Siu Hong (KCR)
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 Siu Hong Light Rail stop (orange canopies). Over it is the concourse of West Rail Station. Siu Hong Court is in the background. |
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Siu Hong Station (Chinese: 兆康站) is a KCR station located beside Siu Hong Court, Tuen Mun, New Territories. It is built on the Tuen Mun Nullah immediately east of Siu Hong Court. The station is an interchange for the KCR Light Rail and the KCR West Rail. Elevated public transport interchanges are provided at both the south and north ends of the station. Two access ramps link the public transport interchanges to Castle Peak Road and Tsing Lun Road for access to feeder services such as buses, mini-buses, and taxis.
The Customer Service Centre of this station opens from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily.
Siu Hong is the largest Light Rail station, and also the largest interchange station for the West Rail.
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[edit] Key dates
| Date | Event | Reference |
| Jul 1999 | Award of contract CC-212 for West Rail station to HK ACE JV at a contract sum of HK$1386M | |
| 23 Mar 2002 | Temporary platforms 1 and 2 for Light Rail opened. Original platforms 1 and 2 closed. Customer service centre relocated. | |
| 26 Feb 2002 | West Rail station topped out. | |
| 9 Nov 2003 | Reconstructed Light Rail platforms 1 and 2 put into use, temporary platforms closed. | |
| 20 Dec 2003 | West Rail commenced service. Customer service centre relocated. |
[edit] Platforms
- Platform 1: West Rail to Tuen Mun
- Platform 2: West Rail to Nam Cheong
Both platforms share the same island platform.
The first train to Tuen Mun departs at 6:25 a.m., while the last train departs at 12:40 a.m. the day after. The first train to Nam Cheong departs at 5:47 a.m., while the last train departs at 12:17 a.m. the day after.
[edit] Light Rail services
The Light Rail Station belongs to Zone 3 for single-ride ticket.
| Route | Destination | Platform | First train | Last train |
| 505 | Sam Shing (via Leung King and Kin On) | 5 | 0526 | 0049 |
| 610 | Ferry Pier(via Tai Hing South) | 2 | 0540 | 0058 |
| 610 | Yuen Long | 1 | 0540 | 0049 |
| 614 | Ferry Pier (via Prime View) | 2 | 0537 | 0050 |
| 614 | Yuen Long | 1 | 0539 | 0052 |
| 614P | Ferry Pier (via Prime View) | 5 | 0558 | 0039 |
| 615 | Ferry Pier (via Leung King) | 2 | 0539 | 0049 |
| 615 | Yuen Long | 1 | 0539 | 0050 |
| 615P | Ferry Pier (via Leung King) | 6 | 0531 | 0039 |
| 751 | Yau Oi | 2 | 0548 | 0058 |
| 751 | Tin Yat | 1 | 0531 | 0047 |
[edit] Feeder services
[edit] Buses
| Route | Destination | Exit | |
| K51* | Fu Tai | A | Details |
| K51* | Tai Lam via Town Centre and Gold Coast | A | Details |
| K58* | Castle Peak Bay via Leung King and Ming Kum | E | Details |
| K58* | Fu Tai | E | Details |
| 261 | Sheung Shui (Tin Ping) via East Rail Sheung Shui Station | A | Details |
| 261 | Sam Shing via Chi Lok | A | Details |
* Free interchange with West Rail (for Octopus card, One-Month Pass and Discovery Pass users only)
[edit] Minibus
- 42: Tsz Tin Tsuen to Tuen Mun Town Centre (at North interchange. Octopus cards unavailable.)
- 46*: Fu Tai to Tuen Mun Town Centre (at South interchange)
* $1.0 interchanging concession with West Rail (for Octopus card users only)
[edit] West Rail station entrances/exits
- A: Siu Hong (South) Public Transport Interchange, Tuen Mun Hospital, Brillant Garden
- B1: Siu Hong Light Rail Stop (Platform 2) (via escalators and staircases)
- B2: Siu Hong Light Rail Stop (Platforms 1, 4 and 5), Siu Hong Court, Siu Hong Commercial Centre
- B3, B4: Siu Hong Light Rail Stop (Platforms 3 and 6)
- C: Siu Hong Court (Phases 1 and 2)
- D1: Siu Hong Light Rail Stop (Platform 2) (via a lift)
- D2: Siu Hong Court Podium, Siu Hong Commercial Centre, Siu Hong Court (Phases 3 and 4)
- E: Siu Hong (North) Public Transport Interchange
- F: Parkland Villas, Fu Tei Estate, Lingnan University, Ching Leung Nunnery
[edit] Station facilities
- Light Rail departure indicators (3 sets)
- Customer service centre (7:30am - 7:00pm daily)
- Ticket offices (2 nos.)
- Octopus card add-value machines
- Octopus card enquiry machines
- Ticket-vending machines
- Restrooms
- Post boxes
- Other concessions offered by tenants of shops (e.g. ATM, convenient store, laundry, bakery)
[edit] Accessibility information
| Step-free access route | |
| Street to Concourse | Exit A: same level as the public transport interchange Exit B2: via a lift to Light Rail Platform 1, 3 & 5 Exit D1: via a lift to Light Rail Platform 2 Exit E: same level as the public transport interchange Exit F: via a ramp to footbridge over Tuen Mun Road |
| Concourse to Platform | via a lift in the middle of the paid concourse |
[edit] Neighbouring stations
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toward Nam Cheong
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Terminus
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One-way operation
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505 | Terminus | ||
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toward Sam Shing
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toward Ferry Pier
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615P |
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toward Ferry Pier
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614P |
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| 614 |
toward Yuen Long
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toward Ferry Pier
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610 |
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toward Ferry Pier
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615 |
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toward Yau Oi
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751 |
toward Tin Yat
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[edit] Additional information sources
- Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (official, contains West Rail, Light Rail and Feeder Bus information)
- Kowloon Motor Bus (official, contains information on bus route 261)
- Hong Kong Through Train Net (unofficial, contains information on this station)
[edit] References
- ↑ KCRC. (2002). KCRC Project Update January 2002, 24.
- ↑ KCRC. (2002). KCRC Project Update March 2002, 25.
- ↑ KCRC. (2002). Light Rail Newsletter April 2002, 155.
- ↑ KCRC. (2003). Light Rail Newsletter November 2003, 174.
- ↑ KCRC. (2004). KCRC Project Update January 2004, 36.
- ↑ KCRC. (2003). West Rail Marketing Brochure: Siu Hong Station.
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