Tin Shui Wai
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Tin Shui Wai (traditional Chinese: 天水圍; simplified Chinese: 天水围; Cantonese Jyutping: tin1 seoi2 wai4; Mandarin Pinyin: Tiānshuǐwéi) is located in the northwestern part of the New Territories, Hong Kong, in Yuen Long District. Originally a gei wai fish pond area, the ponds were reclaimed for the development of Tin Shui Wai New Town in the late 1980s. The new town is next to historic Ping Shan.
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[edit] History and geography
The land of Tin Shui Wai did not exist at the beginning of 1900s while Ping Shan in the adjacent is by the sea. The water north of Ping Shan gradually became marshes and villages made use of it by coverting into pools and rice paddies. The pools became gei wai fish ponds where most of the residents were fishermen before new town development. Because of the decline in aquaculture, most of the fish ponds were abandoned. The Hong Kong Government developed the area into a new town by land reclamation.
 The Old Days |
 1992 |
 2005 |
Tin Shui Wai New Town is located in the northwestern part of New Territories. Its development began in 1987. A total area of about 430 hectares of land has been formed by reclamation of the low-lying areas. The Development Zone of 220 hectares, located in the southern part of the new town, has been developed to house about 200 000 people, complete with all infrastructure works and a full range of community facilities. An LRT line and new roads linking the new town to the trunk road network provide good communication with the Yuen Long and Tuen Mun districts and to the urban areas beyond.
Further expansion of the new town into the remaining areas to the north, known as the Reserve Zone with an area of 210 hectares commenced in July 1998. The infrastructure is completed in stages from 2000 to 2004 to cope with population intake of the housing developments. West Rail and extension of the LRT service to the Reserve Zone were also commissioned in late 2003. To the northeastern portion of the new town, a constructed wetland has been completed which serves as a buffer between the developments in the Reserve Zone and the Mai Po Nature Reserve. The constructed wetland has been further developed into a Hong Kong Wetland Park and opened to public in May 2006. The total planned population of Tin Shui Wai new town is about 306 000 and the current population is about 270 000. [1]
[edit] Sights
Parts of Tin Shui have a picturesque and tranquil environment. The Hong Kong Wetland Park, demonstrating the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystem, is located in Tin Shui Wai. The 705 and 706 light rail stops there.
[edit] West Rail Line Station entrances/exits
- A: Public transport interchange, Hang Mei Tsuen
- B: Tin Shing Court, Tin Shui Wai Police Station
- C: Tin Yiu Light Rail Stop, Tin Yiu Estate
- D: Tin Yau Court, Tin Tsz Estate
- E1: Tin Shui Wai Light Rail Stop (Platform 1)
- E2: Tin Shui Wai Light Rail Stop (Platform 2)
- E3: Tin Shui Wai Light Rail Stop (Platform 3), Pagoda, Ping Shan Heritage Trail, Sheung Cheung Wai
[edit] Light Rail services
The Light Rail station belongs to Zone 4 for single-ride ticket. It is located at the north-eastern end of the West Rail station on ground level. Platforms 1, 2 and 3 can be reached by escalators at Exit E1, E2 and E3, respectively.
| Route | Destination | Platform | First Train | Last Train |
| 705 | Tin Shui Wai Circular (Anti-clockwise) | 1 | 0517 | 0046 |
| 706 | Tin Shui Wai Circular (Clockwise) | 3 | 0520 | 0045 |
| 751 | Yau Oi | 3 | 0536 | 0046 |
| 751 | Tin Yat | 2 | 0543 | 0059 |
| Name | Routes | Connections | Opened |
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| Light Rail | |||
| Tuen Mun District Central Loop Starting from the north, zone 3 |
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| Siu Hong 兆康 | 505, 610, 614, 614P, 615, 615P, 751 | West Rail Line | 18 September 1988 |
| Kei Lun 麒麟 | 505, 615P | ||
| Tsing Chung 青松 | 505, 615, 615P | 24 September 1988 | |
| Kin Sang 建生 | 505, 615, 615P | ||
| Tin King 田景 | 505, 507, 615, 615P | ||
| Leung King 良景 | 505, 507, 615, 615P | ||
| San Wai 新圍 | 505, 507, 615, 615P | ||
| Shek Pai 石排 | 505, 610, 615, 615P | 18 September 1988 | |
