Long Ping station

Long Ping (Chinese: 朗屏) is an MTR West Rail Line station located in the northern part of Yuen Long Town to the southeast of Long Ping Estate, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The station is elevated over Yuen Long Nullah with two public transport interchanges on the northeast and south sides. There are also cycle parks nearby. There is also a network of footbridges connecting the station to Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long Plaza and other nearby housing estates.

Long Ping 朗屏
MTR rapid transit station
Exterior of Long Ping Station
Chinese name
Chinese	朗屏
Literal meaning	Light discard(ing)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǎngpíng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Lóhngpìng Jyutping Long5ping4
General information
Location	Wang Lok Street & Long Yip Street, Yuen Long Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°26′52″N 114°01′31″E
Owned by	KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	West Rail line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	LOP
History
Opened	20 December 2003 (2003-12-20)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Yuen Long towards Hung Hom West Rail line Tin Shui Wai towards Tuen Mun
Track layout to Yuen Long 2 1 to Tin Shui Wai
Location
Long Ping Location within the MTR system

History

Long Ping and Yuen Long stations were built under a combined contract, numbered CC-202, which was awarded to the AMEC-Hong Kong Construction Joint Venture. The contract, worth HK$1.76 billion, commenced in September 1999. A topping-out ceremony for both stations was held on 24 May 2002.[1]

The station opened on 20 December 2003 with the inauguration of the West Rail.

Station layout

P Platforms	Platform 2	→      West Rail line towards Hung Hom (Yuen Long) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	←      West Rail line towards Tuen Mun (Tin Shui Wai)
C	Concourse	Exits, footbridge
		Customer services, toilets
		MTRShops, ticket machines, ATMs
G	Ground level	Exits, public transport interchanges

Long Ping Station Platform

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.[2]

Entrances/exits

• A: Wang Lok Street [3]
• B1: Ping Shun Street[3]
• B2: Long Ping Estate [3]
• C: Po Lok Square[3]
• D: Po Fai Path[3]
• E: Tai Kiu Tsuen[3]
• F: Tung Tau Industrial Area, Yue Fung Industrial Building [3]

Feeder services

Bus[3]

• MTR Bus
  • K66: Long Ping Estate ↔ Tai Tong
  • K68: Yuen Long Industrial Estate ↺ Yuen Long Town Park
  • K73: Tin Heng ↔ Yuen Long West
  • K74: Tin Shui ↺ Au Tau (Peak Hour service)
• Kowloon Motor Bus
  • 68A: Long Ping Estate ↔ Tsing Yi Station
  • 268B: Long Ping Station ↔ Hung Hom Ferry Pier
  • 268C: Long Ping Station ↔ Kwun Tong Pier
  • A36: Long Ping Station↔ Airport (Via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port)

Public light bus[3]

• New Territories Green minibus:
  • 73: Long Ping Station (South) Public Transport Interchange ↔ Sung Shan New Village
  • 74: Yuen Long (Fook Hong Street) ↔ Shing Uk Tsuen

References

1. "All KCR West Rail stations in the New Territories topped out". Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation. 24 May 2002.
2. "Long Ping Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
3. "Long Ping Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.