Kwai Fong station

Kwai Fong (Chinese: 葵芳) is an elevated railway station on Tsuen Wan Line of Hong Kong's MTR system. Opened in 1982, it is located between Lai King and Kwai Hing stations.

Kwai Fong = 葵芳
MTR rapid transit station
Platform
Chinese name
Chinese	葵芳
Hanyu Pinyin	Kuífāng
Cantonese Yale	Kwàifōng
Literal meaning	Fragrant Sunflower
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kuífāng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Kwàifōng Jyutping Kwai4fong1
General information
Location	Kwai Yan Road, Kwai Chung Kwai Tsing District Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°21′25″N 114°07′40″E
Owned by	MTR office
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan line
Platforms	2 (side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	KWF
History
Opened	10 May 1982 (1982-05-10)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Lai King towards Central Tsuen Wan line Kwai Hing towards Tsuen Wan
Track layout to Kwai Hing 1 2 to Lai King
Location
Kwai Fong Location within the MTR system

Named after Kwai Fong Estate, a large public housing estate to its northeast, Kwai Fong, the neighbourhood around the station, has successfully become a transit interchange, business centre, as well as the landmark area of Kwai Chung. Since opening, all sorts of road transportation from various places in the Kwai Tsing District have converged here. A shopping centre (Metroplaza) was also built west of the station in the early 1990s. The station also serves those who work in the factories to its east.

The tracks north of the station are surrounded by concrete noise barriers to minimise noise pollution for residents living near the railway.

History

Kwai Fong station was built as part of the Tsuen Wan Extension project, the first extension of the MTR system following its 1979 opening. The new line served to link the Tsuen Wan New Town to Kowloon. It opened on 10 May 1982.

Automatic platform gates were installed at this station in August 2011.

Station layout

P Platforms	Exit E	Exit, footbridge to Metroplaza
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→      Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Lai King) →
	Platform 1	←      Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Kwai Hing)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
C	Concourse	Exits, transport interchange
		Customer services, MTRshops
		Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machines
		Octopus promotion machine

Kwai Fong Station Concourse

[1] The tracks of platform 1 and 2 are located next to each other in the middle of the station. Passengers have to ride different escalators up as according to the platform they want to go to.

Kwai Fong Station is one of the three elevated stations of the Tsuen Wan Line. (The others are Lai King and Kwai Hing stations.)

The structure of Kwai Fong Station is very similar to Kwai Hing Station.

Passengers can go to Exit E from Platform 1 without going down any escalators, but for Platform 2, passengers should take an escalator down to the concourse, and take an escalator back to Platform 1, and go to Exit E. From Exit E to the platform, it is the same as the above.

Entrances/Exits

• A: New Kwai Fong Gardens D-E, Kwai Fong Estate
• B: New Kwai Fong Gardens A-C
• C: Kwai Tsing Theatre
• D: Kwai Chung Plaza, Metroplaza (ground level)
• E: Metroplaza (via footbridge linking Platform 1)[2]

Exits A through D are located at the ground floor of the station, while Exit E is located on Platform 1 (towards Tsuen Wan).

Transport Connections

Minibus Routes

To Container Port Road South:

• 87M, 87A (Exit D)

To Greenfield Garden:

• 88B (Exit B)

To Gin Drinker's Bay:

• 404M (Exit C)

To Kwai Shing:

• 89M (Exit D)

To Mayfair Garden (Hong Kong IVE & Thei, Tsing Yi Campus):

• 88C (Exit C)

To Princess Margaret Hospital:

• 407A (Exit D)

To Riviera Garden:

• 404M (Exit D)

To Tsing Yi Estate:

• 88 (Exit B)

To United Dockyard:

• 88M (Exit B)

To Tivoli Garden:

• 88D (Exit D)

To Tsing Lung Tau:

• 302 (Exit D)

The MTR provides a 50-cent interchange discount for passengers changing from minibus route 407A to the MTR at Lai King or Kwai Fong stations, vice versa.

Kwai Fong MTR Station Transport Interchange (Exit A)

These routes terminate at the transport interchange:

• 31M to Shek Lei Estate
• 32M to Cheung Shan (Circular)
• 36M to Lei Muk Shue
• 43M to Cheung Ching (Circular)
• 58M to Leung King Estate
• 67M to Siu Hong Court
• 69M to Tin Shui Wai Town Centre
• 235M to On Yam Estate
• E32 to Airport (AsiaWorld-Expo)

Stops are also there for these routes as well:

• 30 Cheung Sha Wan <> Allway Gardens
• 46P Mei Tin Estate ↺ Kwai Fong Station (Peak hours only)
• 46X Mei Foo <> Hin Keng
• 47X Kwai Shing Central <> Chun Shek
• 57M Lai King North <> Shan King
• 61M Lai King North <> Yau Oi South

References

1. "Kwai Fong Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. "Kwai Fong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.