Tin Hau Station

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Tin Hau 天后

The Tin Hau station platform.

Line Island Code TIH Service hours 0609/0105 Connections Bus, Minibus, Tram

District Eastern Area Causeway Bay

Map MTR Website Coordinates 22.282657° N 114.191665° E

Opened May 31, 1985 Type of station Underground Type of platforms Side No. of platforms 2 No. of exits 3 No. of escalators 10 No. of lifts 1 No. of shops 3

Tin Hau Station
Chinese:	天后
Literal meaning:	Heavenly Queen
Transliterations Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānhòu Yue (Cantonese) - Jyutping: tin1 hau6 - Yale Romanization: tin1 hau6

Tin Hau is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line.

The station is located in Eastern District, on Hong Kong Island. It is east of Victoria Park and adjacent to Causeway Bay. It is named after Tung Lo Wan Tin Hau Temple dedicated to Tin Hau.

Contents 1 Station layout 2 Entrances/exits 3 Transport Connections 3.1 Bus Routes 4 Sidenote 5 Neighbouring stations

[edit] Station layout

G Ground	-	Exits, Transportation Interchange
Walkway	Walkway	MTRShops Walkways to exits
C Concourse	Concourse	Customer Service
		Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, ATM
P1 Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	Island Line towards Chai Wan
P2 Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	Island Line towards Sheung Wan

The platforms of Tin Hau station are constructed in a stacked arrangement, with Platform 1 above Platform 2.

[edit] Entrances/exits

• A1: King's Road
• A2: Victoria Park
• B: Hong Kong Central Library

[edit] Transport Connections

There is a bus terminus integrated with Tin Hau MTR Station, and can be found by going out at Exits A1 and A2. The tramways are found on King's Road (Exit A1).

[edit] Bus Routes

Routes found at King's Road (Exit A1) To Braemar Hill:

• 25, 25C

To Lai Tak Estate:

• 81

To Pokfield Road:

• 23

To Stanley:

• 63

Tin Hau MTR Station Bus Terminus (Exits A1 or A2) To The Peak:

• 15B(Sundays and Public Holidays only)

To Sham Shui Po/Nam Cheong:

• 914

To Tsing Yi/Cheung On:

• 948

To Yuen Long West:

• 968

To Hong Kong International Airport:

• E11

[edit] Sidenote

After the construction of Tin Hau station, the area around the station became known as Tin Hau by locals although the area part of Causeway Bay. Tin Hau Station is mentioned in the popular Twins song Next Station Tin Hau, which is a song from the film Diva, Ah Hey!.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		MTR		Following station
Causeway Bay towards Sheung Wan		Island Line		Fortress Hill towards Chai Wan

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