University Station (MTR)

University
大學

Hong Kong MTR rapid transit station
University station
Location of University Station in Hong Kong
Station location and services
Line	█ East Rail Line
Code	UNI
District	Sha Tin
Area	Ma Liu Shui
Coordinates	22°24′48″N 114°12′37″E / 22.4134°N 114.2102°E / 22.4134; 114.2102Coordinates: 22°24′48″N 114°12′37″E / 22.4134°N 114.2102°E / 22.4134; 114.2102
Map	MTR website
Service hours	0541/0051
Station design
Livery	█ 95e0e0
Structure	Ground Level
Platforms	2
Type of platforms	Side
Exits	2
Shops	5
Events
Opened	24 September 1956
List of MTR stations List of Light Rail stops
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University station platform

University Station is a station located near the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Ma Liu Shui. It is between Tai Po Market, and Fo Tan / Racecourse stations on the East Rail Line. This station is the first post-war station on the line, and has the most curved track of any station.

Built and opened in 1955, University station was originally named Ma Liu Shui (馬料水) after the name of the area before the Chinese University of Hong Kong was built. However, even at this point the station was serving Chung Chi College (崇基學院), which would become part of the new university in 1963. The station was given its present name in 1966, and in 1983 its tracks were electrified.

Originally the station was the smallest in the system. In the early 1990s, the new town of Ma On Shan was developed towards the other side of Tolo Harbour, and it seemed inefficient to make residents there go all the way to Sha Tin in order to catch a train. Therefore, University Station was expanded, becoming an important interchange between buses and minibuses from Ma On Shan, and the East Rail Line.

Safety

The platform is built along a curve, causing gaps of a range of different sizes to exist while the trains are lined up to the platform. The KCRC responded to these complaints (in Funride@KCR) by assuring passengers that they will install plates on the side of platforms to reduce the gap.

Station layout

Entrances/Exits

• A: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• B: Chak Cheung Street
• C: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• D: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Teaching Complex

Neighbouring stations

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