Siu Hong (Chinese: 兆康) is an MTR station located beside Siu Hong Court, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is built on the Tuen Mun Nullah immediately east of Siu Hong Court. The station is on the Tuen Ma line between Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun stations. 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, minibuses, and taxis.

Siu Hong

兆康
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Station concourse
Chinese name
Chinese兆康
Cantonese YaleSiuhhōng
Literal meaningSign or trillion — 兆; Peaceful and happy - 康
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhàokāng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSiuhhōng
JyutpingSiu6hong1
General information
LocationTuen Mun, New Territories
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°24′43″N 113°58′43″E / 22.412°N 113.9786°E / 22.412; 113.9786
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Tuen Ma line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRMJM
Other information
Station codeSIH
History
Opened20 December 2003; 20 years ago (2003-12-20)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Tuen Mun
Terminus
Tuen Ma line Tin Shui Wai
towards Wu Kai Sha
Proposed
Tuen Mun Tuen Ma line Hung Shui Kiu
towards Wu Kai Sha
Preceding stop MTR Light Rail MTR Light Rail Following stop
Ching Chung
towards Sam Shing
505
transfer at Siu Hong
Terminus
Tuen Mun Hospital 610
transfer at Siu Hong
Lam Tei
towards Yuen Long
Fung Tei 614
transfer at Siu Hong
614P
transfer at Siu Hong
Terminus
Ching Chung 615
transfer at Siu Hong
Lam Tei
towards Yuen Long
Kei Lun 615P
transfer at Siu Hong
Terminus
Tuen Mun Hospital
towards Yau Oi
751
transfer at Siu Hong
Lam Tei
towards Tin Yat
Track layout
2
1
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Siu Hong
Location within the MTR system

History

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Construction started in July 1999 with the award of civil contract CC-212 for the West Rail line station to HK ACE JV at a contract sum of HK$1,386 million. The topping-out was marked on 26 February 2002 by KCR chairman Michael Tien and transport legislator Miriam Lau.[1] It was opened to the public on 20 December 2003 with the commencement of West Rail service.

The elevated station is located above the Tuen Mun Nullah. To support the station, 352 columns were built in the river bed, impacting the water flow. As a result, the river was widened by about 17 metres along the length of the station to maintain its drainage capacity.[1]

On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line officially 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 Sha Tin to Central Link project. Hence, Siu Hong was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Station layout

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R Exits Exits, public transport interchanges
C Concourse Exits, customer services, toilets, vending machines, ATMs
P
Platforms
Platform 2      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Tin Shui Wai)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Terminus)
G Light Rail stop Exits,      Light Rail Siu Hong stop

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.[2]

The first train to Tuen Mun departs at 6:26 a.m., while the last train departs at 12:40 a.m. the day after. The first train to Hung Hom departs at 5:47 a.m., while the last train departs at 12:17 a.m. the day after.

Entrances/exits

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References

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  1. ^ a b "KCR West Rail Siu Hong Station topped out". Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation. 26 February 2002.
  2. ^ "Siu Hong Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Siu Hong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.