{{short description|MTR interchange station in the New Territories, Hong Kong}} {{Use Hong Kong English|date=January 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox station | name = Tai Wai | native_name = 大圍 | native_name_lang = zh-Hant | style = MTR | style2 = East Rail, Tuen Ma | symbol_location = hk | symbol = MTR | type = [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station | image = Tai_Wai_Station_Tuen_Ma_Line_platforms_2022_04_part4.jpg | image_caption = Platform 4 of Tai Wai station in April 2022 | mlanguage = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|c=大圍|s=大围|j=Daai6wai4|y=Daaih wài|p=Dàwéi|showflag=y|ci=}} | address = [[Tsuen Nam Road]], [[Tai Wai]] | borough = [[Sha Tin District]], [[Hong Kong]] | country = | coordinates = {{coord|22.3731|114.1786|region:HK|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | elevation = | line = {{plainlist| *{{rcb|MTR|East Rail|croute}} *{{rcb|MTR|Tuen Ma|croute}} }} | connections = {{plainlist| * {{rint|bus}} [[Bus services in Hong Kong|Bus]], [[public light bus|minibus]] }} | distance = | structure = Elevated | platform = 4 [[side platforms]] | depth = | levels = | tracks = 4 | parking = | bicycle = | opened = {{Plainlist|1= * {{rcb|MTR|East Rail|small|note=: {{start date and age|df=y|1983|8|15}} ''(temporary station building)''}} * {{rcb|MTR|Ma On Shan|small|note=: {{start date and age|df=y|2004|12|21}}}} }} | closed = | rebuilt = {{start date and age|df=y|1986|4|23}} | electrified = | accessible = {{URL|1=https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/free_search.php?query_type=search&station=67|2=Yes}} | code = <code>TAW</code> | owned = [[KCR Corporation]] | operator = [[MTR Corporation]] | zone = | former = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=MTR |line1=East Rail|left1=Kowloon Tong|right1=Sha Tin |line2=Tuen Ma|to-left2=Tuen Mun|left2=Hin Keng|right2=Che Kung Temple|to-right2=Wu Kai Sha}} | 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= to {{stn|Sha Tin}}~~ ~~! !cdDSTR(r)!~cdMFADEg\cdDSTR(l)!~cdMFADEg\hcdSTR(r)!~cdMFADEg\hcdSTR(l)!~cdMFADEg~~ ~~ ~~to {{stn|Che Kung Temple}} c!~ldDSTR(r)\c!~vSTRgf\lDSTRe(l)\c!~lDSTRe(r)\cd!~vSTRfg\ldDSTR(l) cPLT\vSTR\dPLT\vSTR\cPLT cPLT!~!*{{BSot|1|w=.5em}}\vSTR\cPLT\cPLT!~!*{{BSot|3|w=.5em}}\vSTR\cPLT cPLT\vSTR\cPLT!~!*{{BSot|2|w=.5em}}\cPLT\vSTR\cPLT!~!*{{BSot|4|w=.5em}} cPLT\vSTR\dPLT\vSTR\cPLT ldDSTR(r)!~dSTR~L\STR~R!~ABZg2\cSTRc3\c!~vÜST\lDSTRe@f(l) c!~ldDSTR(r)\vÜSTr\cSTRc1\cd!~ABZg+4!~STR~L\cd!~vABZg+1-!~lCONTf1~~ ~~ ~~ to Tai Wai depot c!~ldDSTR(r)\vÜSTl\d\cd!~vSTR\ldDSTR(l) c!~ldDSTR(r)\vSTRgf\d\cd!~vSTRfg\ldDSTR(l) to {{stn|Kowloon Tong}}~~ ~~! !cdDSTR(r)!~cdMFADEf\dSTR!~dMFADEf\d\dSTR!~dMFADEf\cdDSTR(l)!~cdMFADEf~~ ~~ ~~to {{stn|Hin Keng}} }} | map_state = expanded }} '''Tai Wai station''' is an [[interchange station]] on the {{lnl|MTR|eal}} and the {{lnl|MTR|tml}} of the [[MTR|Mass Transit Railway]] (MTR) system in [[Hong Kong]]. The station is located in [[Tai Wai]], [[Sha Tin District]]. Its livery is navy blue.

== History ==

[[File:KCRER TaiWaiStationConcourse.jpg|thumb|Tai Wai station Concourse in November 2007]] [[File:Tai Wai Station 2014 04 part5.JPG|thumb|Tai Wai station interchange passageway in April 2014]]

