Racecourse Station (MTR)

Not to be confused with Race Course metro station.
Racecourse
馬場
MTR
MTR rapid transit station

Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 馬場
Simplified Chinese 马场
General information
Location Sha Tin Racecourse, Tai Po Road — Sha Tin, Fo Tan
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°24′01″N 114°12′10″E / 22.4004°N 114.2029°E / 22.4004; 114.2029Coordinates: 22°24′01″N 114°12′10″E / 22.4004°N 114.2029°E / 22.4004; 114.2029
Owned by Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (island platform)
Connections Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Platform levels 1
Other information
Station code RAC
History
Opened
  • 1 October 1985 (1985-10)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Hung Hom
East Rail Line
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Racecourse
Location within the MTR system

Racecourse (Chinese: 馬場) is a station on the East Rail Line of Hong Kong. It was opened in 1985 and is only used on race days and special days held in the Sha Tin Racecourse. There are single journey tickets to the station available separately. It is located between Sha Tin and University stations along the East Rail Line's Racecourse branch, and is situated parallel to Fo Tan along the mainline.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Tai Po Market
Ho Tung Lau depot
to Sha Tin

Racecourse only has one island platform, and signs do not indicate which direction the trains are going (e.g. Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau). Therefore, passengers need to follow directions of MTR staff and the electronic display for the direction of trains which pass Racecourse station every 10–15 minutes.

C Concourse Exits/Entrances, Customer Service
Footbridges To Sha Tin Racecourse
Ground/
Platforms		 Depot tracks No passenger service
Platform 1 ←      East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (Sha Tin)
     East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) →
Island platform
Platform 2 ←      East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (Sha Tin)
     East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) →

[1]

Entrances/Exits

There are three footbridges that link the platform to the station concourse near the grandstand. There are no other entrances to access the station.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Racecourse Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Racecourse Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2014.


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