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Siu Hong Light Rail stop. (orange canopies) Over it is the concourse of West Rail Station. Siu Hong Court is in the background.
File:Transport HK WR SIH Concourse.jpg
Main concourse of Siu Hong West Rail Station (unpaid area). A row of ticket gates can be found at the back.
Platform 1 of Siu Hong West Rail Station (towards Tuen Mun).
Platform 2 of Siu Hong West Rail Station (towards Nam Cheong).
Entrance/Exit A of Siu Hong West Rail Station.

Siu Hong Station (兆康站) is a KCR station located beside Siu Hong Court, Tuen Mun, New Territories. It is built on the Tuen Mun Nullah immediately east of Siu Hong Court. The station is an interchange for the Light Rail and the West Rail. Elevated public transport interchanges are provided at both the south and north ends of the station. Two access ramps link the public transport interchanges to Castle Peak Road and Tsing Lun Road for access to feeder services such as buses, mini-buses, and taxis.

The Customer Service Centre of this station opens from 7:30am to 7:00pm daily.

Siu Hong is the largest Light Rail station, and also the largest interchange station for the West Rail.

Key Dates

Date Event Reference
Jul 1999 Award of contract CC-212 for West Rail station to HK ACE JV at a contract sum of HK$1386M [1]
23 Mar 2002 Temporary platforms 1 and 2 for Light Rail opened. Original platforms 1 and 2 closed. Customer service centre relocated. [2]
26 Feb 2002 West Rail station topped out. [3]
9 Nov 2003 Reconstructed Light Rail platforms 1 and 2 put into use, temporary platforms closed. [4]
20 Dec 2003 West Rail commenced service. Customer service centre relocated. [5]

Platforms

  • Platform 1: West Rail to Tuen Mun
  • Platform 2: West Rail to Nam Cheong

Both platforms share the same island platform.

The first train to Tuen Mun departs at 6:25 am, while the last train departs at 12:40 am everyday. The first train to Nam Cheong departs at 5:47 am, and the last train departs at 12:17 am.

Light Rail Services

Route Destination Platform First Train Last Train
505 Sam Shing(via Leung King and Kin On) 5 0526 0049
610 Ferry Pier(via Tai Hing South) 2 0540 0058
610 Yuen Long 1 0540 0049
614 Ferry Pier (via Prime View) 2 0537 0050
614 Yuen Long 1 0539 0052
614P Ferry Pier (via Prime View) 5 0558 0039
615 Ferry Pier (via Leung King) 2 0539 0049
615 Yuen Long 1 0539 0050
615P Ferry Pier (via Leung King) 6 0531 0039
751 Yau Oi 2 0548 0058
751 Tin Yat 1 0531 0047

Feeder Services

Buses

Route Destination Exit
K51* Fu Tai A Details
K51* Tai Lam via Town Centre and Gold Coast A Details
K53* So Kwun Wat via Chi Lok A Details
K58* Castle Peak Bay via Leung King and Ming Kum E Details
K58* Fu Tai E Details
261 Sheung Shui (Tin Ping) via East Rail Sheung Shui Station A Details
261 Sam Shing via Chi Lok A Details

* Free interchange with West Rail (for Octopus card, One-Month Pass and Discovery Pass users only)

* $1.0 interchanging concession with West Rail (for Octopus card users only)

West Rail Station Entrances/Exits

  • A: Siu Hong (South) Public Transport Interchange, Tuen Mun Hospital, Brillant Garden
  • B1: Siu Hong Light Rail Stop (Platform 2) (via escalators and staircases)
  • B2: Siu Hong Light Rail Stop (Platforms 1, 4 and 5), Siu Hong Court, Siu Hong Commercial Centre [6]
  • B3, B4: Siu Hong Light Rail Stop (Platforms 3 and 6) [7]
  • C: Siu Hong Court (Phases 1 and 2)
  • D1: Siu Hong Light Rail Stop (Platform 2) (via a lift)
  • D2: Siu Hong Court Podium, Siu Hong Commercial Centre, Siu Hong Court (Phases 3 and 4)
  • E: Siu Hong (North) Public Transport Interchange
  • F: Parkland Villas, Fu Tei Estate, Lingnan University, Ching Leung Nunnery

Station Facilities

  • Customer service centre (7:30am - 7:00pm daily)
  • Ticket offices (2 nos.)
  • Octopus card add-value machines
  • Octopus card enquiry machines
  • Ticket-vending machines
  • Restrooms
  • Post boxes
  • Other concessions offered by tenants of shops (e.g. ATM, convenient store, laundry, bakery)

Accessiblity Information

Step-free access route
Street to Concourse Exit A: same level as the public transport interchange
Exit B2: via a lift to Light Rail Platform 1, 3 & 5
Exit D1: via a lift to Light Rail Platform 2
Exit E: same level as the public transport interchange
Exit F: via a ramp to footbridge over Tuen Mun Road
Concourse to Platform via a lift in the middle of the paid concourse

Neighbouring Stations

Preceding Station
Line
Following Station
Tin Shui Wai
West Rail
Tuen Mun

Additional Information Sources

References

  1. ^ KCRC. (2002). KCRC Project Update January 2002, 24.
  2. ^ KCRC. (2002). KCRC Project Update March 2002, 25.
  3. ^ KCRC. (2002). Light Rail Newsletter April 2002, 155.
  4. ^ KCRC. (2003). Light Rail Newsletter November 2003, 174.
  5. ^ KCRC. (2004). KCRC Project Update January 2004, 36.
  6. ^ KCRC. (2003). West Rail Marketing Brochure: Siu Hong Station.

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