The first iteration of Tai Wai station along the [[Kowloon–Canton railway]] (KCR), which would later be renamed the [[East Rail line]], arose out of a natural disaster, when a temporary station was first constructed at its present-day location in the immediate aftermath of [[Tropical Storm Ellen (1976)|tropical storm Ellen]], whose associated torrential rain severely damaged the original masonry arch Bridge No. 11 across [[Shing Mun River]] on 25 August 1976.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/publica/tc/files/tc1976.pdf |title=Meteorological Results 1976. Part III - Tropical Cyclone Summaries |last= |first= |date=1977 |page=27|website= |publisher=[[Hong Kong Observatory]] |access-date=28 March 2024 |quote=}}</ref> With diesel train services cut between [[Mong Kok East Station|Mong Kok]] and [[Sha Tin Station |Sha Tin]] Stations, it was decided on 28 August 1976 to construct a temporary relief platform at Tai Wai, which was completed in 48 hours and put into operation on 1 September 1976, reconnecting train services to and from [[Hung Hom Station]] to the south and supported by connecting shuttle bus services between the temporary station and Sha Tin Station for onward travel to/from [[Lo Wu Station |Lo Wu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://industrialhistoryhk.org/the-kowloon-canton-railway-british-section-part-5-post-war-years-1945-to-1978/ |title=The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 5 – The Post War Years (1945 to 1978)|website=The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bridge Over Troubled Water — The Collapse of Bridge 11 under 1976 Rainstorm |url=https://medium.com/@area17_shatin/bridge-over-troubled-water-the-collapse-of-bridge-11-under-1976-rainstorm-da350b4f0b4a |website=Medium |date=5 January 2024 |publisher=Area 17 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> The temporary platform was dismantled following this resumption.

Meanwhile, Bridge No. 11 was demolished and reconstructed to more modern construction standards, enabling a full resumption of end-to-end train services between Hung Hom and Lo Wu on 10 October 1976.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bridge Over Troubled Water — The Collapse of Bridge 11 under 1976 Rainstorm |url=https://medium.com/@area17_shatin/bridge-over-troubled-water-the-collapse-of-bridge-11-under-1976-rainstorm-da350b4f0b4a |website=Medium |date=5 January 2024 |publisher=Area 17 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>

Eventually, plans were made to construct a permanent station at Tai Wai to serve its growing new town population. As a short-term move, construction of a temporary wood-supported station next to Tai Wai Industrial Estate began in November 1982 and it was opened on 15 August 1983 as part of the [[Kowloon–Canton Railway|KCR]]'s greater electrification and double-tracking modernisation programme. The temporary station was located on Shing Chuen Road (成全路), north of the current station on the opposite side of [[Tai Wai Nullah|the nullah]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Chi Ching, Ivan|title=A study of the planning implications after electrification of KCR (Kowloon-Canton Railway)|url=http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38632044.pdf|publisher=Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, University of Hong Kong}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1983年大圍臨時火車站 (木頭站) |url=https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=14814648 |website=discuss.com.hk |publisher=ymckwinner |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>

The permanent station was constructed at its present location and opened on 23 April 1986 to replace the temporary station.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

Further construction began in the new millennium to significantly expand Tai Wai station to serve as the western terminus of the Ma On Shan Rail, a new KCR line built to serve eastern Shatin and Ma On Shan New Town. The line opened on 21 December 2004. The expansion provided for cross-platform transfer from the Ma On Shan Line (westbound) to the East Rail (southbound).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcrc.com/download/en/corporate-and-financial-information/annual-reports/annual-report-2004.pdf|title=Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004|publisher=[[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]]|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>

Automatic platform gates were retrofitted on the Ma On Shan line platforms in 2015–2016.

On 14 February 2020, the {{lnl|MTR|mos}} was extended west to a new terminus in {{STN|Kai Tak|x}}, as part of the first phase of the [[Sha Tin to Central Link|Shatin to Central Link]] project. The Ma On Shan Line was renamed ''Tuen Ma Line Phase 1'' at the time.<ref>{{cite news |title=MTR opens phase one of the Tuen Ma Line |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1508488-20200214.htm |publisher=RTHK |date=14 February 2020}}</ref>

On 27 June 2021, the Shatin to Central Link project was completed with the opening of a new section of rail line through [[East Kowloon]], connecting the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 with the existing [[West Rail line]]. The newly unified line was thus renamed to the Tuen Ma Line.<ref>{{cite news |title=MTR's Tuen Ma Line to get going on June 27 |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1593100-20210528.htm |publisher=RTHK |date=28 May 2021}}</ref>

On 26 October 2023, following the opening of a new shopping mall [[the Wai]], exit H was opened, directly connecting platform 3 with the mall.<ref name="ExitH" />

== Station layout ==

All platforms on the station are side platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 serve the {{lnl|MTR|eal}} and platforms 3 and 4 serve the {{lnl|MTR|tml}}. Platforms 3 and 4 are positioned slightly higher than Platforms 1 and 2.<ref name=":0" />

Platforms 2 and 3 serve southbound trains on the East Rail and Tuen Ma lines respectively and are connected by four large walkways. This makes it possible for southbound passengers to walk directly between the two platforms, without the need to use stairs, escalators, or lifts.<ref name=":0" />

