Sha Tin station

Sha Tin (Chinese: 沙田; Cantonese Yale: Sātìn), formerly known as Sha Tin Railway Station[1] (Chinese: 沙田火車站 or Chinese: 沙田鐵路站[2]) is a station on the East Rail Line of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system. The station is located in the town centre of Sha Tin.

Sha Tin 沙田
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese	沙田
Jyutping	Saa1tin4
Hanyu Pinyin	Shātián
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shātián Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sātìn IPA [sáː.tʰȉːn] Jyutping Saa1tin4
General information
Location	Sha Tin Station Circuit/Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′57″N 114°11′15″E
Owned by	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line
Platforms	4 (island platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1 October 1910 (1910-10)
Electrified	1983
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Tai Wai towards Hung Hom East Rail line Fo Tan towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau East Rail line Race days only Racecourse towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Former services Preceding station KCR Following station Mong Kok towards Kowloon KCR British section University towards Lo Wu
Track layout to Fo Tan or Racecourse 1 3 2 4 to Tai Wai
Location
Sha Tin Location within the MTR system

The station was formerly on the main line of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR), but since KCR's merger with the MTR, it belongs to the East Rail Line of the MTR.

Citylink Plaza, which has a footbridge link to New Town Plaza, is built on top of the station. The station serves two large bus termini with buses going to many places around Hong Kong (such as Sai Kung or Tung Chung). One is on an elevated surface, adjacent to the concourse level. The other is at ground level in New Town Plaza.

History

The station originally opened in 1910. The railway was single-track at that time, but Sha Tin Station had a passing loop. The station office was housed in a single-storey stone building.

Sha Tin Station was rebuilt in the early 1980s in preparation for the railway's electrification. On 6 May 1982, Sir Philip Haddon-Cave unveiled a plaque in the concourse of Sha Tin Station to open the first phase of electric service, which spanned from Hung Hom to Shatin initially. At the same time, daily service hours to Sha Tin were extended from 10:30 pm to midnight.[3] Electric service was extended to Tai Po on 2 May 1983, and to Lo Wu (the full length of the KCR British Section) on 15 July 1983.[4] The new station initially had a branch of Hang Seng Bank, for people with need of coin exchange and banking services.[2]

The Citylink Plaza, an HK$82 million building that originally housed the headquarters of the KCR Corporation as well as many government offices, was built on top of the station and opened in 1983.[5]

The station concourse was substantially renovated from 2010 to 2013.

Station layout

There are two island platforms for platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 3 and 4 respectively.

Trains normally stop at platforms 2 and 3. Platforms 1 and 4 are used in the following occasions:

• for special departures during peak hours (platform 4 for southbound) and race days (platform 1 for northbound),
• to serve as buffers when the train frequency is high during peak hours, or
• to allow non-stop trains to overtake local trains.
• This station's layout is similar to Tai Po Market station

-	Above station	Citylink Plaza, taxi stand
C	Concourse	Exits/Entrances, bus terminus Customer Service Centre, toilets Shops, vending machines ATMs, lockers
Platform level	Platform 1	→      East Rail line towards Racecourse race days (Terminus) → →      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Fo Tan) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 2	→      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Fo Tan) →
	Platform 3	←      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Tai Wai)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 4	←      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Tai Wai)

[6]

Exits

• A1: Pai Tau Street, public transport interchange
• A2: Citylink Plaza
• A3: New Town Plaza
• A4: Pai Tau Village
• B: Pai Tau Street, Pai Tau Village, public transport interchange [7]

References

1. Declaration of the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower as a Historical Building under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. Hong Kong: Urban Council. 19 February 1990. p. 6 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries multimedia information system.
2. 配合電氣化火車服務恆生沙田站設辦事處. The Kung Sheung Daily News (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Industrial and Commercial Daily Press. 8 June 1982.
3. "KCR's electric wonder". South China Morning Post. 7 May 1982. p. 1.
4. Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 1983. Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 1984.
5. "Shatin public to get better service". South China Morning Post. 26 July 1982. p. 13.
6. "Sha Tin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
7. "Sha Tin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2014.