Lam Tin station

{{short description|MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}} {{Use Hong Kong English|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox station | name = Lam Tin | native_name = 藍田 | native_name_lang = zh-Hant | style = MTR | style2 = Kwun Tong | symbol_location = hk | symbol = MTR | type = [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station | image = Lam Tin Station platforms 2021 07 part1.jpg | image_caption = Platform 1 of Lam Tin station | mlanguage = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|t={{linktext|藍|田}}|s={{linktext|蓝|田}}|l=Blue Field|showflag=jp|p=Lántián|y=Làamtìn|j=Laam4tin4|ci={{IPAc-yue|l|aam|4|t|in|4}}}} | address = [[Lei Yue Mun Road]], [[Sai Tso Wan, Kowloon|Sai Tso Wan]] | borough = [[Kwun Tong District]], Hong Kong | country = | coordinates = {{coord|22.3068|114.2330|region:HK|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | elevation = | line = {{rcb|MTR|Kwun Tong|croute}} | connections = {{plainlist| * {{rint|bus}}[[Bus services in Hong Kong|Bus]], [[public light bus|minibus]] }} | distance = | structure = At-grade | platform = 2 (1 [[island platform]]) | depth = | levels = 1 | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | opened = {{start date and age|df=y|1989|8|9}} | opening = | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = | accessible = yes | code = LAT | owned = | operator = [[MTR Corporation]] | zone = | former = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = {{Adjstn|system=MTR|line=Kwun Tong |left1=Kwun Tong|right1=Yau Tong }} | other_services = {{Adjstn|system=MTR |line=Kwun Tong|to-left=Yau Ma Tei|left=Kwun Tong|right=Quarry Bay|note-mid=(2001-2002)|to-right=North Point }} | other_services_header = Former services | map_type = Hong Kong MTR | map_alt = Hong Kong MTR system map | map_caption = Location within the [[MTR]] system | route_map = {{Routemap |inline=1 |legend=track |map= \\\uhSTR!~MFADEg\uhSTR!~MFADEg\RP4!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~to {{STN|Kwun Tong|x}} \\\uhSTRg\uhSTRf\RP4 \\\uhtSTRa\uhtSTRa\RP4 \\\cd!~utPSTR(L)\c!~d*1__align=r\utPSTR(R)\RP4 \\\cd!~utPSTR(L)\c!~d*2__align=l\utPSTR(R)\RP4 \\\utPSTR(L)\utPSTR(R)\RP4 \\\utSTRg\utSTRf\RP4 \\\utSTR!~MFADEf\utSTR!~MFADEf\RP4!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{STN|Yau Tong|x}} }} | map_state = expanded }}

'''Lam Tin''' ({{zh|t=藍田|cy=Làamtìn}}) is a [[List of MTR stations|station]] on the Hong Kong [[MTR]] {{lnl|MTR|kt}} built as a part of the extension to {{STN|Quarry Bay|x}}. The station is linked to the nearby hillside community of [[Lam Tin]] by a series of escalators.

== Livery == The station's livery is bright blue, as "Lam" is Cantonese for "blue".

== History ==

In the 1980s, the [[Eastern Harbour Crossing]] (EHC or EHT) was planned by the colonial government. Following the successful performance of the MTR since 1978, the government decided to extend the {{lnl|MTR|kt}} through a new tunnel to {{STN|Quarry Bay|x}}.

It was later decided that before the entrance to the tunnel, trains would stop at a station in the [[Lam Tin]] Valley, where it goes into the [[Sai Tso Wan, Kowloon|Sai Tso Wan]] Hill and then underground to the entrance of the tunnel.

The station was opened on 1 October 1989. As part of his official visit to Hong Kong with [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess Diana]], the [[Prince of Wales]] [[Charles III|Charles]] (now Charles III) officiated the opening of the station, where a commemorative plaque remains on display.

After the opening of the EHC, Lam Tin, with the MTR station and bus terminals, became a crucial transport interchange in east [[Kowloon]]. The station serves passengers between {{STN|Tseung Kwan O|x}} and other parts of Kowloon, as well as between Hong Kong and Kowloon.

[[Platform screen doors]] have been in use since late August 2005.

