Sung Wong Toi station

Sung Wong Toi (Chinese: 宋皇臺) is an underground MTR rapid transit station currently under construction in Hong Kong on the East West Corridor, located in Ma Tau Chung in Kowloon City District. The station will serve Kowloon City and Ma Tau Wai. The station is being built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL), and is scheduled to open by 2021 along with the rest of phase 2 of the Tuen Ma line (Sung Wong Toi to Hung Hom). The station is being constructed by a Samsung–Hsin Chong joint venture.[1]

This article is about the station previously called To Kwa Wan Station. For the station previously called Ma Tau Wai station, see To Kwa Wan station.

Sung Wong Toi 宋皇臺
Future MTR rapid transit station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	宋皇臺
Simplified Chinese	宋皇台
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sònghuángtái Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sung^3wong^4toi^4
General information
Location	Olympic Avenue, Ma Tau Chung Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′33″N 114°11′29″E
Owned by	KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tuen Ma line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opening	2021 (2021)
Previous names	To Kwa Wan
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Kai Tak towards Wu Kai Sha Tuen Ma line Sha Tin to Central Link To Kwa Wan towards Tuen Mun
Location
Sung Wong Toi Location within the MTR system

As of June 2020, the station is expected to open in the third quarter of 2021.[2]

Location

The original KCR plans had the station near the intersection of Sung Wong Toi Road and To Kwa Wan Road in the old Kai Tak Airport tarmac, but the location was moved near to the junction of Ma Tau Chung Road and Sung Wong Toi Road.[3] The location will be roughly at the west end of the former Kai Tak Airport terminal footprint and the start of runway 13/31, which today has become the western part of the Kai Tak Development area.

Naming

Technically, this station is located closer to Ma Tau Chung than To Kwa Wan. This raised controversy when "To Kwa Wan" was originally chosen to name this station and "Ma Tau Wai" for the adjacent station, which is in To Kwa Wan, during planning and construction. In a map of the MTR network after 2021, revealed to the public on 23 September 2017, the station name was changed to that of the nearby landmark Sung Wong Toi, an important historic relic of Emperor Duanzong. However, MTR Corporation stated that the name was "for internal reference" and that no final decision would be made until 2018.

On 27 November 2017, the Transport and Housing Bureau announced that the names of both stations were finalised according to the "internal reference", and that the names reflected public concern over geographical accuracy, the historic significance of the monolith, and the integration of the railway structures with the local community.[4]

Archaeological discovery

On 21 April 2014, construction workers discovered six wells and thousands of artefacts dating back to the Song dynasty.[5] Construction was halted for months while archaeological assessment was being done. This discovery led to an 11-month delay and an additional cost of 3 billion Hong Kong dollars to the construction project.[6] The government plans to preserve at least one of the wells in-situ[7] and incorporate it into the station design.

Station layout

This station will be underground with one island platform and four exits.

G	Ground level	Exits
C	Concourse	Customer service, MTRshops
		Pedestrian tunnel under Nam Kok Road
P Platforms
	Platform 1	←      Tuen Ma line (planned) towards Tuen Mun (To Kwa Wan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→      Tuen Ma line (planned) towards Wu Kai Sha (Kai Tak) →

Exits

• Exit A will be located north of the station
• Exit B will be located at Nam Kok Road, providing a pedestrian subway across Olympic Garden and Sung Wong Toi Playground
• Exit C will be located at Pak Tai Street
• Exit D will be located south of the station

References

1. "MTR - Shatin to Central Link - Construction - Contracts". MTR Shatin to Central Link. MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
2. "LCQ1: Construction Works at and near Hung Hom Station Extension under Shatin to Central Link Project". Legislative Council. 3 June 2020.
3. "MTR - Shatin to Central Link - Project Details - Alignment". MTR Shatin to Central Link. MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. "Double Celebration for Shatin to Central Link. Topping Out and New Names Announced for Two Stations in Kowloon City" (pdf) (Press release). MTR. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
5. Lee, Ada; Fung, Fanny (2 May 2014). "Concern over future of MTR archaeological dig". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
6. Wong, Olga (20 November 2014). "Discovery of relics at Sha Tin-Central MTR site has cost HK$3 billion". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
7. Lee, Ada (18 May 2014). "Decision put off until September on relics at To Kwa Wan MTR station site". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

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