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Fo Tan (Chinese: 火炭, Jyutping: Fo2 Taan3, Pinyin: Huǒtàn; lit. fire charcoal) is a station on the KCR East Rail. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between Sha Tin and University stations.
The station was opened in 1985, two years after total electrification of the railway.
The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, some villages, a medium-sized industrial zone, as well as the headquarters of the KCRC. In rush hours, some northbound trains are destined to this station and then depart to the south. However, some trains do not call this station on race days, and stop at Racecourse station instead.
[edit] Fo Tan Goodsyard
In addition, two tracks spur off at the northeast of the station, and lead into a goodsyard north of the station. The station goodsyard is considered to be well-utilised, with freight trains stopping regularly.
[edit] Station structure
[edit] Station storeys
[edit] Platforms
The station has three tracks, with two island platforms between.
Trains normally stop at platforms 1 and 4. The centre track is used in these occasions:
- Special southbound departures during morning peak hours.
- For southbound stopping when there are trains heading to and from depot, or Racecourse station during race days.
- Serve as buffer so that non-stop through trains can overtake local trains.
Platform 4 is closed during daytime non-peak hours due to a nearby construction site. Southbound trains have to depart at platform 3 instead.
- Southern Concourse
- A - KCRC House
- KCRC House, KCR Ho Tung Lau Maintenance Centre and Depot, Jubliee Garden, Jubilee Court, IVE (Sha Tin), HKSI, Jockey Club Ti-I College, a bus stop, a minibus stop, a taxi stand, Lok King Street, Tai Po Road
- B - Fo Tan Industrial Area
- Fo Tan Tsuen, Fo Tan Industrial Area, Transport Interchange, Fo Tan Road
- Northern Concourse
- C - Jubliee Garden
- D - Wo Liu Hang
- Wo Liu Hang, Fo Tan Industrial Area, a transport interchange, Au Pui Wan Street
[edit] Transport Interchange
- KMB：
- 82K - Fo Tan Station ↔ Mei Lam Estate
- 85 - Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) ↔ Kowloon City Ferry Pier
- 88K - Royal Ascot ↔ Hin King
- Other Routes：73A, 80M, 81K
- Public light bus：
- 65K - Fo Tan Staion ↔ Wong Nai Tau
- 801K - Yiu On ↔ Fo Tan Station（Circular）
- Other Routes：801, 811, 811A
[edit] Neighbouring stations
