Wan Chai Station
Wan Chai 灣仔 | |||||||||||||
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MTR rapid transit station | |||||||||||||
Platform 2 | |||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 灣仔 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 湾仔 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Mini-bay | ||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||
Location |
Hennessy Road, Wan Chai Wan Chai District, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°16′38″N 114°10′22″E / 22.2773°N 114.1728°ECoordinates: 22°16′38″N 114°10′22″E / 22.2773°N 114.1728°E | ||||||||||||
Owned by | MTR Corporation | ||||||||||||
Operated by | MTR Corporation | ||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (split level side platforms) | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, public light bus, tram, ferry | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Station code | WAC | ||||||||||||
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Wan Chai Location within the MTR system |
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Wan Chai is a station on the Island Line of the Hong Kong MTR. The livery colour is lime green. It serves the Wan Chai locality within the district of the same name. The station platforms are located underneath Hennessy Road, a major trunk road connecting the Central and Eastern districts.
Due to the large catchment of Wan Chai station and the locality as a business hub and centre for tourists, government offices, foreign embassies and institutions, the station houses more than 50 ticket gates as distributed across three ticket halls (two at the concourse and one at platform level). There are 8 station exits, two of which were constructed in 1999 to provide a more convenient reach for the southern areas of Wan Chai. The footbridge above O'Brien Road, which connects the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Immigration Tower (Immigration Department of Hong Kong) and the Star Ferry Pier (Wan Chai Pier), was extended to reach one of these new exits above Hennessy Road.
The tunnel for eastbound trains towards Causeway Bay Station has once featured a mobile advertisement, which was presented in the form of a slideshow across the length of the tunnel. The large number of sequential panels allowed passengers to view the advertisement as a slideshow, as trains undertakes their journey to the next station.
Timetable
Line | Destination | First train | Last train | |
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Island Line | Chai Wan | 06:11 | 01:01 | |
Kennedy Town | 06:03 | 00:54 | ||
Source: MTR[1] |
Station layout
The platforms of Wan Chai station are constructed in a stacked arrangement, with Platform 1 above Platform 2.
FB Footbridge |
Footbridge | Footbridge along O'Brien Road towards Wan Chai North (Immigration Tower, Central Plaza, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai Pier) |
G Ground |
- | Exits |
C Concourse |
Concourse | Customer Service, MTRShops |
Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, ATM | ||
Octopus promotion machine | ||
P1 Platform |
Platform 1 | Island Line towards Chai Wan (Causeway Bay) → |
Lower Concourse | Customer Service | |
iCentre internet service | ||
P2 Platform |
Platform 2 | ← Island Line towards Kennedy Town (Admiralty) |
Entrances/exits
- A1: Lockhart Road
- A2: Hennessy Road (Northern Side)
- A3: Johnston Road
- A4: Hennessy Road (By Wanchai Computer Centre)
- A5: Hennessy Road
- B1/B2: Southorn Playground
- C: Lockhart Road[3]
References
- ↑ "Wan Chai Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ "Wan Chai Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Wan Chai Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.