Sai Ying Pun Station

Sai Ying Pun
西營盤
MTR rapid transit station

Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 西營盤
Simplified Chinese 西营盘
General information
Location Bonham Road, Sai Ying Pun
Central and Western District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°17′08″N 114°08′34″E / 22.2856°N 114.1427°ECoordinates: 22°17′08″N 114°08′34″E / 22.2856°N 114.1427°E
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (island platform)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, public light bus, tram
Construction
Structure type Underground
Depth 50[1] metres (160 ft)
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code SYP
History
Opened
  • 29 March 2015[1][2]
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Kennedy Town
Island Line
towards Chai Wan
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Sai Ying Pun
Location within the MTR system
Reserved exit to the station at a nearby medical centre (June 2005)
The exit a few months before opening (December 2014)
Exit A2 before (left) and during (right) construction

Sai Ying Pun is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line. It serves the neighbourhood of Sai Ying Pun and the western part of Mid-Levels in northwestern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Sai Ying Pun station opened on 29 March 2015, completing the West Island Line extension of the Island Line.[3]

Sai Ying Pun serves as an intermediate station on the West Island Line, as opposed to a transfer station to another line serving the Southern District with the same name as in some previous plans.

Plans for the station first 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, due to inadequate forecast passenger numbers and technical difficulties identified by contractors.

Proposed locations

In Outline Zoning Plan No. S/H3/20, the Planning Department of the government 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. A 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.

Design and construction

The MTR Corporation let out a tender for the construction of the Sai Ying Pun and HKU stations and 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) of tunnel. In 2009 the design and architecture work was awarded to Aedas in a joint venture with AECOM.[4] In March 2010 it was awarded to a joint venture of Gammon Construction and Nishimatsu Construction for HK$4.7 billion.[5] Construction commenced in 2010 and was completed in 2015; it was delayed due to soft ground conditions.[3][6] Other elements of the construction included demolition of the Centre Street cooked food centre, the Ki Ling Lane children's playground, and Whitty Street Public Toilet.[7]

Timetable

Line Destination First train Last train
Island LineChai Wan06:0300:54
Kennedy Town06:1101:08
Source: MTR[8]

Station layout

G Ground level Exits/Entrances
C Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
P
Platforms		 Platform 1       Island Line towards Chai Wan (Sheung Wan) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ←      Island Line towards Kennedy Town (HKU)

[9]

Entrances and exits

Exit B3 (to Ki Ling Lane) will open in late 2015; its construction is being delayed by soft ground conditions.[1][12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Extension of Island Line to Western District". MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "West Island Line targets to open in December 2014, 90% of works complete" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 2014-05-29.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kao, Ernest (29 March 2015). "MTR fans queue to become first to use Sai Ying Pun station". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Spectrum Asia Issue 02/April 2011" (PDF). AECOM.
  5. ↑ "MTR West Island Line progresses". Railway Gazette International. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Projects West Island Line Work Progress".
  7. ↑ "West Island Line Construction Progress Update". November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sai Ying Pun Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Sai Ying Pun Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Site Plan of Sai Ying Pun Station, West Island Line EIA Reports
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "Sai Ying Pun Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  12. ↑ Beatrice Siu (30 May 2014). "Another MTR headache as West Island Line delayed". The Standard. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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