Fo Tan Station

Fo Tan
火炭
MTR rapid transit station

Exit B
Location Lok King Street, Fo Tan
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°23′43″N 114°11′54″E / 22.3953°N 114.1982°ECoordinates: 22°23′43″N 114°11′54″E / 22.3953°N 114.1982°E
Owned by Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 4 (island platforms)
Tracks 3
Connections Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code FOT
History
Opened
  • 15 February 1985
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Hung Hom
East Rail Line
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Fo Tan
Location within the MTR system
Fo Tan Station
Chinese 火炭站
Literal meaning fire-charcoal 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, and 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.

Timetable

Line Destination First train Last train
East Rail LineLok Ma Chau05:4021:51
Lo Wu05:3723:23
Sheung Shui00:41
Hung Hom05:5900:54
Source: MTR[1]

Station layout

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:

Concourses Southern Concourse Exit A & B, Customer Service Centre
Shops, vending machines, ATMs & toilets
Northern Concourse Exit C & D, Customer Service Centre
Shops, vending machines & ATMs
Platforms
(G/F)		 Platform 1 →      East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right for platform 1 and left for platform 2
Platform 2 ↑ →      East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) →
(For special northbound departures during specific time.)
Platform 3 ↓ ←      East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (Sha Tin)
(For special southbound departures during specific time.)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for platform 3 and right for platform 4
Platform 4 ←      East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (Sha Tin)

[2]

Entrances/exits

Fo Tan Railway House

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[3]
Northern concourse[3]

Transport interchange

Number Termini
KMB
85 Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) ↔ Kowloon City Ferry Pier
88K Royal Ascot ↔ Hin King
Other routes: 73A, 80M, 81K
NWFB
798 Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street) ↔ Tiu Keng Leng Station
Public light bus
65K Fo Tan Station ↔ Wong Nai Tau
801K Yiu On ↺ Fo Tan Station
Other routes: 801, 811, 811A

References

  1. ↑ "Fo Tan Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fo Tan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fo Tan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.