Tsuen Wan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
"Tsuen Wan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

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[1] "Tsuen Wan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[MTRmap-2] "Tsuen Wan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.