The EHC has now been taken over by the {{lnl|MTR|tko}} running from {{STN|Po Lam|x}}/{{STN|LOHAS Park|x}} to {{STN|North Point|x}}. Passengers wanting to take the EHC from the Kwun Tong line now have to change trains at {{STN|Yau Tong|x}}.

== Station layout == [[File:Lam Tin Station 2014 04 part3.JPG|thumb|Lam Tin station concourse]] [[File:Lam Tin MTR CSC.jpg|thumb|Customer service centre with only one operator serving both queues]]

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Like [[Lai King station]], Lam Tin station is built on an elevated platform, in which half of the platform is immersed into the Lam Tin Hill<ref>Hong Kong Guide 2004, HKSAR Government, February 2004.</ref><ref>Hong Kong Guide 2005, HKSAR Government, April 2005.</ref> and so the station is sealed like other underground stations (but it is mixed as an elevated, ground level, and underground station).

The concourse is the first floor down the escalators from the hillside exits. It is divided into two parts: the paid area and the non-paid area. The paid area has escalators down to the platforms and has a [[Pillar box|postbox]], while the non-paid area links the exits and houses a [[Hang Seng Bank]] branch.

Between the paid and non-paid areas there are the entrance gates and a customer service centre which serves both areas. {| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;width:50px;vertical-align:top;"|- |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:100px;vertical-align:top;"|Subway (Kai Tin Road) |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:400px;vertical-align:top;"|Subway to Kai Tin Road and [[Lam Tin]] North |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=5|'''G''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|Concourse |Exits, footbridges |- |Customer service, MTRshops |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|[[Hang Seng Bank]], [[vending machines]], [[automatic teller machines]] |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=2|Footbridge |Footbridge to [[Sceneway Garden]] |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Transport interchange, subway to Kai Tin Road |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|'''L1 Platforms''' |style="border-top:solid 0px gray;"|Platform {{MTR platform|Kwun Tong|1}} |style="border-top:solid 0px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rcb|MTR|kt|yes}} towards {{STN|Tiu Keng Leng|x}} ({{STN|Yau Tong|x}}) → |- |style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]], doors will open on the right |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform {{MTR platform|Kwun Tong|2}} |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rcb|MTR|kt|box}} Kwun Tong line towards {{STN|Whampoa|x}} ({{STN|Kwun Tong|x}}) |}<ref>{{MTRsource|layout|lat|Lam Tin|31 July 2014}}</ref>

== Entrances/exits == *'''A''': [[Kai Tin Estate]] *'''B''': Public Transport Interchange, [[Sceneway Plaza]] *'''C''': [[Lei Yue Mun Road]] {{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}} *'''D1''': Sin Fat Road *'''D2''': [[Sceneway Garden]]<ref>{{MTRsource|map|lat|Lam Tin|31 July 2014}}</ref>

The station offers, on a trial basis, an accessible car service for passengers using wheelchairs. On demand, the service will transport the passengers from either exit A or D1 to exit C, which is accessible.<ref>{{cite web|title=Launch of Free Accessible-Car Service at Lam Tin Station to Facilitate Needs of Passengers in Wheelchairs|url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-16-073-E.pdf|publisher=MTR Corporation|date=12 August 2016}}</ref><gallery> File:Lam Tin Station Exit A 2025 01 part2.jpg|Exit A File:Lam Tin Station Exit B 2025 01 part1.jpg|Exit B File:Lam Tin Station Exit C 2025 07 part1.jpg|Exit C File:Lam Tin Station Exit D1 18-05-2023.jpg|Exit D1 File:Lam Tin Station Exit D2 2025 01 part2.jpg|Exit D2 </gallery>

== Transport connections == {{See also|Lam Tin#Infrastructure}}

Following the MTR station's opening in 1989, the area around Lam Tin station has been developed into a major transportation interchange in Hong Kong. The shopping centre and [[Sceneway Plaza]] above the transportation interchange adjacent to the station were built on a site that used to be occupied by a hillside squatter village.

The Lam Tin community has seen several rebuilding projects since the station was built. The interchange has brought in new residential and commercial demands in the community. The bus termini, the Lei Yue Mun Interchange, and other public transportation facilities transformed the Lam Tin area into an important transportation hub as well as a commercial and residential centre.

== References ==

[[Category:MTR stations in Kowloon]] [[Category:Kwun Tong line]] [[Category:Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1989]] [[Category:MTR stations in New Kowloon]]