Chai Wan Station

Chai Wan 柴灣
MTR rapid transit station
Both platforms
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	柴灣
Simplified Chinese	柴湾
Cantonese Yale	Chàaiwāan
Literal meaning	Firewood Bay
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cháiwān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chàaiwāan IPA [tsʰa̬ːi wáːn] Jyutping Caai4waan1
General information
Location	Kut Shing Street, Chai Wan Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°15′52″N 114°14′12″E / 22.2644°N 114.2368°E / 22.2644; 114.2368Coordinates: 22°15′52″N 114°14′12″E / 22.2644°N 114.2368°E / 22.2644; 114.2368
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island Line
Platforms	2 (island platform)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CHW
History
Opened	31 May 1985 (1985-05-31)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Heng Fa Chuen towards Kennedy Town Island Line Terminus
Route map to Heng Fa Chuen to Chai Wan Depot Eastern Corridor Chai Wan Rd
Location
Chai Wan Location within the MTR system

Chai Wan (Chinese: 柴灣) is the eastern terminus of the MTR Island Line on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Island Line that is elevated. The station is located at the junction of Chai Wan Road and Island Eastern Corridor, and it serves Siu Sai Wan and Chai Wan, a primarily residential and industrial town, and the bus terminus nearby has bus and minibus routes to Siu Sai Wan and Stanley, as well as the nearby residential developments. It was also the southernmost railway station in Hong Kong, and the southernmost rapid transit station in China, prior to the opening of Lei Tung Station on the South Island Line on 28 December 2016.

There are no platform screen doors at this station, but the MTR Corporation has retrofitted automatic platform gates on both platforms.

Station layout

Chai Wan Station concourse

Exterior of the station

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Passengers from Chai Wan going to Kennedy Town can board trains on either platforms. The platform from which a train will leave first is indicated on a display board.^[1]

An overrun track is present to allow trains to stop and reverse direction if they travel beyond Chai Wan Station. However, this set of tracks is rarely used, as trains arriving at Chai Wan Station leave for Kennedy Town by pulling out of the same platform.

Entrances and exits

• A: New Jade Gardens, Chai Wan Industrial Area, Siu Sai Wan ^[2]
• B: Cheung Lee Street^[2]
• C: Public transport interchange^[2]
• D: Ning Foo Street^[2]
• E: Hing Wah Estate^[2]

Transport Connections

There is a public transport interchange located beneath the station concourse, accessible by exiting the station from Exit C. Bus services to Chai Wan Pier, Stanley Pier and Siu Sai Wan can be accessed.

Transport Interchange (Exit C)

Bus Route To Island Resort:

• 82M (Mon-Fri only), N8X(at nights only)

To Cape Collinson:

• 388(only on days around Ching Ming Festival and Chung Yeung Festival)

Minibus Routes To Cape Collinson:

• 18M

To Chai Wan Pier and Hing Man Estate:

• 20M

To Fung Wah Estate:

• 43M

To Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital:

• 48M

To Siu Sai Wan:

• 47M, 44M(at nights only)

To Stanley:

• 16X

To Chung Hom Kok:

• 16M

Others

• Taxi stand

References