The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, villages, and a medium-sized industrial zone, as well as the Fo Tan Railway House [zh] of the MTRC. During rush hour, some northbound trains terminate at this station before departing southwards. Some trains do not run through this station on race days, and are instead diverted to stop at the Racecourse.
Fo Tan station opened on 15 February 1985, two years after the total electrification of the railway. It was featured at the end of the 1989 film Mr. Coconut, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai.
Fo Tan Goods Yard
In addition, two tracks spur off at the northeast of the station, and lead into a goods yard north of the station. Freight trains stopped there regularly[citation needed] before their demise on the East Rail line in 2010; the yard has since been used occasionally for rolling stock deliveries.[1]
Station layout
The station has three tracks, with two island platforms between.
Trains normally stop at platforms 1 and 4. The centre track is used in the following occasions:
for special southbound departures during morning peak hours,
for southbound stopping when there are trains heading to/from the depot, or Racecourse station during race days, or
to serve as a buffer so that non-stop through trains can overtake local trains.
→ East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) → ← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sha Tin) (For special departures in either direction during specific times)
Originally, the southern concourse was the only concourse in this station. Because the two concourses were built in separate years, they were not originally interconnected. MTR renovated the station in 2015, connecting the two concourses in the process. The new link opened on 12 December 2015.[3]
^. MTR - Shatin to Central Link. MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
^"Fo Tan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^"MTR Listening‧Responding Programme Brings New Look to Fo Tan Station Two Concourses Become One" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 11 December 2015.
^ ab"Fo Tan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fo Tan station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fo Tan Chinese 火炭 Cantonese Yale Fo taan is a station on the East Rail line of the Mass Transit Railway MTR system in Hong Kong It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District between Sha Tin and University stations on the East Rail line s main branch The Racecourse is located parallel to Fo Tan on the line s Racecourse branch Fo Tan火炭MTR rapid transit stationExit B of Fo Tan station in January 2009Chinese nameChinese火炭JyutpingFo2 taan3Hanyu PinyinHuǒtanTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHuǒtanYue CantoneseYale RomanizationFo taanIPA fɔ ː tʰa ːn JyutpingFo2 taan3General informationLocationLok King Street Fo TanSha Tin District Hong KongCoordinates22 23 43 N 114 11 54 E 22 3953 N 114 1982 E 22 3953 114 1982 Coordinates 22 23 43 N 114 11 54 E 22 3953 N 114 1982 E 22 3953 114 1982Owned byKowloon Canton Railway CorporationOperated byMTR CorporationLine s East Rail linePlatforms4 2 island platforms Tracks3ConnectionsBus minibusConstructionStructure typeAt gradePlatform levels1Disabled accessYesOther informationStation codeFOTHistoryOpened15 February 1985 38 years ago 1985 02 15 ServicesPreceding station MTR Following stationSha Tintowards Admiralty East Rail line Universitytowards Lo Wu or Lok Ma ChauTrack layoutLegendto University432 Fo Tan Goods Yard1 to Racecourseor Ho Tung Lau Depotto Sha TinLocationFo TanLocation within the MTR systemThe passenger station serves some apartment buildings villages and a medium sized industrial zone as well as the Fo Tan Railway House zh of the MTRC During rush hour some northbound trains terminate at this station before departing southwards Some trains do not run through this station on race days and are instead diverted to stop at the Racecourse Contents 1 History 2 Fo Tan Goods Yard 3 Station layout 4 Entrances exits 5 ReferencesHistory EditFo Tan station opened on 15 February 1985 two years after the total electrification of the railway It was featured at the end of the 1989 film Mr Coconut starring Tony Leung Ka fai Fo Tan Goods Yard EditIn addition two tracks spur off at the northeast of the station and lead into a goods yard north of the station Freight trains stopped there regularly citation needed before their demise on the East Rail line in 2010 the yard has since been used occasionally for rolling stock deliveries 1 Station layout EditThe station has three tracks with two island platforms between Trains normally stop at platforms 1 and 4 The centre track is used in the following occasions for special southbound departures during morning peak hours for southbound stopping when there are trains heading to from the depot or Racecourse station during race days or to serve as a buffer so that non stop through trains can overtake local trains C Southern Concourse Exit A amp B Customer Service CentreShops vending machines ATMs amp toiletsNorthern Concourse Exit C amp D Customer Service CentreShops vending machines amp ATMsPlatforms G F Platform 1 East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau University Island platform doors will open on the left rightPlatform 2 3 East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau University East Rail line towards Admiralty Sha Tin For special departures in either direction during specific times Island platform doors will open on the left rightPlatform 4 East Rail line towards Admiralty Sha Tin 2 Entrances exits Edit Fo Tan Railway House in January 2009 Originally the southern concourse was the only concourse in this station Because the two concourses were built in separate years they were not originally interconnected MTR renovated the station in 2015 connecting the two concourses in the process The new link opened on 12 December 2015 3 Southern concourse 4 A Fo Tan Railway House Fo Tan Railway House IVE Sha Tin Hong Kong Sports Institute Jockey Club Ti I College Sha Tin Rowing Centre B Sui Fai Factory Estate Sui Fai Factory Estate Fo Tan Road Fo Tan Tsuen Shan Mei Street Shatin Galleria Sui Wo Court Chun Yeung EstateNorthern concourse 4 C The Palazzo The Palazzo Ficus Garden Immigration and Registration of Persons Jubilee Court Jubilee Garden Lok Lo Ha Village Plaza Ascot Royal Ascot D Au Pui Wan Street Au Pui Wan Street MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot Wo Liu Hang VillageReferences Edit New trains for SCL MTR Shatin to Central Link MTR Corporation Archived from the original on 8 November 2016 Retrieved 8 November 2016 Fo Tan Station layout PDF MTR Corporation Retrieved 17 November 2014 MTR Listening Responding Programme Brings New Look to Fo Tan Station Two Concourses Become One PDF MTR Corporation 11 December 2015 a b Fo Tan Station street map PDF MTR Corporation Retrieved 17 November 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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