# Tai Wai station > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tai_Wai_station > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tai_Wai_station.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Wai_station > Source revision: 1354897096 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) MTR interchange station in the New Territories, Hong Kong Tai Wai 大圍 Platform 4 of Tai Wai station in April 2022 Chinese name Chinese 大圍 Simplified Chinese 大围 Cantonese Yale Daaih wài Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàwéi Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Daaih wài Jyutping Daai6wai4 General information Location Tsuen Nam Road, Tai Wai Sha Tin District, Hong Kong Coordinates 22°22′23″N 114°10′43″E / 22.3731°N 114.1786°E / 22.3731; 114.1786 System MTR rapid transit station Owned by KCR Corporation Operated by MTR Corporation Lines East Rail line Tuen Ma line Platforms 4 side platforms Tracks 4 Connections Bus, minibus Construction Structure type Elevated Accessible Yes Other information Station code TAW History Opened East Rail line : 15 August 1983; 42 years ago (1983-08-15) (temporary station building) Ma On Shan line : 21 December 2004; 21 years ago (2004-12-21) Rebuilt 23 April 1986; 40 years ago (1986-04-23) Services Preceding station MTR Following station Kowloon Tong towards Admiralty East Rail line Sha Tin towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Hin Keng towards Tuen Mun Tuen Ma line Che Kung Temple towards Wu Kai Sha Track layout Legend to Sha Tin to Che Kung Temple 1 3 2 4 to Tai Wai depot to Kowloon Tong to Hin Keng Location Tai Wai Location within the MTR system **Tai Wai station** is an [interchange station](/source/Interchange_station) on the [East Rail line](/source/East_Rail_line) and the [Tuen Ma line](/source/Tuen_Ma_line) of the [Mass Transit Railway](/source/MTR) (MTR) system in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong). The station is located in [Tai Wai](/source/Tai_Wai), [Sha Tin District](/source/Sha_Tin_District). Its livery is navy blue. ## History Tai Wai station Concourse in November 2007 Tai Wai station interchange passageway in April 2014 The first iteration of Tai Wai station along the [Kowloon–Canton railway](/source/Kowloon%E2%80%93Canton_railway) (KCR), which would later be renamed the [East Rail line](/source/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](/source/Tropical_Storm_Ellen_(1976)), whose associated torrential rain severely damaged the original masonry arch Bridge No. 11 across [Shing Mun River](/source/Shing_Mun_River) on 25 August 1976.[1] With diesel train services cut between [Mong Kok](/source/Mong_Kok_East_Station) and [Sha Tin](/source/Sha_Tin_Station) 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](/source/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](/source/Lo_Wu_Station).[2][3] 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.[4] 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 [KCR](/source/Kowloon%E2%80%93Canton_Railway)'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 [the nullah](/source/Tai_Wai_Nullah).[5][6] The permanent station was constructed at its present location and opened on 23 April 1986 to replace the temporary station.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] 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).[7] Automatic platform gates were retrofitted on the Ma On Shan line platforms in 2015–2016. On 14 February 2020, the [Ma On Shan line](/source/Ma_On_Shan_line) was extended west to a new terminus in [Kai Tak](/source/Kai_Tak_Station), as part of the first phase of the [Shatin to Central Link](/source/Sha_Tin_to_Central_Link) project. The Ma On Shan Line was renamed *Tuen Ma Line Phase 1* at the time.[8] 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](/source/East_Kowloon), connecting the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 with the existing [West Rail line](/source/West_Rail_line). The newly unified line was thus renamed to the Tuen Ma Line.[9] On 26 October 2023, following the opening of a new shopping mall [the Wai](/source/The_Wai), exit H was opened, directly connecting platform 3 with the mall.[10] ## Station layout All platforms on the station are side platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 serve the [East Rail line](/source/East_Rail_line) and platforms 3 and 4 serve the [Tuen Ma line](/source/Tuen_Ma_line). Platforms 3 and 4 are positioned slightly higher than Platforms 1 and 2.[11] 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.