| Ming Kum 鳴琴 | 505, 610, 615, 615P | ||
| Kin On 建安 | 505 | ||
| Ho Tin 河田 | 507, 751 | ||
| Choy Yee Bridge 蔡意橋 | 507, 751 | ||
| Affluence 澤豐 | 610, 751 | ||
| Tuen Mun Hospital 屯門醫院 | 610, 751 | ||
| Tai Hing Linkage Starts between Choy Yee Bridge and Affluence |
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| Ngan Wai 銀圍 | 507, 610 | 18 September 1988 | |
| Tai Hing South 大興南 | 507, 610 | ||
| Tai Hing North 大興北 | 507, 610 | ||
| Shan King Branch Branches off the central loop north of Ming Kum |
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| Shan King North 山景北 | 505 | 24 September 1988 | |
| Shan King South 山景南 | 505 | ||
| Pier Branch Branches off the central loop west of Kin On, zone 2 |
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| Tsing Wun 青雲 | 610, 615. 615P | 18 September 1988 | |
| Tsing Shan Tsuen 青山村 | 610, 615, 615P | ||
| Lung Mun 龍門 | 610, 615, 615P | ||
| LRT Depot 輕鐵車廠 | 610, 615, 615P | ||
| Butterfly 蝴蝶 | 610, 615, 615P | ||
| Melody Garden 美樂 | 610, 615, 615P | ||
| Ferry Pier 屯門碼頭 | 507, 610, 614, 614P, 615, 615P | Ferries to Tung Chung and Airport | |
| Town Centre Branch Branches off the central loop east of Kin On |
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| Tuen Mun 屯門 Formerly San Fat |
505, 507, 751 | West Rail Line | 23 September 1988 |
| Town Centre 市中心 | 505, 507, 614, 614P, 751 | ||
| On Ting 安定 | 505, 507, 614, 614P, 751 | ||
| Yau Oi Loop Branches off the Town Centre branch north of On Ting |
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| Yau Oi 友愛 | 751 | 23 September 1988 | |
| San Hui Branch Branches off south of Siu Hong |
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| Fung Tei 鳳地 | 614, 614P | 2 February 1992 | |
| Prime View 景峰 | 614, 614P | ||
| San Hui 新墟 | 614, 614P | ||
| Ho Fuk Tong 何福堂 | 614, 614P | ||
| Pui To 杯渡 | 614, 614P | ||
| Southern Extensions Continuing from On Ting, south of the junction with Yau Oi Loop |
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| Siu Lun 兆麟 | 505, 507, 614, 614P | 1 February 1992 | |
| Goodview Garden 豐景園 | 507, 614, 614P | ||
| Tuen Mun Swimming Pool 屯門泳池 | 507, 614, 614P | ||
| Siu Hei 兆禧 | 507, 614, 614P | ||
| Sam Shing Branch Branching off south of Siu Lun |
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| Sam Shing 三聖總站 | 505 | 2 February 1992 | |
| Yuen Long Branch Starting from the terminus in Yuen Long, zone 5 |
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| Yuen Long 元朗總站 | 610, 614, 615, 761P | West Rail Line | 18 September 1988 |
| Tai Tong Road 大棠道 | 610, 614, 615, 761P | ||
| Hong Lok Road 康樂路 | 610, 614, 615, 761P | ||
| Fung Nin Road 豐年路 | 610, 614, 615, 761P | ||
| Shui Pin Wai 水邊圍 | 610, 614, 615, 761P | ||
| Ping Shan 屏山 | 610, 614, 615, 761P | ||
| Tong Fong 塘坊村 | 610, 614, 615, 761P | ||
| Hung Shui Kiu 洪水橋 | 610, 614, 615, 751 | ||
| Chung Uk Tsuen 鍾屋村 | 610, 614, 615, 751 | ||
| Nai Wai 泥圍 | 610, 614, 615, 751 | ||
| Lam Tei 藍地 | 610, 614, 615, 751 | ||
| Tin Shui Wai Branch Original Branch |
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| Tin Shui 天瑞 | 705, 706, 761P | 10 January 1993 | |
| Locwood 樂湖 | 705, 706, 761P | ||
| Tin Yiu 天耀 | 705, 706, 761P | ||
| Hang Mei Tsuen 坑尾村 | 751, 761P | ||
| First Extension | |||
| Tin Wing 天榮 | 705, 706, 751, 751P, 761P | 23 March 1995 | |
| Chestwood 翠湖 | 751, 751P | ||
| Tin Shui Wai Loop Starting between Tin Yiu and Hang Mei Tsuen, zone 4 |
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| Tin Shui Wai 天水圍 | 705, 706, 751 | West Rail Line | 6 December 2003 |
| Tin Tsz 天慈 | 705, 706, 751, 751P | ||
| Tin Wu 天湖 | 705, 706, 751, 751P | ||
| Ginza 銀座 | 705, 706, 751, 751P | ||
| Tin Wing 天榮 | 705, 706, 751, 751P, 761P | 23 March 1995 | |
| Tin Yuet 天悅 | 705, 706, 761P | 6 December 2003 | |
| Tin Sau 天秀 | 705, 706 | ||
| Wetland Park 濕地公園 | 705, 706 | ||
| Tin Heng 天恆 | 705, 706 | ||
| Tin Yat 天逸 | 705, 706, 751, 751P, 761P | ||
| Tin Fu 天富 | 705, 706, 751, 751P, 761P | ||
| Chung Fu 頌富 | 705, 706, 751, 751P, 761P | ||
[edit] Housing
[edit] Public Housing Estate
- Tin Yiu (I) Estate
- Tin Yiu (II) Estate
- Tin Shui (I) Estate
- Tin Shui (II) Estate
- Tin Yuet Estate
- Tin Heng Estate
- Tin Wah Estate
- Tin Chak Estate
- Tin Heng Estate
- Grandeur Terrace
- Tin Tsz Estate
- Tin Wah Estate
- Tin Yan Estate
- Tin Yat Estate
