Cheung Sha Wan station

Cheung Sha Wan (Chinese: 長沙灣) is an underground station located underneath Cheung Sha Wan Road in Sham Shui Po District on the Tsuen Wan Line of Hong Kong MTR, between Sham Shui Po and Lai Chi Kok. It was opened in 1982. The station's colour is Yellow brown.

Cheung Sha Wan 長沙灣
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	長沙灣
Simplified Chinese	长沙湾
Cantonese Yale	Chèungsāwàan
Literal meaning	Long Sandy Bay
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chángshāwān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chèungsāwàan Jyutping Coeng4saa1waan4
General information
Location	Cheung Sha Wan Road near Cheung Sha Wan Playground, Cheung Sha Wan Sham Shui Po District Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′07″N 114°09′23″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan line
Platforms	2 (island platform)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CSW
History
Opened	17 May 1982 (1982-05-17)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Sham Shui Po towards Central Tsuen Wan line Lai Chi Kok towards Tsuen Wan
Track layout to Lai Chi Kok 1 2 to Sham Shui Po
Location
Cheung Sha Wan Location within the MTR system

The station was originally planned with the name So Uk (蘇屋), and the station is close to the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum. However, the area around the station is typically deserted recently, due to various abandonment, destruction and reconstruction of the public housing estates nearby.

History

On 10 May 1982, Tsuen Wan line opened to the public, but Cheung Sha Wan station did not open to the public until 17 May, a week later.

Station layout

G	Ground level	Exits
L1	Concourse	Customer Service, MTRShops
		Vending machine, ATMs
L2 Platforms	Platform 1	→      Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Lai Chi Kok) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Sham Shui Po)

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Entrances/Exits

• A1/A2/A3: Cheung Sha Wan Road
• B: Fat Tsueng Street, Cheung Sha Wan Playground, IVE (WHK)
• C1: Wing Lung Street
• C2: Cheung Sha Wan Road[2]

Transport Connections

Minibus Routes To Caritas Medical Centre: 45M (Exit A3) To Wonderland Villas: 97A (Exit C2)

Bus Routes To So Uk Estate: 2 (Exit A3)

References

1. "Cheung Sha Wan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
2. "Cheung Sha Wan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.