[11] U2 Upper Concourse Exit H[10] The Wai P/U1 Platforms Exits E and G Exits, Customer services Side platform, doors will open on the left Platform 1 → East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Sha Tin) → Platform 2 ← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Kowloon Tong) Side platform, doors will open on the left Exit F Exits, Customer services, passageways Side platform, doors will open on the right Platform 3 ← Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Hin Keng) Platform 4 → Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Che Kung Temple) → Side platform, doors will open on the right C Concourse (Ground) Concourse Exits, transport interchange Customer services, toilets Shops, vending machines, ATMs [11] ### Entrances/exits - **A**: Tsuen Nam Road [12] - **B**: Public Transport Interchange, The Wai [12] - **C**: Mei Tin Road [12] - **D**: [Grandway Garden](/source/Grandway_Garden) [12] - **E**: [Holford Garden](/source/Holford_Garden)[12] - **F**: Mei Tin Road[12] - **G**: Chik Wan Street[12] - **H**: [The Wai](/source/The_Wai) [10] - Construction of the KCR East Rail Tai Wai station (December 2003) - East Rail Line Platform 1 (May 2024) - East Rail Line Platform 2 (May 2024) - Tuen Ma Line Platform 3 (April 2022) - Tuen Ma Line Platform 4 (April 2022) - Installation of platform gates on Platform 4 of the [Ma On Shan line](/source/Ma_On_Shan_line) (now Tuen Ma line) (December 2014) - Transfer tunnel between Platforms 2 and 3 (May 2024) - East Rail Line platform glass railings (May 2024) - East Rail line platforms 1 (left) and 2 (right) (April 2022) - Station concourse (July 2021) - Transfer passageway between Southbound [East Rail line](/source/East_Rail_line) Platform 2 (left) and [Kai Tak](/source/Kai_Tak_Station) bound [Tuen Ma line](/source/Tuen_Ma_line) Platform 3 (right) - Fare gates near Exit C (April 2019) - Exit A (Mar 2023) - Exit B (March 2023) - Exit C (February 2025) - Exit D (July 2022) - Exit E (January 2025) - Exit F (March 2023) - Exit G (March 2023) - Exit H (October 2023) ## See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Tai Wai Station](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tai_Wai_Station). - [Sha Tin to Central Link](/source/Sha_Tin_to_Central_Link) - [The Wai](/source/The_Wai) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Meteorological Results 1976. Part III - Tropical Cyclone Summaries"](https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/publica/tc/files/tc1976.pdf) (PDF). [Hong Kong Observatory](/source/Hong_Kong_Observatory). 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 28 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Kowloon Canton Railway (British Section) Part 5 – The Post War Years (1945 to 1978)"](https://industrialhistoryhk.org/the-kowloon-canton-railway-british-section-part-5-post-war-years-1945-to-1978/). *The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group*. Retrieved 27 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Bridge Over Troubled Water — The Collapse of Bridge 11 under 1976 Rainstorm"](https://medium.com/@area17_shatin/bridge-over-troubled-water-the-collapse-of-bridge-11-under-1976-rainstorm-da350b4f0b4a). *Medium*. Area 17. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Bridge Over Troubled Water — The Collapse of Bridge 11 under 1976 Rainstorm"](https://medium.com/@area17_shatin/bridge-over-troubled-water-the-collapse-of-bridge-11-under-1976-rainstorm-da350b4f0b4a). *Medium*. Area 17. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ho, Chi Ching, Ivan. ["A study of the planning implications after electrification of KCR (Kowloon-Canton Railway)"](http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B38632044.pdf) (PDF). Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning, University of Hong Kong.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["1983年大圍臨時火車站 (木頭站)"](https://www.discuss.com.hk/viewthread.php?tid=14814648). *discuss.com.hk*. ymckwinner. Retrieved 27 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004"](https://www.kcrc.com/download/en/corporate-and-financial-information/annual-reports/annual-report-2004.pdf) (PDF). [Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation](/source/Kowloon-Canton_Railway_Corporation). Retrieved 9 June 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["MTR opens phase one of the Tuen Ma Line"](https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1508488-20200214.htm). RTHK. 14 February 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["MTR's Tuen Ma Line to get going on June 27"](https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1593100-20210528.htm). RTHK. 28 May 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ExitH_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ExitH_10-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ExitH_10-2) ["New Entrance/Exit H at MTR Tai Wai Station Opens Today; Seamless Connection with The Wai and the Adjoining Community"](https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-23-074-E.pdf) (PDF) (Press release). [MTR](/source/MTR). 