Tsuen Wan West station

Tsuen Wan West

荃灣西
Tsuen Wan West; 荃灣西
MTR rapid transit station
	Exterior of Tsuen Wan West station in 2021
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	荃灣西
Simplified Chinese	荃湾西
Cantonese Yale	Chyùnwāansāi
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Quánwānxī
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Chyùnwāansāi
Jyutping	Cyun4waan1sai1
General information
Location	Tsuen Wan Pier, Tsuen Wan; Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′07″N 114°06′35″E / 22.3686°N 114.1098°E
Owned by	KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tuen Ma line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Farrells
Other information
Station code	TWW
History
Opened	20 December 2003; 20 years ago
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Services
Route map
Route map
Location
	Tsuen Wan West Location within the MTR system

Tsuen Wan West is an underground MTR station in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located between Mei Foo and Kam Sheung Road stations on the Tuen Ma line. There is an emergency platform on the southern side of the station.

There is a large bus and minibus interchange above the station, connecting it with most residential areas, factories, as well as shopping centres in the area. However, during the early days of operation the station has had little passenger traffic. Only a small number of residents in a few nearby residential estates and workers from nearby factories use the station.^{[citation needed]} However, with the opening of new developments in central Tsuen Wan such as the 80 storey Nina Tower, Vision City, and City Point, traffic has increased. Additional MTR property development on nearby lands such as City Point and Pavilion Bay has also commenced circa 2014. These projects should also bolster the station's ridership.

It should be noticed that although the station is in the same region as Tsuen Wan station, the two stations have different fares. For example, passengers have to pay HK$1.7-4.0 more if they are going to Hong Kong Island, although it is faster and more convenient. Only out-of-system interchange is available for the pair.

The campsite for the 2012 edition of Brighton Community Church YF Camp 'Deep and Wide' is located near this station and Tsuen Wan station on the Tsuen Wan line. The camp was held on the 17th to 20th of December 2012. Team captains could decide to meet their team members at either this station or Tsuen Wan station.

History edit

The construction of the station was very complex. It required the diversion of some roads, the demolition of two factories, part of a nearby park, and the relocation of a ferry pier which originally occupied the site. The station was designed by Farrells.^[1] The waterfront promenade built along with the station's construction connected the two ends of Tsuen Wan, significantly improved the scenery of the area, and provides a leisure place for many residents of southern and western Tsuen Wan.

On 20 December 2003, Tsuen Wan West station opened to the public with the first phase of the KCR West Rail.^[2]

On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line merged with the Ma On Shan line (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central Link project. Hence, Tsuen Wan West is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Layout edit

1	Exit C	Exits C3, C4, C5 footbridge to Tsuen Wan Transport Complex
G	exits	Exits A, B, C1, C2, D, E, transport interchange
C	concourse	customer service centre, shops, vending machines, photo-taking booth, automatic teller machines
P	side platform
	Platform 1	→ Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Kam Sheung Road) →
	Platform 2	← Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Mei Foo)
	side platform
	-	Siding