{|border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;"|'''U2<br/> Upper Concourse''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;"|Exit H<ref name="ExitH" /> |[[The Wai]] |- |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:50px;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=10|'''P/U1<br />Platforms''' |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:100px;"|Exits E and G |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:400px;"|Exits, Customer services |- |style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the left</small> |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|1}} |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rcb|MTR|East Rail|yes}} towards {{STN|Lo Wu|x}} or {{STN|Lok Ma Chau|x}} <small>({{STN|Sha Tin|x}})</small> → |- |Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|2}} |← {{rcb|MTR|East Rail|box}} East Rail line towards {{STN|Admiralty|x|MTR}} <small>({{STN|Kowloon Tong|x}})</small> |- |style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the left</small> |- |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Exit F |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Exits, Customer services, passageways |- |style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small> |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform {{MTR platform|Ma On Shan|3}} |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rcb|MTR|Tuen Ma|yes}} towards {{STN|Tuen Mun|x}} <small>({{STN|Hin Keng|x}})</small> |- |Platform {{MTR platform|Ma On Shan|4}} |{{0|→}} {{rcb|MTR|Tuen Ma|box}} Tuen Ma line towards {{STN|Wu Kai Sha|x}} <small>({{STN|Che Kung Temple|x}})</small> → |- |style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small> |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|'''C<br/>Concourse (Ground)''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|Concourse |Exits, transport interchange |- |Customer services, toilets |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Shops, vending machines, [[Automated teller machine|ATMs]] |}<ref name=":0">{{MTRsource|layout|taw|Tai Wai|2022-08-13}}</ref>{{notelist}}

=== Entrances/exits ===

*'''A''': Tsuen Nam Road {{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}<ref name=map/> *'''B''': Public Transport Interchange, The Wai {{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}<ref name=map/> *'''C''': Mei Tin Road {{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}<ref name=map/> *'''D''': [[Grandway Garden]] {{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}<ref name=map/> *'''E''': [[Holford Garden]]<ref name=map/> *'''F''': Mei Tin Road<ref name=map/> *'''G''': Chik Wan Street<ref name=map>{{MTRsource|map|taw|Tai Wai|15 February 2015}}</ref> *'''H''': [[The Wai]] {{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}<ref name="ExitH">{{cite press release|url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-23-074-E.pdf|title=New Entrance<nowiki>/</nowiki>Exit H at MTR Tai Wai Station Opens Today; Seamless Connection with The Wai and the Adjoining Community|date=26 October 2023|publisher=[[MTR]]|access-date=5 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104081216/https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-23-074-E.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

<gallery> File:Extension work of taiwai station.jpg|Construction of the KCR East Rail Tai Wai station (December 2003) File:Tai Wai Station East Rail Line platforms 2024 05 part5.jpg|East Rail Line Platform 1 (May 2024) File:Tai Wai Station East Rail Line platforms 2024 05 part6.jpg|East Rail Line Platform 2 (May 2024) File:Tai Wai Station Tuen Ma Line platforms 2022 04 part3.jpg|Tuen Ma Line Platform 3 (April 2022) File:Tai Wai Station Tuen Ma Line platforms 2022 04 part4.jpg|Tuen Ma Line Platform 4 (April 2022) File:Tai Wai Station installing platform gate in December 2014.jpg|Installation of platform gates on Platform 4 of the {{lnl|MTR|mos}} (now Tuen Ma line) (December 2014) File:Tai Wai Station transfer channel 2024 06 part1.jpg|Transfer tunnel between Platforms 2 and 3 (May 2024) File:Tai Wai Station East Rail Line platforms 2024 05 part7.jpg|East Rail Line platform glass railings (May 2024) File:Tai Wai Station East Rail Line platforms 2022 04 part4.jpg|East Rail line platforms 1 (left) and 2 (right) (April 2022) File:Tai Wai Station concourse 2021 07 part2.jpg|Station concourse (July 2021) File:Tai Wai Station 2020 09 part12.jpg|Transfer passageway between Southbound {{lnl|MTR|eal}} Platform 2 (left) and {{STN|Kai Tak|x}} bound {{lnl|MTR|tml}} Platform 3 (right) File:Tai Wai Station 2019 04 part7.jpg|Fare gates near Exit C (April 2019) File:Tai Wai Station Exit A 2023 03 part1.jpg|Exit A (Mar 2023) File:Tai Wai Station Exit B 2023 03 part2.jpg|Exit B (March 2023) File:Tai Wai Station Exit C 14-02-2025.jpg|Exit C (February 2025) File:Tai Wai Station Exit D 2022 07 part4.jpg|Exit D (July 2022) File:Tai Wai Station Exit E 2025 01 part1.jpg|Exit E (January 2025) File:Tai Wai Station Exit F 2023 03 part1.jpg|Exit F (March 2023) File:Tai Wai Station Exit G 2023 03 part1.jpg|Exit G (March 2023) File:Tai Wai Station Exit H 2023 10 part2.jpg|Exit H (October 2023) </gallery>

== See also == {{Commons category|Tai Wai Station}}

* [[Sha Tin to Central Link]] * [[The Wai]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/digitalleaflet/data/upload/en/article/pdf/202301_TAW-Leaflet_1679C6479293.pdf Digital leaflet about Tai Wai station] {{Sha Tin District}} {{East Rail Line navbox}} {{Ma On Shan Line navbox}} {{Sha Tin to Central Link navbox}}

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