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Written by: Chen Shuxia
2021-05-28 19:50
Last update date: 2021-05-28 19:50
The long-delayed Tuen Ma Line will open to traffic on the 27th of next month, and the two new stations, To Kwawan Station and Songhuangtai Station, will also be opened on the same day.
As for the Hung Hom Station, it will be "upgraded" to become the intersection of the Tuen Ma Line and the East Rail Line; Ho Man Tin Station will also become the interchange station of the Tuen Ma Line and Kwun Tong Line.
The design of the new station has its own merits, and the two colors of blue and yellow are also used as the design theme colors. "Hong Kong 01" will take stock of the characteristics of each station, so that readers will have a first glance.
The long-delayed Tuen Ma Line will be opened to traffic on the 27th of next month, and the two new stations, Songhuangtai Station and To Kwawan Station, will also be opened on the same day.
(Screenshot of MTR "Tuen Ma Line" website)
▼Characteristics of the 3 stations on the Tunma Line
▼To Kwawan Station▼
To Kwa Wan Station:
To Kwa Wan Station uses blue as the main color. The color selection echoes the word "Bay" in To Kwa Wan, which symbolizes the connection with water.
The area around To Kwa Wan is full of residential buildings, so the 4 entrances and exits are close to the main streets and living facilities in the area, including the Cattle Depot Art Village, To Kwa Wan Market, To Kwa Wan Stadium, Ko Shan Theatre and Ma Tau Wai Road, etc., extending in all directions.
To Kwa Wan Station also incorporates the characteristics of the community. More than 100 neighbours provide photos of home objects and unique stories behind them. The "Home" co-created with artist Liang Meiping turns the station into a time kit and also shows the unique vitality of To Kwa Wan .
In terms of station facilities, all entrances and exits are equipped with lifts or escalators, with a total of 6 lifts and 10 escalators. The pay area of the station lobby also has toilets and baby-care rooms to facilitate the "three urgent needs" passengers.
The entrance and exit of To Kwa Wan Station are adjacent to the main streets and living facilities in the area, such as Ma Tau Wai Road, the "Red Apple" Market and Ko Shan Theatre, etc., making it convenient for citizens to travel daily.
(Provided by MTR)
▼Songhuangtai Station▼
Songhuangtai Station:
Songhuangtai Station, with yellow as the main theme of the station, is located in the southwest of the Kai Tak Development Area, adjacent to the Kowloon City Shiyun Road and Songwangtai Garden.
Songhuangtai Station is an underground station with 3 main entrances and exits. Exit B leads directly to Nanjiao Road, the core of Kowloon City. It is very convenient for citizens to go to restaurants, hospitals, schools, and Kowloon Walled City Park.
The station art at Songhuangtai Station is full of historical relics. The "Earth Pottery Ci" created by ceramic artist Huang Lizhen uses ceramic reliefs to interpret Song Dynasty paintings and uses modern techniques to respond to the Song Dynasty royal family's arrival in Hong Kong.
The MTR also announced that the archaeological relics at the station site will be arranged for display in the station. The most distinctive ancient well will be relocated on its original site. Details are still to be announced by the MTR.
Like To Kwawan Station, all entrances and exits of Songhuangtai Station are equipped with elevators or escalators; there are restrooms and nurseries in the pay area of the station lobby.
Songhuangtai Station is an underground station with a complete underground pedestrian tunnel network. Exit B leads directly to the core of Kowloon City. It is very convenient for citizens to go to restaurants, historic sites, hospitals, schools, etc.
(Provided by MTR)
▼Hung Hom Station▼
New expansion platform of Hung Hom Station:
Hung Hom Station is decorated with eye-catching red, and its role will be transformed from the existing terminal stations of East Rail Line and West Rail Line to the transfer station of Tuen Ma Line and East Rail Line in the future. The upgrade will become an important one. transportation hub.
To cope with the full opening of the Tuen Ma Line, Hung Hom Station has added two new levels of new platforms. One week before the full opening of the Tuen Ma Line (June 20), arrangements will be made for the first stop on the West Rail Line. Implement new transfer arrangements.
Passengers on the East Rail Line will then have to walk from the current platform of the East Rail Line to the new platform of the Tuen Ma Line and change trains.
In addition, an escalator was added to the middle-level station concourse to directly lead to the station concourse, making it convenient for the public to get to the station from the Hung Hom area, the entrance and exit of the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel, and the area around Tsim Sha Tsui East.
The sculptured glass installation "Lost and Found" created by the artist Lin Lan will be distributed in different locations of the station, showing the characteristics of the endless flow of passengers in the station.
Hung Hom Station will be transformed from the existing terminus of East Rail Line and West Rail Line into a transfer station for the Tuen Ma Line and East Rail Line in the future, and will be upgraded to become an important transportation hub.
(Provided by MTR)
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