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| Traditional Chinese | 西營盤 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西营盘 | ||||||||||||||
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Sai Ying Pun is a proposed station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line serving the neighbourhood of Sai Ying Pun in northwestern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
Under the latest proposal as of June 2005, Sai Ying Pun will serve as a station on the proposed extension of the Island line known as West Island Line, as opposed to a transfer station to another line serving the Southern District with the same name as in previous plans.
The station appeared in Hong Kong Mass Transit: Further Studies in 1970. It was to be built as part of the Island Line in the 1980s, but construction of the line did not commence westwards beyond Sheung Wan, citing inadequate passengers and technical difficulties by contractors.
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In Outline Zoning Plan No. S/H3/20, the Planning Department of the government has indicated one possible location under Des Voeux Road West at Ko Shing Street as of December 2003. A ventilation shaft marked with MTR notices can be found at the intersection. A large void facing Des Voeux Road West, sealed, can also be found at a nearby medical centre, which some have speculated that it was reserved for a to-be-built exit. These findings suggest that this was the original proposed location.
However, in proposals submitted to the government by the MTR in May 2002, the proposed station was shifted further west to the intersection of Des Voeux Road West and Water Street.
In March 2004, the MTR moved the station back east but south of the initial alignment under King George V Memorial Park. Source from MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL) revealed to the local newspaper Ming Pao that this location was chosen to avoid any nuisance during works under major roads. The location would also better suit the needs of Mid-Levels residents, the source said.
The MTR Corporation let out a tender for the construction of the Sai Ying Pun and University Stations and 2.2 km of tunnel. In March 2010 it was awarded to a Joint Venture of Gammon Construction and Nishimatsu Construction for HK$4.7 billion. [1] Construction commenced in 2010 and is expected to be complete by 2014.[2] Other elements of the construction include demolition of the Centre Street cooked food centre, the Ki Ling Lane children's playground, and Whitty Street Public Toilet.[3]
| G Ground |
Exits | Exits |
| C Concourse |
Consourse | Customer Service, MTRShops |
| P Platforms |
Platform 1 | Island Line towards Chai Wan |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | Island Line towards Kennedy Town | |
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towards Kennedy Town
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Island Line
West Island Line extension
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towards Chai Wan
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