Lei Tung station

Lei Tung (Chinese: 利東; Cantonese Yale: Leihdūng) is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the South Island Line, located beside Mount Johnston on Ap Lei Chau in Southern District. The station is named after the adjacent public housing estate of the same name, which it serves in addition to Ap Lei Chau Main Street. The station is located below Yue On Court and Lei Tung Estate, and opened on 28 December 2016 with the rest of the South Island Line. It is the southernmost railway station in Hong Kong.

Lei Tung 利東
MTR rapid transit station
Lei Tung Station Exit B
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	利東
Simplified Chinese	利东
Cantonese Yale	Leihdūng
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lìdōng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Leihdūng Jyutping Lei6dung1
General information
Location	Lei Tung Estate Road, Ap Lei Chau Southern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°14′32″N 114°09′22″E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	South Island line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	LET
History
Opened	28 December 2016[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Wong Chuk Hang towards Admiralty South Island line South Horizons Terminus
Track layout to Wong Chuk Hang Aberdeen Channel Bridge over Aberdeen Channel 2 1 to South Horizons
Location
Lei Tung Location within the MTR system

History

The station was built by the Leighton Contractors–John Holland Joint Venture under a contract numbered 904, awarded May 2011, which also included South Horizons Station and sections of running tunnel.[2] It was constructed using the drill-and-blast method.[3]

Lei Tung station was opened on 28 December 2016.[1]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exits
L7	Concourse	Customer service, MTRShops, vending machines, ATMs
		Octopus Add Value Machine
L8 Platforms	Platform 2	→      South Island line towards Admiralty (Wong Chuk Hang) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	←      South Island line towards South Horizons (Terminus)

The station is underground with two tracks and an island platform.[4] North of the station, the line rises onto Aberdeen Channel Bridge, a railway bridge designed by Atkins Global that spans the Aberdeen Channel.[5]

Artworks in the station are Dawn of a New Day and Journeys Along the South Island Line (East) by local children under the respective leadership of Castaly Leung Ching-man and Sum Sum Tse. The art is located in the passageway to exit A, as well as the concourse and lift cars of exit B.[4][6]

Entrances/exits

Lei Tung Station has three exits. The exit to Lei Tung Estate Bus Terminal is connected to the concourse by lifts instead of escalators, due to the 40-metre (130 ft) depth of the platforms. Passage from exit A to exit B does not require entering the paid area.[4]

• A1: Ap Lei Chau Main Street (ground level) [4]
• A2: Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road (accessed by lift) [4]
• B: Lei Tung Estate, Lei Tung Commercial Centre, taxi stand, bus terminal (all entry/exit by 4 lifts) [4]

References

1. "MTR's South Island Line to open on December 28". RTHK. 5 December 2016.
2. "Progress Update". South Island Line. MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
3. "South Island Line (East) Rail Project Contract 904". Leighton Asia. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
4. "MTR – South Island Line> Station Information > Lei Tung Station". mtr-southislandline.hk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
5. "Design of Aberdeen Channel Bridge, Hong Kong" (PDF). atkinsglobal.com. Atkins Global. 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
6. 港鐵車站藝術計劃及進展 / Approach and Updates of MTR Art Programme (PDF). Government of Hong Kong. January 2013. pp. 45–46. Retrieved 1 November 2016.