Tai Po Kau railway station

Tai Po Kau (Chinese: 大埔滘車站), also signed simply as Tai Po, was a railway station on the British section of the Kowloon–Canton Railway in Tai Po Kau, New Territories, Hong Kong. Its location next to Tai Po Hoi and a pier serving the northeast New Territories made Tai Po Kau a transport hub.

Tai Po Kau 大埔滘
KCR station
Location	Tai Po Railway Pier,[1] Tai Po Road — Tai Po Kau, Tai Po Kau Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°26′27″N 114°10′58″E
Owned by	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Kowloon–Canton Railway (British Section)
Platforms	2 (side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, public light bus, kai-to
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
History
Opened	1 October 1910 (1910-10)
Closed	2 May 1983 (1983-05-03)
Services
Preceding station KCR Following station University towards Kowloon KCR British section Tai Po Market towards Lo Wu
Location
Tai Po Kau Location within the current MTR system

The station had traditional Chinese architecture.

As roads and public transport were improved in the area and as the remote villages depopulated, the importance of the station and the pier declined quickly. The station was abandoned when the railway was electrified in the early 1980s. At this time, two ferry routes serving the adjacent pier (to Tap Mun and Ping Chau) were moved to the Ma Liu Shui pier near University station.[2]

In the 1990s, the station structure was removed and replaced with staff quarters of KCR Corporation. This development is called "Trackside Villas" and is linked to Tai Po Market station by a shuttle bus.[3]

References

1. "Google Maps". Google Inc. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
2. "Ferry changes". South China Morning Post. 1 May 1983.
3. "Residents' Service Route No. : NR50" (PDF). Transport Department. Retrieved 29 December 2014.