Fo Tan Station

Fo Tan Station is a station on the East Rail Line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between Sha Tin and University stations.

The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, villages, a medium sized industrial zone, as well as the Fo Tan Railway House of the MTRC. During rush hour, some northbound trains terminate at this station before departing southwards. Some trains do not run through this station on race days, and are instead diverted to stop at Racecourse Station.

History

The station was opened in 1985, two years after the total electrification of the railway. It was featured at the end of the 1989 film Mr Coconut, starring Tony Leung Ka-Fai.

Fo Tan Goods Yard

In addition, two tracks spur off at the northeast of the station, and lead into a goods yard north of the station. The station goods yard is considered to be well utilised, with freight trains stopping regularly.

Station structure

Station storeys

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:

• for special southbound departures during morning peak hours,
• for southbound stopping when there are trains heading to/from the depot, or Racecourse station during race days, or
• to serve as a 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.

Exits

Originally, the southern concourse was the only concourse in this station. Because the two concourses were built in separate years, they are not interconnected.

Southern Concourse

• A - Fo Tan Railway House
  • Fo Tan Railway House (formerly called KCRC House), MTR Ho Tung Lau Maintenance Centre and Depot, Jubilee Garden, Jubilee Court, IVE (Sha Tin), Hong Kong Sports Institute, 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, a transport interchange, Fo Tan Road

Northern Concourse

• C - Jubliee Garden
  • MTR Ho Tung Lau Maintenance Centre and Depot, Jubilee Garden, Jubilee Court, Royal Ascot, Sha Tin Racecourse, Penfold Park, Lok King Street, Tai Po Road
• D - Wo Liu Hang
  • Wo Liu Hang, Fo Tan Industrial Area, a transport interchange, Au Pui Wan Street

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 Station ↔ Wong Nai Tau
  • 801K - Yiu On ↔ Fo Tan Station （Circular）
  • Other routes：801, 811, 811A

Neighbouring stations