Racecourse station (MTR)

Racecourse (Chinese: 馬場; Cantonese Yale: Máhchèung) is a station on the East Rail Line of Hong Kong. It was opened in 1985 and is only used on race days and special days held in the Sha Tin Racecourse. There are single journey tickets to the station available separately. It is located between Sha Tin and University stations along the East Rail Line's Racecourse branch, and is situated parallel to Fo Tan along the mainline.

Racecourse

馬場
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馬場
Simplified Chinese马场
JyutpingMaa5coeng4
Hanyu PinyinMáchǎng
Literal meaninghorse field
General information
LocationSha Tin Racecourse, Tai Po Road — Sha Tin, Fo Tan
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°24′01″N 114°12′10″E
Owned byKowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (island platform)
ConnectionsBus, public light bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
Other information
Station codeRAC
History
Opened
  • 1 October 1985 (1985-10)[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Sha Tin
towards Hung Hom
 East Rail line
Race days only
 University
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Track layout
to University
1
2
Ho Tung Lau Depot
to Sha Tin
Location
Racecourse
Location within the MTR system

History

Racecourse Station originally opened along with the eponymous racecourse in 1978.

The current Racecourse Station opened on 1 October 1985, in time to serve a new grandstand at the racecourse.[1]

A renovation of the station was completed in 1996.[2]

Station layout

Racecourse has one island platform. Unlike at other MTR stations, trains can arrive at either platform regardless of direction, so passengers need to follow directions of MTR staff and the electronic displays for the direction of trains. Both directions usually have a headway of 10–15 minutes.

The station does not have escalators or lifts. Wheelchair users can only use a stair lift to access the station after calling a member of staff for assistance.

C Concourse Exits/Entrances, Customer Service
Footbridges To Sha Tin Racecourse
Ground/
Platforms		 Depot tracks → No passenger service
Platform 1 ←      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Sha Tin)
→      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Platform 2 ←      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Sha Tin)
→      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) →

[3]

Entrances/Exits
  • A: Racecourse Grandstand (Gate 1 & 2)
  • B: Racecourse Grandstand (Gate 3 & 4)
  • C: Racecourse Grandstand (Gate 5 & 6)

There are three footbridges that link the platform to the station concourse near the grandstand. There are no other entrances to access the station.[4]

  • Station entrance
  • Entrance to MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot
  • Inside MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot
  • Station entrance
  • Platform 1

References
  1. Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 1985. Hong Kong: Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 1986.
  2. "Annual Report 1996". Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 1997. p. 14.
  3. "Racecourse Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. "Racecourse Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2014.


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