Lai King Station

Lai King
荔景
MTR
MTR rapid transit station

Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese 荔景
General information
Location Between Yin Lai Court and Yeung King House, Lai King Estate, Kwai Chung
Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°20′54″N 114°07′34″E / 22.3484°N 114.1261°E / 22.3484; 114.1261Coordinates: 22°20′54″N 114°07′34″E / 22.3484°N 114.1261°E / 22.3484; 114.1261
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 4 (2 island platforms)
Connections Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type At-grade/elevated
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code LAK
History
Opened
  • 10 May 1982 (1982-05-10) (Tsuen Wan Line)
  • 22 June 1998 (1998-06-22) (Tung Chung Line)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Central
Tsuen Wan Line
towards Tsuen Wan
towards Hong Kong
Tung Chung Line
towards Tung Chung
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Lai King
Location within the MTR system

Lai King (Chinese: 荔景) is an MTR rapid transit station located in Lai King, Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong. The station is served by the Tsuen Wan Line and the Tung Chung Line, and provides cross-platform interchange between them. Both lines emerge from a tunnel to viaducts at the station.

History

Track layout
Legend
to Tsing Yi
to Kwai Fong
to Kowloon
to Nam Cheong
to Mei Foo

Lai King was opened on 10 May 1982, originally as part of the Tsuen Wan Line. The station was designed to serve the large public housing complex located above the station, as well as the container terminal on the coast to the southwest of the station. When the Lantau Airport Railway was proposed, Lai King was chosen to be the interchange between the Tsuen Wan Line and the Tung Chung Line.

During the construction of the Tung Chung Line platforms, the layout of the station was greatly altered. The northbound Tsuen Wan Line track was raised to a new level above the original station, providing cross-platform interchange with the northbound Tung Chung Line. Similar platform arrangements were constructed for southbound tracks. The original Tsuen Wan Line track was abandoned from the sidings south of the station to slightly north of it. A pair of tracks were also constructed for the Airport Express, which does not stop at this station.

Station layout

Passengers on the Tung Chung Line travelling in the direction of Tung Chung can go to the opposite platform to change to Tsuen Wan Line trains for destinations in the Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan districts and vice versa. The Tung Chung Line has proved popular among passengers living on Hong Kong Island who work in areas north of Lai King, and in rush hour, packed Tung Chung Line trains often empty at Lai King station.

Passengers on the Tsuen Wan Line travelling towards Central can go to the opposite platform to change to the Tung Chung Line for a faster route towards Hong Kong Island. In fact, once this interchange station opened, many commuters who used to travel almost the entire length of the Tsuen Wan Line took to leaving the train at Lai King, and hence a large number of passengers is often seen in Tung Chung Line trains during the morning and evening rush.

L2 Passageway Exit A1 (Lai King Hill Road)
L3 Platform 1 ←      Tsuen Wan Line towards Tsuen Wan (Kwai Fong)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tsuen Wan Line and right for Tung Chung Line
Platform 3 ←      Tung Chung Line towards Tung Chung (Tsing Yi)
L4 Upper concourse Exits, MTR Shops, automatic teller machines
Lower concourse Exits, customer service
MTR Shops, Hang Seng Bank, automatic teller machines
L5 Platform 2      Tsuen Wan Line towards Central (Mei Foo) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right for Tsuen Wan Line and left for Tung Chung Line
Platform 4      Tung Chung Line towards Hong Kong (Nam Cheong) →
Airport Express      Airport Express does not stop here →
Airport Express ←      Airport Express does not stop here

[1]

L3 platforms
Tung Chung Line Platform 4
Exit A1
Exit B

Entrances/exits

Transport connections

Bus routes

At the bus stops outside (NT bound) / opposite (Kowloon bound) Exit A1:

Minibus routes

Outside Yin Lai Court Shopping Centre (Exit A2):

Opposite Yin Lai Court Shopping Centre (Exit A1 or A2):

The MTR provides a 50¢ interchange discount for passengers changing from minibus route 407A to the MTR at Lai King or Kwai Fong stations, or vice versa.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lai King Station.
  1. ↑ "Lai King Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lai King Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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