26 October 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231104081216/https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-23-074-E.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_11-2) ["Tai Wai Station layout"](https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/en/services/layouts/taw.pdf) (PDF). [MTR Corporation](/source/MTR_Corporation). Retrieved 13 August 2022. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-map_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-map_12-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-map_12-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-map_12-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-map_12-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-map_12-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-map_12-6) ["Tai Wai Station street map"](https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/en/services/maps/taw.pdf) (PDF). [MTR Corporation](/source/MTR_Corporation). Retrieved 15 February 2015. ## External links - [Digital leaflet about Tai Wai station](https://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/digitalleaflet/data/upload/en/article/pdf/202301_TAW-Leaflet_1679C6479293.pdf) v t e Sha Tin District Areas Sha Tin Tai Wai Ma On Shan Area Ma On Shan Town Fo Tan Siu Lek Yuen Ma Liu Shui Shek Mun Wu Kai Sha Yuen Chau Kok Landmarks Amah Rock City One Gilwell Campsite Hong Kong Science Park (most) Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin Lek Yuen Bridge Lion Rock Ma On Shan Park Ma On Shan Public Library Mountain Shore New Town Plaza Royal Park Hotel Sand Martin Bridge Sha Tin Park Sha Tin Racecourse Penfold Park Sha Tin Town Hall Tao Fong Shan Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery The Wai Tsang Tai Uk Public housing estates in Ma On Shan Public housing estates in Sha Tin Public housing estates in Tai Wai Transport MTR stations Che Kung Temple City One Fo Tan Heng On Hin Keng Ma On Shan Racecourse Sha Tin Sha Tin Wai Shek Mun Tai Shui Hang Tai Wai University Wu Kai Sha Education Primary/secondary Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School International Christian School Jockey Club Ti-I College Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin) Li Po Chun United World College Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School (Shatin) Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong School Renaissance College S. K. H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School Sha Tin College Sha Tin Government Secondary School Sha Tin Junior School Sha Tin Methodist College Shatin Pui Ying College Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School Sheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School Higher education Chinese (most) Hang Seng Baptist (Shek Mun Campus) Sports Vocational Education This list is incomplete. v t e MTR East Rail line Stations Main section Admiralty Exhibition Centre Hung Hom Mong Kok East Kowloon Tong Tai Wai Sha Tin Fo Tan University Tai Po Market Tai Wo Fanling Sheung Shui Lo Wu Racecourse branch (← Sha Tin) Racecourse (University →) Lok Ma Chau spur line (← Sheung Shui) Kwu Tung Lok Ma Chau Proposed Park Shek Kok/Science Park Kwu Tung Lo Wu South Rolling stock Hyundai Rotem EMU MLR train (retired) SP1900 EMU (formerly) Infrastructure Lo Wu Bridge Beacon Hill Tunnel History Kowloon–Canton Railway Hong Kong Railway Museum Wo Hop Shek branch line [zh] Former stations Kowloon East Tsim Sha Tsui Tai Po Kau Tai Po Market Wo Hop Shek [zh] Stations that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics. v t e MTR Tuen Ma line Stations Wu Kai Sha Ma On Shan Heng On Tai Shui Hang Shek Mun City One Sha Tin Wai Che Kung Temple Tai Wai Hin Keng Diamond Hill Kai Tak Sung Wong Toi To Kwa Wan Ho Man Tin Hung Hom East Tsim Sha Tsui Austin Nam Cheong Mei Foo Tsuen Wan West Kam Sheung Road Yuen Long Long Ping Tin Shui Wai Siu Hong Tuen Mun Planned Hung Shui Kiu A16 Tuen Mun South Rolling stock SP1900/1950 EMU MTR CRRC Changchun EMU History East Kowloon line (1970 scheme) Kowloon Southern Link Ma On Shan line Sha Tin to Central Link West Rail line Stations that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics. v t e Sha Tin to Central Link Future projects of the MTR Tuen Ma line (2021) (← Ma On Shan line) Tai Wai Hin Keng Diamond Hill Kai Tak Sung Wong Toi To Kwa Wan Ho Man Tin Hung Hom (West Rail line →) East Rail line (2022) Admiralty Exhibition Centre Hung Hom (East Rail line →) Rolling stock CRRC Changchun EMU (TML) SP1900/1950 EMU (TML) Hyundai Rotem EMU (EAL) Related articles Kwun Tong line extension East Kowloon line (1970 scheme) MTR–KCR merger Tai Hom Village --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tai Wai station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Wai_station) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Wai_station?action=history)). 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